Jung Soo-keun

Jung Soo-Keun
Outfielder
Batted: Light Threw: Light
KBO debut
April 2, 1995, for the OB Bears
Last KBO appearance
August 30, 2009, for the Lotte Giants
KBO statistics
Batting average	.280
Home runs	24
RBI	450
Teams
OB Bears / Doosan Bears (1995–2003) Lotte Giants (2004–2009)
Career highlights and awards
2x KBO Golden Glove Award winner (1999, 2001) 2x KBO All-Star Game MVP (2004, 2007) 2x Korean Series champion (1995, 2001)

Olympic medal record
Men’s baseball
Representing South Korea
	2000 Sydney	Team

Jung Soo-Keun (Hangul: 정수근, Hanja: 鄭守根) (born January 20, 1977 in Seoul, South Korea) is a retired South Korean baseball player who played for the Doosan Bears and Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization.

Professional career

Jung won four consecutive stolen bases titles (1998-2001) in the KBO league. Over his career he compiled 474 stolen bases, a .280 batting average and 866 runs in 1544 games. His 474 stolen bases rank 3rd behind Jeon Jun-Ho and Lee Jong-Beom.

In 2000, Jung was part of the South Korea national baseball team which won the bronze medal in the baseball tournament of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
1999	South Korea	Asian Baseball Championship		.235 BA (4-for-17), 1 RBI, 4 R, 4 SB
2000	Australia	Olympic Games		.273 BA (6-for-22), 3 RBI, 4 R, 6 SB

Legal troubles

In February 2003, Jung was arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii on charges of battery after slashing two men in a Korean restaurant when he was joining the Doosan Bears spring training camp.

On July 26, 2004, Jung was arrested on assault charges for hitting a man with a baseball bat in Haeundae-gu, Busan. He was arrested again on July 16, 2008 for allegedly punching two security guards and a policeman in Busan.

On August 31, 2009, Jung was involved in an altercation at a Karaoke club in Busan. The police was dispatched to the site after receiving a report that he was half-naked, intoxicated and swearing in a karaoke room, but Jung wasn't arrested. However, due to the controversy, he was released from the Lotte Giants on September 1, 2009. On September 15, 2009, Jung made an official announcement as to his retirement.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from the KBO official website
• Databaseolympics