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My Take
Sun-woo Kim is one of those names that means more if you followed early-2000s baseball closely. A right-handed pitcher out of Incheon and Korea University, he made the jump to Major League Baseball with the Red Sox and bounced through the Expos, Nationals, Rockies and Reds before returning home to the Korea Baseball Organization. What strikes me is how much travel and adjustment that resume hides. Being a Korean arm in the big leagues in that era meant carrying expectations from two countries at once. I respect that he went the distance abroad and then kept pitching at home rather than calling it early.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sun-woo Kim
- Name (Japanese)
- 金善宇
- Reading
- きむ・そんう
- Born
- September 4, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Snake
- Origin
- Incheon, South Korea
- Height
- 182 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- University
- Korea University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%91%E5%96%84%E5%AE%87
Frequently asked questions
When was Sun-woo Kim born?
Born September 4, 1977 (age 48).
Where is Sun-woo Kim from?
Sun-woo Kim is from Incheon, South Korea.
What does Sun-woo Kim do?
Sun-woo Kim works as baseball player.
How tall is Sun-woo Kim?
Sun-woo Kim is 182 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.