KBO Name Changes – Inactive/Former 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) |
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Oh Jae-young (오재영) |
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Moon Jae-hwa (문재화) |
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Kim Byung-hyun (김병현) |
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Jang Ki-young (장기영) |
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Kim Myeong-wan (김명완) |
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Park Seung-jong (박승종) |
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Kim Sang-hyun (김상현) |
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Kim Young-min (김영민) |
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Jeon Seung-yoon (전승윤) |
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Park Nam-seop (박남섭) |
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Jo Hyun-myung (조현명) |
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Jung Hyung-soon (정형순) |
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Kang Si-hak (강시학) |
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Kim Hee-geol (김희걸) |
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Lee Seung-hwa (이승화) |
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Yoon Sang-kyun (윤상균) |
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Baek Chang-soo (백창수) |
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Kim Jung-hoon (김정훈) |
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Lee Hak-jun (이학준) |
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Ko Young-woo (고영우) |
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Jeon Dong-su (전동수) |
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Shim Soo-chang (심수창) |
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Park Jung-tae (박정태) |
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No Sung-ho (노성호) |
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Kim Nam-seok (김남석) |
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Jo Duk-gil (조덕길) |
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Kim Sa-yeon (김사연) |
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Byun Jin-soo (변진수) |
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Kim Young-gwan (김영관) |
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Chung Jong-min (종종민) |
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Kim Dong-myeong (김동명) |
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Yoon Wan-ju (윤완주) |
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Jang Chae-hwan (장채환) |
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Baek Min-gi (백민기) |
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Min Sung-gi (민성기) |
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Kang Dong-su (강동수) |
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Baek In-sik (백인식) |
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Park Dong-wook (박동욱) |
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Hwang Seong-yong (황성용) |
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Yoo Won-suk (유원석) |
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Kim Ee-whan (김이환) |
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Oh Seung-taek (오승택) |
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Kim Dong-hyun (김동현) |
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Kang Byung-wan (강병완) |
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Lee Dong-hun (이동훈) |
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Park Jong-mu (박종무) |
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Hyun Ki-hyung (현기형) |
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Ahn Sang-bin (안상빈) |
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Jeon Chang-min (전창민) |
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Kim Dae-hyun (김대현) |
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Kim Dong-eun (김동은) |
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Choi Sang-in (최상인) |
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Kim Yoong (김융) |
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Choi Jae-seong (최재성) |
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Kim Byung-hyun (김병현) |
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Yang Ki-hyun (양기현) |
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Park Jae-yeong (박재영) |
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Lee Jae-min (이재민) |
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Kim Sun-min (김선민) |
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Moon Hyeon-jeong (문현정) |
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Kim Su-san (김수산) |
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Jeon Tae-hyun (전태현) |
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Park Sang-ok (박상옥) |
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Lim Sung-jae (임성재) |
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Baek Se-woong (백세웅) |
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Kim Min-sik (김민식) |
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Kim Gyeong-min (김경민) |
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Oh Byung-il (오병일) |
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Ra Jun-seong (라준성) |
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Han Seung-hoon (한승훈) |
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Lee Sung-wook (이성욱) |
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Kim Jin-yeong (김진영) |
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Jang Shi-hwan (장시환) |
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Lee Joon-hwi (이준휘) |
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Lee Seok-hun (이석훈) |
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Bae Joon-bin (배준빈) |
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Kim Woong-rae (김웅래) |
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Yang Gu-ryeol (양구렬) |
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Jung Sung-gi (정성기) |
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Jo Sung-jin (조성진) |
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Nick Kingham (킹엄) |
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Josh Bell (벨) |
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Eric Hacker (에릭) |
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Yoo Ji-hyun (유지현) |