In 2021, he started working as a baseball commentator for KBS N Sports.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/60yxB0_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jung Keun Woo", "alternateName": "정근우", "birthDate": "October 2, 1982", "nationality": "South Korean", "description": "Jung Keun Woo is a South Korean baseball athlete. He is the best second baseman in KBO history and the first KBO player to steal 20 bases for 11 consecutive years. He announced his retirement in November 2020 at age 38, when he decided to call it quits after 16 years in the league.
(Source: Namuwiki)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/vXvy0W_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rhee Dae Eun", "alternateName": "이대은", "birthDate": "March 23, 1989", "nationality": "South Korean", "description": "Lee Dae Eun, known as Rhee Dae Eun as he prefers to stylize his last name as "Rhee" instead of "Lee", is a South Korean retired pitcher. He graduated from Shinil High School and in 2007 he was selected by the Chicago Cubs as part of the Major League Baseball entry draft. He moved to the United States and remained in the minor league system of the Cubs from 2008 until 2015 without ever playing a single game for senior team, only reaching Triple-A. He then moved to Japan where he spent 2 years with the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), before returning to South Korea to serve his mandatory military service pitching for the National Police Agency team. In 2019, he was selected by KT Wiz and after one season playing as a starting pitcher, he became the team's closer in 2020. He married rapper Truedy in 2021 and, surprisingly, announced his retirement at the age of 33 on January 2022.
(Source: Korean = Namu Wiki || Translation = MyDramaList)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/Xd45gw_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kim Sung Keun", "alternateName": "김성근", "birthDate": "December 13, 1942", "nationality": "South Korean", "description": "Kim Sung Keun is a Japanese-born, South Korean retired pitcher and manager who led several teams in the KBO League. Born in Kyoto during the Japanese occupation of Korea, he graduated from Katsura High School but did not attend college. However, Dong-A University later awarded him an honorary bachelor's degree.
Initially, he played for several years as a left-handed pitcher, but he is most recognized for his managerial career. He began as a pitching coach for the OB Bears (now Doosan Bears) in 1982, was promoted to manager in 1984, and won the KBO Manager of the Year award in 1986. He went on to manage the Pacific Dolphins in 1989-1990, where he won his first playoff series and later led the Samsung Lions in 1991–1992. He then served as a coach for the Haitai Tigers (now Kia Tigers) in 1994–1995 and managed the Ssangbangwool Raiders from 1996 to 1999. After a few brief coaching stints, he managed the LG Twins in 2002, reaching his first Korean Championship Series, which he lost.
In 2005, Kim Sung Keun went to Japan as a bench coach for the Chiba Lotte Marines and later returned to South Korea, where he achieved the most success of his career, leading the SK Wyverns (now SSG Landers) to three championships in 2007, 2008, and 2010, reaching the 1,000-win milestone in 2008. He had a few more managerial stints that were not successful. In October 2022, after 40 years of coaching, he announced his retirement, concluding his career as coach of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan.
(Source: Korean = Namu Wiki || Translation = MyDramaList)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/0wOZgk_5c.jpg" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dustin Nippert", "alternateName": "Dustin Nippert", "birthDate": "May 16, 1981", "nationality": "American", "description": "Dustin David Nippert is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball and the Doosan Bears and KT Wiz of the KBO League. Nippert won the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award in 2016. With eight seasons in the KBO, Nippert holds the record for the longest career of any foreign player.
(Source: Wikipedia)", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/jQWn28_5c.jpg" } ], "director": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chang Shi Won", "alternateName": "장시원", "birthDate": "", "nationality": "South Korean", "description": "", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/0wAedO_5c.jpg" } ]
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