Kim Tae-kyun

金泰均　/　不明

American baseball player

May 29, 1982 (age 44)　・　Cheonan, South Korea

baseball player

My Take

Kim Tae-kyun is the kind of player who makes you genuinely appreciate what consistency looks like over a long career. Born in Cheonan and groomed through Korean baseball from his university days at Daejeon, he spent the bulk of his career as the cornerstone first baseman for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League — a team that hasn't always had much to celebrate, but always had him. A lifetime batting average north of .320, over 300 home runs, and more than 1,300 RBIs puts him in the conversation for the greatest hitters in Korean baseball history, full stop. He's not a flashy international export story, and that's actually what I respect most — he built an elite career by just being really, really good at home, year after year.

Overview

Kim Tae-kyun (Korean: 김태균; Hanja: 金泰均; born May 29, 1982) is a South Korean first baseman who played for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed. He is one of the top career hitters in the KBO, with a lifetime batting average over .320, and more than 300 career home runs and 1300 runs batted in.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kim Tae-kyun
Name (Japanese): 金泰均
Reading: 不明
Born: May 29, 1982 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Dog
Origin: Cheonan, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: 184 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Bugil High School
University: Daejeon University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E6%B3%B0%E5%9D%87%20(1982%E5%B9%B4%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E5%86%85%E9%87%8E%E6%89%8B)