Seong-yoon Kim

Seong-yoon Kim (김성윤)

• Bats Left, ThrowsLeft
• Height 5' 4", Weight 136 lb

• High School Pohang Jecheol High School

• Born February 2, 1999 in Busan South Korea

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Biographical Information

Seong-yoon Kim has played in the Korea Baseball Organization and for the South Korean national team.

Kim was selected by the Samsung Lions in the fourth round of the 2017 KBO draft, and he was 1-for-12 in his rookie year. He was 0-for-2 in 2018 as he mainly stayed in the minors, and he missed the next two seasons due to military service. Kim hit .344/.432/.448 in the minors in 2021, but his batting line fell to .167/.158/.167 with the big club. He then recorded a .191/.292/.333 batting line in 48 games in 2022. Kim finally broke out in 2023, and he recorded a solid .314/.355/.404 batting line in 101 games as one of Samsung's starting outfielders.

The Busan native was on South Korea's roster for the 2022 Asian Games, and he was 1-for-3 against Hong Kong in the opener. He went 0-for-3 against Chinese Taipei, and he had a 0-for-2 record with an error against Thailand. Kim went 0-for-3 again versus the Japanese national team, and he was 2-for-4 against China. In the Gold Medal Game, Kim hit a double against Yu-Min Lin to help South Korea beat Chinese Taipei and win the Gold. Kim also represented South Korea in the 2023 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, but he didn't get a single at-bat. South Korea lost due to Makoto Kadowaki's walk-off single.

Kim suffered from injuries in 2024, and he missed nearly three months. He only played 32 games, and his batting line fell to .243/.326/.297 with 3 steals.