Ma Jung-Kil / 마정길 (Baseball Player)

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Ma Jung-Kil / 마정길



NEXEN Heroes --- No. 36
Yedek Atici
Dogum Tarihi: 13 Mart 1979 (32 yasinda)
Dogum Yeri: Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do

Mesleki Baslangici

KBO: 2002 yilinda Hanwha Eagles adina

Takimlar

Hanwha Eagles (2002–2010)
Nexen Heroes (2010– )

Ma Jung-Kil KBO’da Nexen Heroes adina oynayan Güney Koreli bir yedek aticidir.

Amatör Kariyeri

Ma, Cheongju Teknik Lise’ye katildi. 1997 yilinda Kanada, Moncton’da düzenlenen Dünya Çocuk Beyzbol Sampiyonasi’nda görevlendirildi ve Güney Kore çocuk ulusal takimi için seçildi. Ma 1998 yilinda Hanwha Eagles tarafindan göreve alindi.

Fakat Ma, üniversiteden mezun olduktan sonra Eagles’e girmeye karar verdi ve Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do’da Dankook Üniversitesi’nde beyzbol oynamaya devam etti. Dankook Üniversitesi’ndeki üniversite hayati boyunca Ma, Kyung Hee Üniversitesi’nin oyuncusu Chong Tae-Hyon ile birlikte aticilar arasinda en iyilerden biri olarak degerlendirildi. Ikinci sinif bir ögrenci olarak ilk kez Tayvan’da düzenlenen 3-Nations Invitational Beyzbol Turnuvasi için Güney Kore ulusal beyzbol takimina çagirildi.

2000 yilinda Ma Üniversiteliler Beyzbol Sampiyonasi’ni kazanmak için takimina yardim etti. Sampiyonadan sonra Güney Kore üniversiteliler ulusal takima seçildi ve United States ulusal beyzbol takimina karsi yapilacak olan dostluk maçinda görevlendirildi.

2001 yilinda bir son sinif ögrencisi olarak Ma en iyi aticilar ünvanini aldigi Ulusal Amatör Beyzbol Sampiyonasini kazanmak için takimina yardim etti.

Profesyonel Kariyeri

2002 yilinda Dankook Üniversite’nden mezun olmasiyla Ma Hanwha Eagles’e girdi. Siradan bir çaylak dönemi geçirdi. 2004 sezonundan sonra Ma 2 yillik askerlik hizmeti için Unicorns’dan ayrildi.

Ma 2007 yilinda askerlik görevini bitirdiginde tekrar Hanwha Eagles’e katildi.

English

NEXEN Heroes --- No. 36
Relief Pitcher
Date of Birth: March 13, 1979 (age 32)
Place of Birth: Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do

Professional Debut

KBO: 2002 for the Hanwha Eagles

Teams

Hanwha Eagles (2002–2010)
Nexen Heroes (2010–present)

Ma Jung-Kil is a South Korean sidearm relief pitcher who plays for the Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.

Amateur Career

Ma attended Cheongju Technical High School. In 1997, he was selected for the South Korean junior national team and competed in the World Junior Baseball Championship held in Moncton, Canada. Ma was drafted by the Hanwha Eagles in 1998 in the 2nd round and as the 111th pick overall.

However, Ma decided to enter the Eagles after graduation from college and continued to play baseball at Dankook University in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do. During his collegiate years at Dankook University, Ma was considered one of the top sidearm/submarine pitchers along with Chong Tae-Hyon of Kyung Hee University. As a sophomore, he was first called up to the South Korea national baseball team for the 3-Nations Invitational Baseball Tournament held in Taiwan.

In 2000, Ma helped his team to win the President's Flag Collegiate Baseball Championship. After the championship, he was selected for the South Korean collegiate national team and competed in the friendly baseball series again the United States national baseball team.

As a senior in 2001, Ma led his team to win the National Amateur Baseball Championship where he was named best pitcher.

Professional Career

Upon graduation from Dankook University in 2002, Ma entered the Hanwha Eagles. He had a mediocre rookie season, going 2-5 with 6 saves and 6 holds in 59 games and posted a 5.40 ERA in 60.0 innings pitched as a relief pitcher. In 2003, Ma lowered his ERA to 4.06 and amassed 2 saves and 9 holds appearing in 63 games as a setup man. In 2004, however, he appeared in just 33 games due to injuries. After the 2004 season, Ma left the Unicorns to serve the two-year military service.

Ma joined the Hanwha Eagles again in 2007 when he was discharged from the military duty.

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