Hee-seop Choi / 최희섭 (Baseball Player)

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Hee-seop Choi/최희섭(Baseball Player/Beyzbol Oyuncusu)



19 Mart 1979 Güney Kore Jeollanam-do Hwasun’da dünyaya geldi. MLB’de Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins ve Los Angeles Dodgers için oynayan profesyonel bir beyzbol oyuncusudur. Ilk meydanci pozisyonunda oynar ve sol elini kullanir. Su anda Choi, Güney Kore Profesyonel Beyzbol Ligi’ndeki Kia Tigers için görev almaktadir.

Amatör Kariyeri:
Choi, Güney Kore, Gwangju Gwangju Jaeil Lisesi’nden 1998 yilinda mezun oldu. 1998 yilinda Kore Üniversitesi’ne katildi ve 1998 Beyzbol Dünya Kupasi'ni ikincilikle bitiren Güney Kore Milli beyzbol takiminin bir üyesiydi.

Profesyonel Kariyeri:

MLB Kariyeri:
1999 yilindan baslayarak Choi, Cubs ikinci lig sistemindeki dört sezon boyunca organizasyonun üst umudu olarak kabul ediliyordu. 3 Eylül 2002’de Choi, Milwaukee Brewers karsi Major Ligi’nde oynayan ilk Kore dogumlu pozisyon oyuncusu oldu.
2003 yilinda Choi, çiktigi 80 maçta 28 RBI ile 0,218 isabetli atis gerçeklestirdi. Choi, Cubs açilis günü için 7 Haziran 2003 tarihinde takim arkadasi atici Kerry Wood ile çarpisma sonrasi bir sarsinti yasadi. Choi engelli listesinde gitti ve asla baslangiçtaki pozisyonunu geri alamadi. Sezondan sonra Dünya Sampiyonu Derrek Lee için Florida Marlins ile takas edildi.
Choi 2004 sezonunda yeni ekibi ile etkileyici bir baslangiçla, dokuz home runs ve Nisan ayinda 18 kosu istatistikleri ile 0,295 isabetli vurus ortalamasi yapti. Ama Marlins’te kisa süre kalabildi. 30 Temmuz günü, Brad Penny ve Paul Lo Duca, Guillermo Mota için ikinci lig aticilari Bill Murphy ve Juan Encarnación ile birlikte Los Angeles Dodgers’a takas edildi. Sabermetric beyzbol analistleri Choi’un Dodgers okulunun geleneksel yönetim tarzindan gelen önyargi nedeniyle uzun bir süre için bankta çaylak olarak tutuldugunu ve bu yüzden oynamak için yeterli olmadigini iddia etti. Jim Tracy’nin anlattigina göre, adi geçen Choi, atici Adam Eaton yüzünden özel bir baslangiç yapmadi, ve Eaton da zaten onun, atislarinda benzersiz bir kol açisina sahip oldugunu belirtmistir.
10-12 Haziran 2005 tarihlerini içeren hafta sonu Minnesota Twins karsi Dodgers oynayan Choi, 6 home runs ile isabetli atislariyla üç oyunda basarili oldu.
Choi, 2006 Dünya Beyzbol Klasik’te Güney Kore'ye en büyük katkisi USA takimina karsi kosmak ve isabetli atislar yapmak oldu.
Dodgers, 2005-2006 sezonu boyunca ilk meydanci olarak oynamasi için Nomar Garciaparra ile anlasma imzaladi. Choi’nin James Loney’i oyun disi birakmaktansa Coletti’s Dodgers’in bahar aylarindaki egitim kampindan feragat karari aldigi daha sonra Boston Red Sox tarafindan iddia edildi.
Choi, 2006 sezonunu Pawtucket’te geçirdi. O, Pawtucket’ta sakatlar listesinde iken, 1 Agustos 2006 atama için belirlenmis olan Boston’un 40 kisilik listesinden adi kaldirildi. 11 Agustos 2006’da Choi, Pawtucket’ten kesin olarak feragat etti.
1 Aralik 2006 tarihinde Choi, ikinci lig takimlarindan Devil Rays ile ilk meydanci pozisyonunda oynamak üzere bir anlasma imzaladi. Choi, 2007’deki bahar kampindan sonra ülkesine geri dönme karari aldi.

