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My Take
Oh Jae-won embodies a loyalty I genuinely respect: a one-club career with the Doosan Bears in the KBO League. What stands out to me is that he was drafted out of Yatap High School in 2003 but chose university first, then returned to sign in 2007 on his own terms. That patience says a lot about his character. As a 185 cm infielder he had to pair range with reliability, the unflashy grind that fans of the game appreciate most. In an era of constant transfers, staying faithful to a single team for an entire career is a quiet kind of greatness.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Oh Jae-won
- Name (Japanese)
- 呉載元
- Reading
- お・じぇうぉん
- Born
- February 9, 1985 (age 41)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
- Origin
- Seoul, South Korea
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- professional baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Yatap High School
- University
- Kyung Hee University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%89%E8%BC%89%E5%85%83
Frequently asked questions
When was Oh Jae-won born?
Born February 9, 1985 (age 41).
Where is Oh Jae-won from?
Oh Jae-won is from Seoul, South Korea.
What does Oh Jae-won do?
Oh Jae-won works as professional baseball player.
How tall is Oh Jae-won?
Oh Jae-won is 185 cm.
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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 or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.