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My Take
Seung-hwan Oh is one of those rare arms that made you genuinely believe in the idea of a shutdown closer regardless of what league or country he was pitching in. The guy saved games in the KBO with Samsung Lions, crossed over to Japan's NPB and did the same thing with the Hanshin Tigers, then showed up in St. Louis and looked right at home alongside the best of Major League Baseball. His nickname "The Stone Buddha" tells you everything — no flinching, no drama, just outs. Watching him work late innings for the Cardinals, you'd forget he came up through a completely different baseball culture. That kind of adaptability across three elite leagues is genuinely rare, and honestly undersells how good he really was.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Oh Seung-hwan
- Name (Japanese)
- 呉昇桓
- Reading
- お・すんふぁん
- Born
- July 15, 1982 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dog
- Origin
- Jeongeup, South Korea
- Height
- 178 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Kyunggi High School
- University
- Dankook University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/seunghwanoh_26/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%89%E6%98%87%E6%A1%93
Frequently asked questions
When was Oh Seung-hwan born?
Born July 15, 1982 (age 44).
Where is Oh Seung-hwan from?
Oh Seung-hwan is from Jeongeup, South Korea.
What does Oh Seung-hwan do?
Oh Seung-hwan works as baseball player.
How tall is Oh Seung-hwan?
Oh Seung-hwan is 178 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.