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My Take
Moon Sung-hyun is the kind of player I find myself rooting for precisely because he isn't a headline name. A Seoul-born right-hander pitching in the KBO for the Kiwoom Heroes, he represents the unglamorous backbone of professional baseball, the arms that keep grinding through roster shuffles and rehab stints. I have a soft spot for the KBO's particular intensity, and pitchers like him embody the craft side of it, every pitch a small act of nerve. I don't need a Hall of Fame résumé to admire that durability. Longevity on the mound is its own quiet achievement, and I respect him for it.
Overview
Moon Sung-Hyun (Korean: 문성현; born November 9, 1991, in Seoul) is a South Korean pitcher who plays for the Kiwoom Heroes in the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Moon Sung-hyun
- Name (Japanese)
- 文聖現
- Reading
- むん・そんひょん
- Born
- November 9, 1991 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%87%E8%81%96%E7%8F%BE
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.