South Korea
29 MLB Players
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Explore baseball talent from South Korea • 1994–2025
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Seoul
10
Gwangju
5
Busan
3
Incheon
3
Daegu
1
Jeonju
1
Hwasun
1
Bucheon
1
Goyang
1
Daejeon
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| Player Name | Birth City | Pos | Debut | Final | G | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ji Hwan Bae ACT | Daegu | - | 2022 | 2026 | 167 | 2 | 0.225 |
| Cha-Seung Baek | Busan | - | 2004 | 2008 | 61 | 1 | 0.167 |
| Jung Bong | Seoul | - | 2002 | 2004 | 49 | - | - |
| Jin Ho Cho | Jeonju | - | 1998 | 1999 | 13 | - | - |
| Hee-Seop Choi | Hwasun | - | 2002 | 2005 | 363 | 40 | 0.240 |
| Ji-Man Choi | Incheon | - | 2016 | 2023 | 525 | 67 | 0.234 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Busan | - | 2005 | 2020 | 1,652 | 218 | 0.275 |
| Jae-gyun Hwang | Seoul | - | 2017 | 2017 | 18 | 1 | 0.154 |
| Jung Ho Kang | Gwangju | - | 2015 | 2019 | 297 | 46 | 0.254 |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | Gwangju | - | 1999 | 2007 | 394 | - | 0.124 |
| Ha-Seong Kim ACT | Bucheon | - | 2021 | 2026 | 639 | 52 | 0.234 |
| Hyeseong Kim ACT | Goyang | - | 2025 | 2026 | 114 | 4 | 0.271 |
| Hyun Soo Kim | Seoul | - | 2016 | 2017 | 191 | 7 | 0.273 |
| Kwang Hyun Kim | Seoul | - | 2020 | 2021 | 35 | - | 0.115 |
| Sun-Woo Kim | Incheon | - | 2001 | 2006 | 118 | - | 0.183 |
| Dae-Sung Koo | Daejeon | - | 2005 | 2005 | 33 | - | 0.500 |
| Dae-ho Lee | Busan | - | 2016 | 2016 | 104 | 14 | 0.253 |
| Sang-Hoon Lee | Seoul | - | 2000 | 2000 | 9 | - | - |
| Chang-Yong Lim | Gwangju | - | 2013 | 2013 | 6 | - | - |
| Seunghwan Oh | Jeongeup | - | 2016 | 2019 | 232 | - | - |
| Byung Ho Park | Seoul | - | 2016 | 2016 | 62 | 12 | 0.191 |
| Chan Ho Park | Gongju | - | 1994 | 2010 | 479 | 3 | 0.179 |
| Hoy Park | Seoul | - | 2021 | 2022 | 68 | 5 | 0.201 |
| Tommy Phelps | Seoul | - | 2003 | 2005 | 75 | - | 0.059 |
| Rob Refsnyder ACT | Seoul | - | 2015 | 2026 | 594 | 37 | 0.246 |
| Hyun Jin Ryu | Incheon | - | 2013 | 2023 | 188 | 1 | 0.175 |
| Jae Kuk Ryu | Seoul | - | 2006 | 2008 | 28 | - | - |
| Jae Weong Seo | Gwangju | - | 2002 | 2007 | 123 | - | 0.115 |
| Hyeon-jong Yang | Gwangju | - | 2021 | 2021 | 12 | - | - |
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Players born in South Korea
South Korea is the birthplace of 29 major league players on this page. Chan Ho Park was the first South Korea-born player to appear, in 1994. The most recent debut year on the list is 2025, for Hyeseong Kim. By birth city, Seoul leads, ahead of Gwangju and Busan. More South Korea-born players debuted in the 2000s than in any other decade. The games leader is Shin-Soo Choo, at 1,652. Among regular hitters, Shin-Soo Choo's .275 is the best career average. Use the decade and position filters to narrow the full list, or sort it by games, home runs or average. The country is the birthplace recorded in the Lahman People table, which is not the same as nationality.
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