KBO Kariyeri:
14 Mayis 2007’de Choi, Kore Beyzbol Organizasyonu’ndan Kia Tigers ile anlasma imzaladi. KBO’daki ilk maçinda Dosan Bears’a karsi 5-0’lik bir baslangiç yapti. Choi, 52 maçta 0,337 averaj, 7 home runs ve 45 RBI ile ilk KBO sezonunu tamamladi.
Choi 2008 sezonuna belinde bir çökme yaralanmasi ile basladi, sadece yaptigi bir averajla nisan ayini kapatti. Bu açigi kapatmak için pozisyonu düsürülerek Kia Tigers’in ikinci ligdeki baglantisina gönderildi. Choi, temmuz ayinda, 26 kisilik ilk takim listesiyle geri döndü ama korkunç saldiri istatistikleri ile sezonu tamamladi. O’nun averaji tam bir hayal kirikligi yasatti ve sadece 6 home runs ile 22 RBI gerçeklestirebildi.
2009 yilinda Choi, ofansifte, patlak veren ve bir yildiz haline geldi. 0.308 atis ortalamasi,, kariyerinin en iyi 33 home runs’u ile 2009 KBO sezonunda takimi Kia Tigers’a yardimci oldu. Choi ve Kim Sang-Hyun’a yaptiklari 69 isabetli home runs’la ikisine birlikte "CK Cannon” denmistir.
11 Aralik 2009 günü, ilk meydanci adayligi ile ilk Altin Eldiven ödülünü aldi.

Kaynak:Wikipedia

Hee-seop Choi/최희섭(Baseball Player)

Hee-Seop Choi (Korean pronunciation: [hɯi sʌp tɕʰwe], English: /ˌhiː ˌsɒp ˈtʃɔɪ/; born March 19, 1979 in Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea) is a professional baseball player who has played in the MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is a first baseman who bats and throws left-handed. Choi currently plays for the Kia Tigers in the South Korean pro baseball league.

Amateur career:
Choi graduated from Gwangju Jaeil High School in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1998. He attended Korea University in 1998 and was a member of the South Korea national baseball team that finished second in the 1998 Baseball World Cup.

Professional career:

MLB career:
Beginning in 1999, Choi spent four seasons in the Cubs minor league system and was considered to be one of the organization's top prospects. On September 3, 2002, Choi made his Major League debut against the Milwaukee Brewers and became the first Korean-born position player to play in the Major Leagues.
In 2003, Choi played in 80 games, hitting .218 with eight home runs and 28 RBI. He was the Opening Day starter for the Cubs, but suffered a concussion following a collision with teammate pitcher Kerry Wood on June 7, 2003. Choi went on the disabled list, and never reclaimed his starting role. After the season, he was traded to the World Champion Florida Marlins for Derrek Lee.
With his new team, Choi began the 2004 season impressively batting 0.295 with nine home runs and 18 RBIs in April. But his stay with the Marlins was a brief one. On July 30, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with Brad Penny and minor league pitcher Bill Murphy for Paul Lo Duca, Guillermo Mota, and Juan Encarnación. Sabermetric baseball analysts claimed that Choi did not get enough playing time because of bias from the Dodgers' old school managerial style, which kept rookies on the bench for extended periods of time. Jim Tracy reportedly said that he did not start Choi on one particular day because Adam Eaton was pitching, and Eaton has a unique arm angle in his pitching delivery.
The weekend of June 10–12, 2005, playing for the Dodgers against the Minnesota Twins, Choi accomplished the rare feat of hitting six home runs in a three-game series.
Choi represented South Korea in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, in which his most significant contribution was hitting a three-run pinch-hit home run against Team U.S.A.
During the 2005–2006 offseason, the Dodgers signed Nomar Garciaparra to be the everyday first baseman. Rather than keep Choi on the bench or blocking James Loney, Coletti's Dodgers decided to waive Choi during spring training; he was subsequently claimed by the Boston Red Sox.
Choi spent the entire 2006 season with Pawtucket. He was designated for assignment August 1, 2006, while on Pawtucket's disabled list and removed from Boston's 40-man roster. Choi cleared waivers on August 11, 2006, and was outrighted to Pawtucket.
On December 1, 2006, Choi signed a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays where he was given a shot to be Tampa Bay's everyday first baseman. Choi decided to return home after failing to make Tampa Bay's 40-man roster after 2007 spring training.

KBO career:
On May 14, 2007, Choi signed with the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization. In his KBO debut game, He went 0 for 5 against the Doosan Bears. Choi finished his first KBO season with a .337 batting average, 7 home runs and 45 RBI, playing in 52 games.
Choi began the 2008 season in a slump due to waist injury, finishing the month of April with a batting average of just .208 and going 25-for-120 to close out the month, and was then demoted to the Korean minor league affiliate of the Kia Tigers. In July, he returned to the 26-man first-team roster, but finished the season with horrendous offensive stats. His batting average was a disappointing 0.229, and he had only 6 home runs and 22 RBI.
In 2009, Choi broke out offensively and became a star, rebounding from the slump. He helped the Tigers into title contention immediately, batting 0.308, blasting a pro career-best 33 home runs, leading the KBO league in runs with 98 and helping them win the 2009 KBO regular season. Choi was runner-up in home runs, RBI (100) and walks (103), 4th in slugging percentage (0.589), 6th in on-base percentage (0.435), and 11th in batting average. Choi and Kim Sang-Hyun hit 69 home runs, and the two together are called the "CK Cannon".
On December 11, 2009, he obtained his first Golden Glove Award in first baseman nomination.

Source:Wikipedia

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