A.K.A. South Korea.The bronze medal winner in Sydney Olympics 2000. They come alive at international competitions ( 2002 world cup soccer for example). Korean proffesional league known as KBO has been around for a while and exporting its country men to MLB and to Japanese League as well. How they do against Japan is really interesting..

Team Evaluation C++ to B
  Expected Line-up Substitutes
CF Jing-Yon Lee   
3B Dong-Joo Kim   
DH Hae-Young Ma     
1B Seung-Yeop Lee      
RF Chong-Soo Shim    
LF Hee Seop Choi Jae-Hong Park
SS Jong-Beom Lee Jong-Kook Kim
2B Han-Soo Kim  
C Kab-Yong Jin  
P Chan Ho Park Jae-Wong Seo Byung-Hyun Kim
Korea Republic
WORLD CUP Candidates
Korea Republic TM PS 2002 stats 2003 stats Birth Comments
Pitchers           
Jin-Woo Song Hanhwa SP 18-7 2.99 (Hanhwa) 9-7 7S 3.12 (Hanhwa) 1966 Total 162 wins 94 saves for 13 seasons
Dae-Song Koo Orix SP 5-7 2.52 (Orix) 6-8 4.99 (Orix) 1969 2 seasons in Japanese League
Min-Tae Chong Hyundai SP 0-1 6.41 (Tokyo Giants) 17-2 3.31 (Hyundai) 1970 2 seasons in Japan Most wins in '03
Sang-Hoon Lee SK RP 4-10-2S 3.91(Bears) N/A 1971 Pitched 9 games for Boston in 2000
Mun Dong-hwan Hanhwa SP N/A 15-7 3.54 (Hanhwa) 1971    
Min-Chul Chong Hanhwa SP 7-13 5.35(Hanhwa) 11-10 4.00 (Hanhwa) 1972 18 wins in '99 Played in Japan '00-'01
Sung-Ming Cho ? SP 2-0 2.31(Tokyo Giants) No Appearance 1973 6 years in Japan May be retiring
Chan Ho Park TEX SP 9-8 5.75 1-3 7.58 1973 18 wins in 2000
Jin Ho Cho SK SP Returned to Korea N/A 1975 2 wins for MLB 2 year career (BOS) 
Chang-Yong Lim Samsung RP 17-6-2S 3.08(Samsung) 13-3 3.55 (Samsung) 1976 Best ERA in 1999 Used be a closer
Sun-Woo Kim MON SP 3-0 4.74 0-1 8.36 1977 Much expected prospect
Jae-Wong Seo NYM RP 0-0 0.00 9-12 3.82 1977 MLB debut in 2002
Byung-Hyun Kim ARI RP 8-3-36S 2.04 8-5 16S 3.18 1979 BK Who will forget 2001WS?
Jung Keun Bong  ATL SP 0-1 7.50 6-2 5.05 1980 2003.4.16 MLB 1st win
Seung-Ho Lee SK SP 6-12 3.15(SK) 11-11 3.19 (LG) 1981 ROY in Korea for 2000 LHP
Catchers          
Kab-Yong Jin Samsung C 18HR 86RBI .281
(Samsung)
21HR 53RBI .290
(Samsung)
1974 '02 GG awards '03 member of all Korea National team
Sang-Hoon Kim Kia C N/A N/A 1977 Member of National team in 2001
Sung-Heon Hong Doosan C 18HR 70RBI .289(Doosan ) N/A 1977 Got some power
IF          
Jong-Beom Lee Kia SS 18HR 59RBI 35SB .293(Kia) 20HR 61RBI .315 (Kia) 1970 MVP in 1994 Played in Japan too
Han-Soo Kim Samsung 3B 17HR 76RBI .311(Samsung) 17HR 70RBI .295 (Samsung) 1971 2 time GG winner
Jong-Kook Kim Kia SS 8HR 53RBI .287 50SB (Kia) N/A 1973 50SB in 2002
Dong-Joo Kim Doosan 3B 26HR 79RBI .318(Doosan) 23HR 89RBI .342 (Doosan) 1976 Also plays OF
Seung-Yeop Lee Chiba Lotte 1B 47HR 126RBI .323
(Samsung)
56HR 144RBI .301
(Samsung)
1976 Record breaking 56HR in 2003
5 time HR king coming to Japan
Song-Ho Chang Kia 1B 19HR 95RBI .343(Kia) N/A 1977 Batting title in 2002
Hee Seop Choi FLA 1B 2HR 4RBI .180 8HR 28RBI .218 1979 Great prospect
OF          
Joon-Hyuk Yang Samsung OF 14HR 50RBI .276(Samsung) 33HR 92RBI .329 (Samsung) 1969 3 time batting champion
Hae-Young Ma Kia 1B 33HR 116RBI .323(Samsung) 38HR 123RBI .291 (Samsung) 1970 Batting title in '99 188cm 91kg
Sun-Yong Lee Hyundai OF 19HR 76RBI .284 (Hyundai) 18HR 76RBI .294(Hyundai) 1971 Veteran L/L
Jae-Hong Park Hyundai OF 15HR 67RBI .278(Hyundai) 19HR 66RBI .301(Hyundai) 1969 HR king in '96 RBI leader in '96、'00
Ji-Man Song Hanhwa OF 38HR 104RBI .291(Hanhwa ) N/A 1973 Power & speed
Yong-Woo Lee Hanhwa OF 24HR 52RBI .315(Hanhwa ) 16HR 71RBI .297(Hanhwa ) 1973 .334 in 1999 
Byung-Kyu Lee LG OF 12HR 43RBI .293(LG) 5HR 30RBI .279(LG) 1974 30HR .349 31SB in 1999 
Chong-Soo Shim Hyundai OF 46HR 119RBI .321(Hyundai) 53HR 142RBI .335(Hyundai) 1975 Hercules Impressive numbers
Soo-Keun Chong Doosan OF 3HR 22RBI 40SB .235
(Doosan)
N/A 1977 Most SB '98-01 GG in 1999
Jing-Yon Lee SK OF 13HR 40RBI .308(SK) 17HR 70RBI .328(SK) 1980 Can run, hit and catch
Shin-Soo Choo SEA OF 6HR 48RBI .302 (AAA) 9HR 55RBI .286 (A) 1982 May be playing with Ichiro someday

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