Oh Jae-il
| Oh Jae-il | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman | |
| Born: October 29, 1986 Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| KBO debut | |
| May 15, 2005, for the Hyundai Unicorns | |
| KBO statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .273 |
| Hits | 1,229 |
| Home runs | 215 |
| Runs batted in | 873 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Oh Jae-il | |
| Hangul | 오재일 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 吳在一 |
| RR | O Jaeil |
| MR | O Chaeil |
Oh Jae-il (Korean: 오재일; Hanja: 吳在一; born October 29, 1986) is a South Korean professional baseball infielder for the KT Wiz of the KBO League.[1] He has previously played in the KBO League for the Hyundai Unicorns, Woori / Nexen Heroes, Doosan Bears, and Samsung Lions.
Career
[edit]Oh won the MVP award in the 2017 playoffs against NC Dinos with four home runs and nine RBI. He was the first to hit four home runs in a single game in the postseason and also broke his RBI record.[2]
Oh won the 2019 Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award by hitting .333 (6-for-18) with a home run and six RBI to help the Bears sweep the Kiwoom Heroes in four games.[3]
On May 28, 2024, Oh was traded to the KT Wiz in exchange for Byung-ho Park.[4]
On October 17 2025, he announced his retirement as a player.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Yoo Jee-ho (October 29, 2016). "Doosan Bears beat NC Dinos in 11 innings to open Korean Series". Yonhap. Seoul. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ↑ "'오재일 4홈런 9타점 역대급 대활약' 두산, NC 꺾고 KS 진출". 이데일리 (in Korean). 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
- ↑ "Clutch-hitting slugger earns Korean Series MVP for Doosan Bears," Yonhap News Agency (October 26, 2019).
- ↑ "Disgruntled KT Wiz slugger Park Byung-ho traded to Samsung Lions". koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ↑ Seo, Jang-won (October 17, 2025). KT 거포 오재일, 현역 은퇴…"성실하고 든든했던 선수로 기억되고파" [KT's big guns Oh Jae-il will retire from active duty..."I want to be remembered as a sincere and reliable player"]. news1 (in Korean).
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Oh Jae-il at Doosan Bears Baseball Club (in Korean)
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- People from Guri
- Baseball players from Gyeonggi Province
- Hyundai Unicorns players
- Kiwoom Heroes players
- 21st-century South Korean sportsmen
- Doosan Bears players
- Samsung Lions players
- KBO League first basemen
- South Korean baseball players
- Korean Series MVPs
- Baseball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic baseball players for South Korea
- South Korean baseball infielder stubs
- Baseball infielder stubs
