Oh Jae-il
Samsung Lions – No. 44
First baseman
Born: (1986-10-29) October 29, 1986 (age 37)
Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
KBO debut
May 15, 2005, for the Hyundai Unicorns
KBO statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.281
Hits1,093
Home runs193
RBI774
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Oh Jae-il
Hangul
오재일
Hanja
吳在一
Revised RomanizationO Jae-il
McCune–ReischauerO Chae-il

Oh Jae-il (Hangul: 오재일, Hanja: 吳在一; born October 29, 1986) is a South Korean professional baseball infielder for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.[1]

He won the MVP award in the 2017 playoffs against NC with four home runs and nine RBIs. 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 RBIs to help the Bears sweep the Kiwoom Heroes in four games.[3]

References

  1. ^ Yoo Jee-ho (October 29, 2016). "Doosan Bears beat NC Dinos in 11 innings to open Korean Series". Yonhap. Seoul. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "'오재일 4홈런 9타점 역대급 대활약' 두산, NC 꺾고 KS 진출". 이데일리 (in Korean). 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  3. ^ "Clutch-hitting slugger earns Korean Series MVP for Doosan Bears," Yonhap News Agency (October 26, 2019).

External links

Samsung Lions current roster
South Korea baseball roster – 2020 Summer Olympics
Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award
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