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Oh Seung-hwan

呉昇桓 / 不明

American baseball player

July 15, 1982 (age 43) ・ Jeongeup, South Korea

  • baseball player

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.

Overview

Seung-hwan Oh (Hangul: ; Korean: 오승환; Hanja: 吳昇桓; Korean pronunciation: [o.sɯŋ.ɦwan]; born July 15, 1982) is a South Korean former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions, in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Colorado Rockies.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Oh Seung-hwan
Name (Japanese)
呉昇桓
Reading
不明
Born
July 15, 1982 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Cancer / Dog
Origin
Jeongeup, South Korea
Blood type
Private
Height
178 cm
Agency
Private
Occupation
baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Kyunggi High School
University
Dankook University

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

7. About this entry

Tags

  • baseball player
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.