Oh Ji-hwan

In thisKorean name,the family name isOh.

Oh Ji-hwan(Korean:오지환;Hanja:Ngô chí hoán;born March 12, 1990, inGunsan,Jeollabuk-do) is a South Koreanshortstopwho plays for theLG Twinsin theKBO League.He batsleft-handedand throwsright-handed.

Oh Ji-hwan
LG Twins – No. 10
Shortstop
Born:(1990-07-02)July 2, 1990 South Korea
Bats:Left Throws:Right
KBO debut
September 12, 2009, for the LG Twins
KBO statistics (through May 29, 2024)
Batting average	.265
Home runs	156
Runs batted in	823
Teams
LG Twins(2009–present)
Career highlights and awards
KBOAll-Starselection (2010) 2×KBO Golden Glove Award(2022–2023)

Oh Ji-hwan
Hangul	오지환
Hanja	Ngô chí hoán
Revised Romanization	O Jihwan
McCune–Reischauer	O Chihwan

Amateur career

While attendingKyunggi High SchoolinSeoul,Oh was considered one of the topshortstopprospects in the Korean high school baseball league along withAn Chi-hong.Oh was also apower pitcherwho occupied the No. 1 spot in the starting rotation of his team.

In 2008, he was selected for the South Korea national junior baseball team to compete at theWorld Junior Baseball Championship,where they claimed their fifth tournament title. Oh played in all eight games for the team as aninfielder,designated hitterandrelief pitcher,and was named to the All-Star tournament team as a designated hitter.

Professional career

Oh was drafted by theLG Twinsin the first round of the 2009 KBO Draft and made his pro debut on September 12, 2009. He had one at-bat as apinch hitterin that game, striking out swinging toSK WyvernspitcherGary Gloverin the top of the seventh inning. He appeared in only five games with the Twins in 2009, getting one hit and striking out five times in nine at-bats.

On March 27, 2010, Oh hit his first professional league home run offYoon Sung-hwanin the 2010 KBO Opening Day game, going 2-for-4 and driving in three runs in a 7–5 win over theSamsung Lions.During the 2010 season, Oh was impressive enough to earn the starting shortstop job for the Twins over another candidates. He led the league in strikeouts with 137 but drove in 61 runs, the most in team history by a shortstop for a single season, and hit 13 home runs, the most among the starting shortstops in the league.

International career

After the 2010 season, Oh was selected for theSouth Korea national baseball teamto compete in theIntercontinental Cupheld inTaichung.

In 2018, he represented South Korea at the2018 Asian Games.

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
2008	Canada	World Junior Baseball Championship		.393 BA (11-for-28), 9 RBI, 8 R, 5 SB, 5 BB 1-0; 6.75 ERA (1 G, 2.2 IP, 2 ER, 2 K) All-Star (DH)
2010	Taiwan	Intercontinental Cup	6th	.250 (6-for-24), 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R

External links

• Career statistics fromBaseball Reference (Minors)