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Shin-Soo Choo / 추신수 (Baseball Player)

Tam Adi: Shin-Soo Choo, 추신수, 秋信守
Dogum Tarihi: Temmuz 13, 1982 (yas 29)
Dogum Yeri: Busan, Güney Kore
Vurus: Sol / Atis: Sol

Kariyer Istatistikleri (27 Agustos 2011 üzerinden)

Averaj: .291
Home Runs (Sayi Turu) : 67
Runs Batted In (RBI) : 306

Madalya Rekorlari

World Baseball Classic: Gümüs, 2009 Los Angeles Takimi
Asian Games: Altin, 2010 Guangzhou Takimi

Tanitim

Shin-Soo Choo MLB takimi olan Cleveland Indians'ta dis saha oyuncusudur. 2000 Dünya Gençler Beyzbol Sampiyonasi'nda Güney Kore'de en iyi Pitcher seçildi. Choo sampiyonluk sonrasi Mariners ile $ 1,35M'luk sözlesme imzaladi.

Kariyer

2005-2006: Seattle Mariners
Choo, 21 Nisan tarihinde MLB takimi olan Seattle Mariners ile baslangicini yapti. Iki yili askin bir sürede Shawn Nottingham ile birlikte Cleveland Indians oyuncusu olan Ben Broussard ile takas edildi.

2006: Cleveland Indians
Transferden iki gün sonra eski kulübüne karsi Indianslarla 1-0'lik basari sagladi. Indianslardaki 45 maçinda, .295 vurus (146'da 43) ile 3 home runs ve 22 RBI yapti.

2007
2007'nin ilk haftalarini Indians'a bagli bir AAA Uluslararasi Lig takimi olan Buffola Bisons 'ta harcadi yarali üçüncü kaleci Andy Marte yerine 23 Nisan 2007 tarihinden önce. 3 Mayis'a kadar Buffalo'daydi. Choo, 2007 sezonundaki sakatligi nedeniyle birkaç ayini kaçirdi ve 2007 yili Eylül ayinda, sol dirsegine Tommy John cerrahisi uygulandi.

2008
Choo, 2008 sezonu 31 Mayis'ta Indians ile sezonun geri kalanini geçirdi. o sezonu .309 batting average, 98 hits, 14 home runs, and 66 RBI ile bitirdi. Onun yaptigi 98 hits ve 66 RBI Kore dogumlu beyzbolcular arasinda MLB'deki yeni bir rekor oldu. Ona 400 batting average, 34 hits, 5 home runs, ve 24 RBI sayesinde Eylül Ayi Amerikan Ligi Oyuncusu ödülü verildi.

2009
Subat 2009'da Cleveland Indians ile bir yillik sözlesme imzaladi. O sezon boyunca home runs, RBI vs. kendi rekorlarini kirdi. 3 Temmuz'da Oakland Athletics'e karsi Indianslarin 15-3'lük zaferinde kariyerinde iyice yükseldi. O MLB ile Asya Ligi'ni birlikte götürdü. O sezonu 20 home runs, 21 steals, 86 RBI, ve .300 batting average ile tamamladi.

2010
26 Subat 2010 tarihinde, Choo süper beyzbol ajani Scott Boras'i kiraladi. Boras kendi müsterileri için yaptigi büyük sözlesmeler ile bilinir. Choo, 2010 sezonu sonrasinda hakemlik için uygun olacak ve 2013 sezonundan sonra free agent olacak. Choo, 17 Eylül 2010 tarihinde Kansas City Royals karsi deplasmanda üç home runs yapti. O ilk olarak 4. vurus sirasinda 2-run homer yapti. Onun sonraki 6. vurusunda derin merkezde yükselen bir grand slam yapti. 8. vurusunda 405 m üzerinde solo homer yapti. Choo maçi 3 home runs ile birdi "home run döngüsü". Ayrica 14 asist yapti.

World Baseball Classic (Dünya Beyzbol Klasigi)
Choo, 2009 Dünya Beyzbol Klasigi'nde Kore kadrosuna dahil oldu. Ayrica Japonya Kore Japonya 3-5 kaybetti Hisashi Iwakuma'ya karsi finalinde besinci vurus sirasinda solo home run katkisinda bulunmustur.

Kisisel yasam

O ve esi su anda Cleveland, Ohio'da ikamet ediyor.

Askerlik Hizmeti

Güney Kore, erkekler için zorunlu askerlik hizmeti için Choo, 2012 yilinda 30 yasini doldurmadan önce, yaklasik 2 yil hizmet etmelidir. Hükümet, sadece sinirli kosullarda Choo için 4 haftalik temel askeri egitim, hizmet etmek için bunlari gerektiren sporcular için de feragat verir. Buna ek olarak, Güney Kore hükümetinin bir bireyin askerlik hizmetini engellemek için vatandasliktan vazgeçmesine izin vermez. 2006 yilinda Güney Kore 2006 Dünya Beyzbol Klasigi Güney Kore üçüncü yer oldugu için seçilemedi. Hükümet, beklenmedik bir sadece tek seferlik sekilde askeri feragat vermeye karar verdi. Güney Kore'nin ikinci sirada yer aldigi 2009 Dünya Beyzbol Klasigi'nden sonra teyit edilmistir.
Choo ve Güney Kore ekibi, 19 Kasim 2010 Asya Oyunlari'nda altin madalya kazandi ve sorun çözülmüs oldu. Yasalara göre, Güney Kore ordusu tarafindan askerligi muaf olacak.

