'Dynasty shortstop' Doosan's Kim Jae-ho announces retirement...“My heart is with the Bears”

'Dynasty shortstop' Doosan's Kim Jae-ho announces retirement...“My heart is with the Bears”

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Veteran shortstop Kim Jae-ho (39), a three-time champion in a Doosan Bears uniform, has officially announced his retirement after 21 years of professional baseball.

“Infielder Kim Jae-ho is putting an end to his 21-year professional career,” the Doosan Bears announced today (Nov. 14), adding, ”Kim recently informed the club of his intention to retire.”

Kim joined Doosan in the first round of the 2004 KBO Draft and served as the team's starting shortstop in the 2010s, contributing to three championships (2015-2016-2019).

In 1,793 career KBO games, Kim has a .272 batting average (1,235 hits in 4,534 at-bats), 54 home runs, and 600 RBIs.

Jae-ho's 1,793 games played is the most in Bears franchise history, 토토사이트 surpassing the 1,716 games played by Eung-hyun Glass.

In 2015 and 2016, Kim won the KBO Golden Glove shortstop award for the second consecutive season, and he also represented his country in the World Baseball Softball Federation Premier 12 and World Baseball Classic.

“It took me a long time to blossom, but thanks to the Bears fans who believed in me and supported me until the end, I was able to finish my 21-year career well,” Kim said. ”I think of the faces of the junior players one by one. Even though I'm hanging up my jersey, my heart will always be with the Doosan Bears,” he said in his retirement speech.

Doosan announced that they will hold a grand retirement ceremony for Kim Jae-ho during the 2025 season.