Kim Tae-hyoung

Kim Tae-hyoung (Korean: 김태형; born September 12, 1967) is a South Korean professional baseball manager of the Doosan Bears[1] of Korea Baseball Organization.[2]

Kim Tae-hyoung
Doosan Bears – No. 88
Catcher / Manager
Born: September 12, 1967 Seoul, South Korea
Batted: Right Threw: Right
KBO debut
April 9, 1990, for the OB Bears
Last appearance
2001, for the Doosan Bears
KBO statistics
Batting average	.235
Hits	432
Home runs	9
RBI	157
Teams
As player Doosan Bears (1990–2001) As coach Doosan Bears (2001–2011) SK Wyverns (2012–2014) As manager Doosan Bears (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
As player 2x Korean Series champion As manager 3x Korean Series champion

Kim Tae-hyoung
Hangul	김태형
Hanja	金太亨
Revised Romanization	Gim Tae-hyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kim T'ae-hyŏng

Kim played catcher for the fourth-place South Korean baseball team in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He played 12 seasons in the KBO, from 1990 to 2001, all for the Bears. After his retirement, he stayed on as a coach for the Bears for an additional 11 years. After three seasons coaching for the SK Wyverns, Kim was brought back to the Bears, this time as the team's manager, in 2015. Kim has led the Bears to the Korean Series each season as their manager, winning three championships (in 2015, 2016, and 2019).

References

1. Yonhap (June 28, 2020). "KBO manager's collapse shows how stressful the job is," Korea JoongAng Daily.
2. Yoo Jee-ho (10 November 2016). "Two-time defending baseball champs re-sign manager". Yonhap. Seoul. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

External links

• Career statistics and player information at Korea Baseball Organization official website (in Korean)

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Kim Tae-hyoung at Doosan Bears Baseball Club (in Korean)