Kwang-hoe Kang

Kwang-hoe Kang (강광회)

• Bats Left, Throws Left

• School Konkuk University
• High School Jemulpo High School

• Born June 23, 1968 in Incheon South Korea

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Biographical Information

Kwang-hoe Kang played briefly in the Korea Baseball Organization and later umpired there. His son Jin-sung Kang has also played in the KBO.

Kwang-hoe Kang was a second-round pick of the Taepyungyang Dolphins in 1990. He was 0 for 3 with a run in 1990. He next surfaced in 1993 with the Ssangbangwool Raiders, going 2 for 4 with a steal and a run. He played 18 games in 1994, presumably as a pinch-runner or defensive sub (outfield) mostly as he had only three at-bats, getting one hit and three runs. He finished his playing career at 3-for-10 with five runs.

He became a KBO umpire the year after his playing career ended. He was named KBO Umpire of the Year in 2007. He worked the 2020 Olympics.

Sources

• KBO
• Korean Wikipedia
• 2020 Olympics