Alkollü Sürücü Tutuklamasi

4 Mayis 2011 Pazartesi sabah erkenden alkollü araba kullanmaktan tutuklandi. Saat sabah 2:25 civari polis onu kenara çekti ve Choo'nun kaninda alkol içerigi (Breathalyzer testi ile) devletin yasal sinirinin iki kat daha fazlasi oldugu bildirildi.

Çeviri: trenchtown

English

Shin-Soo Choo (Hangul: 추신수; Hanja: 秋信守; born July 13, 1982) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians.
Choo was selected as the Most Valuable Player and Best Pitcher of the 2000 World Junior Baseball Championship as South Korea won the event. Choo signed a $1.35M contract with the Mariners after the championship and converted to the outfield.

Career

2005-2006: Seattle Mariners
Choo made his Major League Baseball debut with the Seattle Mariners on April 21. Batted .068 in a handful of major league at-bats over two years. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians along with minor leaguer Shawn Nottingham on July 26, 2006, for first baseman Ben Broussard.

2006: Cleveland Indians
Two days after being traded, Choo hit a solo home run against his former club in a 1-0 Indians victory. In 45 games with the Indians, he batted .295 (43 for 146) with 3 home runs and 22 RBI.

2007
He spent the first few weeks of the 2007 regular season with the Buffalo Bisons, a AAA team in the International League affiliated with the Indians, before being called up on April 23, 2007 to take the place of the injured third baseman Andy Marté. He was optioned back to Buffalo on May 3.Choo missed several months of the 2007 season due to injury, and in September 2007 underwent Tommy John surgery on his left elbow.

2008
In the 2008 season, Choo was called up on May 31 and spent the rest of the season with the Indians. He finished the season (after 317 at-bats) with a .309 batting average, 98 hits, 14 home runs, and 66 RBI. His 98 hits and 66 RBI are also a new record for most hits and RBI by a Korean-born player in the MLB. Thanks to a hot September where he put up a .400 batting average, 34 hits, 5 home runs, and 24 RBI, Choo was awarded the American League Player of the Month for September Award.

2009
In February 2009, he signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Indians. During that season, he broke his own records for home runs, RBIs, stolen bases and hits. On July 3, Choo hit two home runs and drove in a career-high seven runs in the Indians' 15-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics. On October 3, 2009, Choo hit his 20th homer off of Paul Byrd of the Boston Red Sox, thus joining the 20-20 club. He is the first Asian to accomplish this feat in the Major Leagues. He was also the only player in the AL to have a .300 average, 20 home runs, and 20 stolen bases at the same time. He finished the season with 20 home runs, 21 steals, 86 RBI, and a .300 batting average.

2010
On February 26, 2010, Choo hired baseball super-agent, Scott Boras. Boras is known for his high profile MLB clientele and for his ability to broker huge contracts for his clients. Choo will be eligible for arbitration after the 2010 season and will become a free agent after the 2013 season. Choo hit three home runs in an away game against the Kansas City Royals on September 17, 2010. He first hit a 2-run homer 420 ft to right in the top of the 4th inning. In his next at bat, in the top of the 6th, he hit a towering grand slam to deep center. In the top of the 8th Choo hit a 405 ft solo homer over the right field wall. Choo finished the game a 3-run homer away from the elusive "home run cycle". He also led the AL right fielders in assists with 14.

World Baseball Classic
Choo was on the 2009 World Baseball Classic Korean roster. He also contributed a solo home run in the fifth inning at the finals against Hisashi Iwakuma of Japan, where Korea lost to Japan 3-5.

Personal life

He and his wife currently reside just outside Cleveland, Ohio.

Military Service

South Korea has mandatory military service for men and Choo is required to serve about 2 years before he turns 30 in 2012. The government gives de-facto waivers to athletes by requiring them only to serve 4-week long basic military training under limited circumstances, which Choo missed several times. In addition, the South Korean government does not allow an individual to give up citizenship to avoid military service.
In 2006, he was not selected for the South Korean team for 2006 World Baseball Classic in which South Korea placed third. The government unexpectedly decided to give military waivers to the members but it was one-time-only. The decision was reaffirmed after the 2009 World Baseball Classic in which Choo competed and South Korea took second place.
However, the problem was resolved when Choo and the South Korean team won the gold medal of the Asian Games on November 19, 2010. By law, this will exempt him from conscription by the South Korean army.

Drunken Driving Arrest

Early on the morning on Monday, May 4, 2011, Choo was arrested and charged with drunken driving. Pulled over by police around 2:25am for due to his vehicle weaving, Choo's blood alcohol content (via Breathalyzer test) was reportedly 0.20%, more than twice the legal limit in the state.

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