Kim Min-sik (baseball)
Kim Min-sik (Hangul: 김민식) (born June 28, 1989 in Changwon) is a catcher who plays for the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
| Kim Min-sik | |
|---|---|
| Kia Tigers – No. 32 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: June 28, 1989 | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| KBO debut | |
| April 30, 2015, for the SK Wyverns | |
| KBO statistics (through July 31, 2019) | |
| Batting average | .234 |
| Home runs | 12 |
| RBI | 102 |
| Teams | |
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Amateur career
In July 2010, as a junior at Wonkwang University, Kim got his first call-up to the South Korea national baseball team and competed in the team's five friendly baseball matches against the USA national baseball team in North Carolina, as a starting catcher. He hit a RBI double off Red Sox' first round draft pick Brian Johnson in Game 2 and two doubles off future Major League relievers Noe Ramirez and Sean Gilmartin in Game 5 but struggled at the plate during the series, going 3-for-17.
Notable international careers
| Year | Venue | Competition | Team | Individual Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |  United States |
South Korea vs USA Baseball Championship | 0W-5L | .176 BA (3-for-17), 2 RBI, 1 R |
| 2010 |  Chinese Taipei |
Intercontinental Cup | 6th | .400 BA (2-for-5), 1 BB, 1 SB |
Professional career
The SK Wyverns selected him in the second round of the 2012 KBO draft. However, Kim didn't play any first league game for three years due to military duty.
Kim made his first league debut in 2015 but mostly served as a backup catcher to Lee Jae-won from 2015 through 2016 for the Wyverns.
Kim was traded to the Kia Tigers in the beginning of the 2017 season, and subsequently became the starting catcher for the Tigers.