Lim Chang-Yong /임창용 (Baseball Player)

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Lim Chang-Yong /임창용 (Baseball Player)



Lim Chang-Yong (Hangul: 임창용; 4 Haziran 1976; Gwangju, Güney Kore) Nippon Profesyonel Beysbol ligi takimlarindan Tokyo Yakult Swallows için oynayan Güney Koreli bir aticidir. Saatte 160 km’ye ulasabilen uzun atislariyla bilinir. Beysbol literatüründe "Serpant fastball" (Hangul: 뱀직구) olarak geçen , kendine özgü teknigiyle gelistirdigi bu stile lakabini vermistir. Degisik atis stillerinin pek çogunu basariyla uygulayabilen ender aticilardan biridir.

Ilk profesyonel anlasmasini 1995 yilinda KBO takimlarindan Kia Tigers ile yapmistir. 1998 Asya Oyunlarindan itibaren düzenli olarak Güney Kore Milli Beysbol Takimi'na seçilmis, 2000 Yaz Olimpiyat Oyunlari’nda bronz madalya, 1998 ve 2002 Asya Oyunlari’nda altin madalya kazanan takimlarinin birer parçasi olmustur.

Genelde 2. atici olarak bilinmesine ragmen, 2001 yilinda ilk atici olarak görev yapmaya baslamis ve 2004 yilina kadar Samsung Lions’ta bu mevkide oynamistir. Amerika Beysbol Ligi takimlarinin ilgisine ragmen Güney Kore’de kalmaya devam etmistir.

2007 sezonunun sonlarina yaklasildiginda takimdaki zayifliklari giderecegi düsüncesiyle Japonya takimi Tokyo Yakult Swallows’la anlasmaya varmistir.


Kulüpleri

Kia Tigers (1995 – 1998)

Samsung Lions (1999 – 2007)

Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2008 – halen)

Basarilari

Bronz Madalya ( 2000 olimpiyat oyunlari – Sidney )

Gümüs Madalya ( 2009 Dünya Beysbol Klasigi – Los Angeles )

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English



Lim Chang-Yong (Hangul: 임창용; born June 4, 1976 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a South Korean right-handedcloser who plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball.
He is widely known as the fastest sidearm pitcher in baseball history (outside of American pitcher, Joe Warbis) who can throw a 160 km/h (99.4 mph) four-seam fastball. His signature pitch is his two-seam fastball which, due to its unique tailing movement has earned its nickname "Serpant fastball(Hangul: 뱀직구)". His other pitches include a high 70s slider with a sharp horizontal break, a mid 80s forkball, and a rarely used 60 mph (97 km/h) slow-curveball. He is one of the rare pitchers who can and does pitch in multiple pitching forms, freely pitching primarily sidearm and underhand, rarely low three-quarters at will.

Lim made his pro debut in 1995 with the Haitai Tigers in Korea Baseball Organization, and has been regularly picked for the South Korean baseball team as a relief pitcher since the 1998 Asian Games, and won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and two Asian Game gold medals in 1998 and 2002.

Though predominantly known as a closer, Lim was converted to a starting pitcher in 2001, and spent three years as the Samsung Lions' starter before returning to the bullpen in 2004. There was interest from Major League squads but Lim decided to stay in South Korea.

In late 2007, Lim was signed by Japan's Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the hopes of bolstering their weak bullpen.



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