Ma Jung-kil

South Korean baseball player
Baseball player
Ma Jung-kil
Nexen Heroes – No. 21
Relief pitcher
Born: (1979-03-13) March 13, 1979 (age 45)
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
KBO debut
2002, for the Hanwha Eagles
KBO statistics
(through 2012 Season)
Win–loss record13-16
Saves13
Holds40
Earned run average3.98
Strikeouts350
Teams
  • Hanwha Eagles (2002–2009)
  • Nexen Heroes (2010–present)

Ma Jung-kil (Korean: 마정길; Hanja: 馬正吉; born March 13, 1979, in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do) is a South Korean sidearm relief pitcher who plays for the Nexen Heroes of the KBO League. 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.

Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition Team
 1997   Canada  World Junior Baseball Championship 5th
 1999    Chinese Taipei   3 Nations Invitational Baseball Tournament 
 2000    United States   South Korea vs USA Baseball Series   1W-4L 
 2001    Chinese Taipei   Asian Baseball Championship 

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.

Ma was sidelined with a left knee ligament rupture in the second half of the 2011 season and missed the entire 2012 season.

Notable international careers

Year Venue Competition  Team 
 2002    Cuba   Intercontinental Cup 

External links

  • KBO League career statistics from Koreabaseball.com
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Kiwoom Heroes current roster
Pitchers
  • 00 Park Yun-sung
  • 8 Kim Seong-min
  • 11 Cho Sang-woo
  • 19 Kim Yun-ha
  • 20 Cho Young-gun
  • 21 Moon Sung-hyun
  • 28 Kim Jae-woong
  • 30 Ju Seung-woo
  • 31 Oh Seok-joo
  • 38 Lee Myeong-jong
  • 39 Oh Sang-won
  • 42 Park Seung-joo
  • 43 Kim Dong-kyu
  • 46 Won Jong-hyan
  • 49 Kim Seon-gi
  • 50 Ha Yeong-min
  • 54 Enmanuel De Jesus
  • 58 Jeong Chan-heon
  • 60 Kim Dong-hyeok
  • 61 Jang Jae-young
  • 62 Jhun Jun-pyo
  • 63 Son Hyeon-gi
  • 66 Lee Jong-min
  • 67 Kim In-beom
  • 68 Kim Yeon-ju
  • 75 Ariel Jurado
  • 95 Yun Seok-won
Catchers
  • 22 Kim Dong-heon
  • 26 Kim Si-ang
  • 32 Kim Jae-hyun
  • 64 Park Seong-bhin
  • 96 Park Jun-hyeong
  • 97 Kim Ji-sung
Infielders
  • 0 Kim Byeong-hwi
  • 1 Kim Tae-jin
  • 3 Kim Hye-seong
  • 5 Lee Jae-sang
  • 6 Kim Ju-hyung
  • 10 Kim Woong-bin
  • 12 Kim Gun-hee
  • 13 Kim Su-hwan
  • 17 Lee Won-seok
  • 24 Song Sung-mun
  • 29 Im Ji-yeol
  • 37 Sin Jun-woo
  • 44 Ko Young-woo
  • 53 Choi Joo-hwan
  • 92 Lee Seung-won
  • 94 Song Ji-hoo
Outfielders
  • 2 Lee Ju-hyoung
  • 14 Park Soo-jong
  • 15 Lee Yong-kyu
  • 23 Ye Jin-won
  • 25 Ju Seong-won
  • 27 Ronnie Dawson
  • 35 Lim Byeong-wuk
  • 36 Lee Hyung-jong
  • 48 Park Chan-hyeok
  • 56 Byeon Sang-kwon
  • 57 Park Ju-hong
Coaching Staff
  • Manager 78 Hong Won-ki
  • Bench coach 72 Kim Chang-hyun
  • Battery 89 Park Do-hyun
  • First base 86 Kim Ji-soo
  • Third base 74 Jo Jae-young
  • Hitting 77 Kang Byeong-sik
  • Hitting Sub 73 Oh Yun
  • Pitching 79 Song Shin-young
  • Defence 76 Kim Il-gyeong
  • Bullpen 87 Park Jung-bae
  • Bullpen -- Ma Jung-kil
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South Korea roster2002 Intercontinental Cup
  • Manager Joo Sung-roh
  • Coach Lee Jong-do
  • Coach Park Sang-yeol
  • Coach Lee Soon-chul