Ha Jae-hoon (baseball)

Ha Jae-hoon
Ha Jae-hoon
	Ha with the Iowa Cubs in 2013
SSG Landers – No. 13
	Outfielder / Pitcher
	Born: October 29, 1990 (age 34); Jinju, South Korea
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
	NPB: June 8, 2016, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
	KBO: March 23, 2019, for the SK Wyverns
NPB statistics
Batting average	.225
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	2
KBO statistics ; (through June 5, 2024)
Batting average	.269
Home runs	17
Runs batted in	67
Win–loss record	7–4
Earned run average	3.20
Strikeouts	82
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2016); SK Wyverns / SSG Landers (2019–present);
Career highlights and awards
	Korean Series champion (2022); KBO saves leader (2019);

Ha Jae-Hoon (born October 29, 1990) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder and pitcher for the SSG Landers of the KBO. He was formerly an outfielder in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in 2016 and for the Tokushima Indigo Socks of Shikoku Island League Plus but converted to pitching full-time when he joined the KBO.

Career

Ha played in Minor League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs organization as an outfielder from 2009 through 2015. He was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game, and in a plate appearance against Major League Baseball pitcher Gerrit Cole he hit a home run.^[1]^[2] Ha signed with the Swallows before the 2016 season.

Prior to the 2019 KBO season, Ha signed with the SK Wyverns.^[3] Ha took on the role of closer for the Wyverns in the 2019 season and saved a league-leading 36 games.^[4]

References

^ Yellon, Al (2012-07-09). "Cubs Prospect Jae-Hoon Ha Homers In Futures Game; USA Wins". Bleed Cubbie Blue. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
^ Rosecrans, C. Trent. "Baseball is back in South Korea — here's a primer to get you up to speed". The Athletic.
^ 유, 지호 (2019-06-25). "(News Focus) Defending champs in S. Korean baseball threaten to run away with pennant". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
^ 유, 지호 (2020-01-08). "KBO's saves leader sets record for largest annual salary increase". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] Yellon, Al (2012-07-09). "Cubs Prospect Jae-Hoon Ha Homers In Futures Game; USA Wins". Bleed Cubbie Blue. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

[2] Rosecrans, C. Trent. "Baseball is back in South Korea — here's a primer to get you up to speed". The Athletic.

[3] 유, 지호 (2019-06-25). "(News Focus) Defending champs in S. Korean baseball threaten to run away with pennant". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

[4] 유, 지호 (2020-01-08). "KBO's saves leader sets record for largest annual salary increase". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

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