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.

• Active Players
• Inactive/Former Players

Current Name	Former Name(s)
Ryu Ji-hyun	Yoo Ji-hyun (유지현)
Nicholas Kingham	Nick Kingham (킹엄)
Josh Bell	Josh Bell (벨)
Eric Hacker	Eric Hacker (에릭)
Choi Won-joon	Choi Dong-hyun (최동현)
Kang Seung-ho	Kang San (강산), Kang Kyung-joon (강경준)
Oh Ju-won	Oh Jae-young (오재영)
Moon Kyu-hyun	Moon Jae-hwa (문재화)
Jang Min-je	Jang Min-je (장민제)
Kim Byung-hyun	Kim Byung-hyun (김병현)
Lee Yu-chan	Lee Byung-hwi (이병휘)
Jang Min-seok	Jang Ki-young (장기영)
Sin Seung-hyoun	Kim Myeong-wan (김명완)
Son Ah-seop	Son Gwang-min (손광민)
Park Jong-yoon	Park Seung-jong (박승종)
Kim Tae-young	Kim Sang-hyun (김상현)
Kim Se-hyun	Kim Young-min (김영민)
Jun Yu-soo	Jeon Seung-yoon (전승윤)
Park Joon-seo	Park Nam-seop (박남섭)
Cho Hyun-woo	Jo Hyun-myung (조현명)
Jung Hyun-suk	Jung Hyung-soon (정형순)
Jin Hae-soo	Jin Min-ho (진민호)
Kang Kyung-hak	Kang Si-hak (강시학)
Yoon Ho-sol	Yoon Hyung-bae (윤형배)
Yoon Hyeong-jun	Yoon Dae-young (윤대영)
Kim Geon-han	Kim Hee-geol (김희걸)
Lee Woo-min	Lee Seung-hwa (이승화)
Ji Si-wan	Ji Seong-jun (지성준)
Yoon Yo-sup	Yoon Sang-kyun (윤상균)
Kim Geon-tae	Kim Jung-hoon (김정훈)
Baek Jin-woo	Baek Chang-soo (백창수)
Lee Si-chan	Lee Hak-jun (이학준)
Ko Jang-hyeok	Ko Young-woo (고영우)
Jun Min-soo	Jeon Dong-su (전동수)
Park Geun-hong	Park Jung-tae (박정태)
Shim Soo-chang	Shim Soo-chang (심수창)
Kim Jae-yul	Kim Nam-seok (김남석)
Noh Geon-woo	No Sung-ho (노성호)
Jo Seong-woon	Jo Duk-gil (조덕길)
Kim Ji-sung	Kim Young-gwan (김영관)
Kim Ji-yul	Kim Sa-yeon (김사연)
Park Dae-on	Park Gwang-yeol (박광열)
Kim Dong-wook	Kim Dong-myeong (김동명)
Jung Jae-won	Chung Jong-min (종종민)
Byeon Si-won	Byun Jin-soo (변진수)
Yoon Hae-jin	Yoon Wan-ju (윤완주)
Jang Si-yun	Jang Chae-hwan (장채환)
Kang Ro-han	Kang Dong-su (강동수)
Min Tae-ho	Min Sung-gi (민성기)
Baek Dong-hoon	Baek Min-gi (백민기)
Kang Tae-yul	Kang Dong-kwan (강동관)
Park Dong-wook	Park Dong-wook (박동욱)
Baek Chung-hoon	Baek In-sik (백인식)
Yang Ji-yul	Yang Ki-hyun (양기현)
Ryu Won-suk	Yoo Won-suk (유원석)
Hwang Dong-chae	Hwang Seong-yong (황성용)
Oh Jae-pil	Oh Seung-taek (오승택)
Kim Joo-hyun	Kim Dong-hyun (김동현)
Kang Jang-san	Kang Byung-wan (강병완)
Lee Si-won	Lee Dong-hun (이동훈)
Park So-jun	Park Jong-ki (박종기)
Park Seon-woo	Park Jong-mu (박종무)
Hyeon Do-hoon	Hyun Ki-hyung (현기형)
Park Seong-woong	Park Joo-hong (박주홍)
Kim Geon	Kim Hyun-min (김현민)
An Hyeon-jun	Ahn Sang-bin (안상빈)
Jun Ru-geon	Jeon Chang-min (전창민)
Kang Yi-jun	Kang Chang-yeong (강찬영)
Choi Woo-jae	Choi Sang-in (최상인)
Choi Su-ho	Choi Jae-seong (최재성)
Kim Dae-han	Kim Dong-eun (김동은)
Kim Dong-eun	Kim Sun-min (김선민)
Kim Dan-woo	Kim Dae-hyun (김대현)
Kim Eun-sung	Kim Su-san (김수산)
Park Si-yun	Park Jae-yeong (박재영)
Kim Kyeol-eui	Kim Yoong (김융)
Moon Soo-ho	Moon Hyeon-jeong (문현정)
Kim Tae-wook	Kim Byung-hyun (김병현)
Lee Min-hyuk	Lee Jae-min (이재민)
Park Seo-jun	Park Sang-ok (박상옥)
Jeon Woo-yeop	Jeon Tae-hyun (전태현)
Lim Ji-han	Lim Sung-jae (임성재)
Baek Jae-yeop	Baek Se-woong (백세웅)
Kim Gyeong-min	Kim Gyeong-min (김경민)
Jang Shi-ha	Jang Shi-hwan (장시환)
Kim Seung-hoo	Kim Jin-yeong (김진영)
Lee Chan-gun	Lee Seok-hun (이석훈)
Lee Ji-mo	Lee Joon-hwi (이준휘)
Bae Ji-hwan	Bae Joon-bin (배준빈)
Kim Ju-won	Kim Min-sik (김민식)
Kim Min-jun	Kim Woong-rae (김웅래)
Lee Gu-reum	Lee Sung-wook (이성욱)
Yang Gu-ryeol	Yang Gu-ryeol (양구렬)
Na Jun-seong	Ra Jun-seong (라준성)
Oh Soo-ho	Oh Byung-il (오병일)
Han Dae-gyeom	Han Seung-hoon (한승훈)
Jung Jin	Jung Sung-gi (정성기)
Jo Tae-jin	Jo Sung-jin (조성진)