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 represented South Korea in the 2016 Asian U-18 Baseball Championship. He 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.