KBO Name Changes – Active Players

One unusual feature of Korean baseball is that every year, a handful of under-performing players will change their names, hoping to reinvent themselves, start over, or simply distance themselves from their past performances.

Current Name Former Name(s)

Han Yoo-seom (한유섬)
#35 - RF - LHH

Han Dong-min (한동민)

Park Kun-woo (박건우)
#37 - RF - RHH

Park Seung-jae (박승재)

Oh Tae-gon (오태곤)
#37 - 1B - RHH

Oh Seung-taek (오승택)

Choi Won-joon (최원준)
#61 - P - RHP

Choi Dong-hyun (최동현)

Kim Tae-hoon (김태훈)
#27 - P - RHP

Kim Dong-jun (김동준)

Kang Seung-ho (강승호)
#23 - 1B - RHH

Kang San (강산), Kang Kyung-joon (강경준)

Bae Jeong-dae (배정대)
#27 - CF - RHH

Bae Byeong-ok (배병옥)

Na Gyun-an (나균안)
#43 - P - RHP

Na Jong-deok (나종덕)

Kim Do-hyeon (김도현)
#60 - P - RHP

Kim Ee-whan (김이환)

Lee Yu-chan (이유찬)
#13 - 2B - RHH

Lee Byung-hwi (이병휘)

Im Ji-yeol (임지열)
#29 - LF - RHH

Im Dong-hwi (임동휘)

Son Ah-seop (손아섭)
#8 - LF - LHH

Son Gwang-min (손광민)

Jang Si-hwan (장시환)
#28 - P - RHP

Jang Hyo-hoon (장효훈)

Kim Gang-hyun (김강현)
#19 - P - RHP

Kim Ho-jun (김호준)

Kim Jae-yeol (김재열)
#21 - P - RHP

Kim Tae-seok (김태석)

Lee Woo-chan (이우찬)
#21 - P - LHP

Lee Young-jae (이영재)

Kim Keon-kuk (김건국)
#43 - P - RHP

Kim Yong-seong (김용성)

Jo Yi-hyeon (조이현)
#54 - P - RHP

Jo Yeong-u (조영우)

Kim Sa-yun (김사윤)
#21 - P - LHP

Kim Jeong-bin (김정빈)

Yoo Ro-gyeol (유로결)
#33 - OF - RHH

Yoo Jang-hyeok (유장혁)

Kim Joo-on (김주온)
#57 - P - RHP

Kim Chan (김찬)