Upon graduation from college in 1995, Lim was drafted by two teams in two different leagues: the Daiei Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (who had been impressed by his work in the previous year's Asian Games), and the LG Twins of the KBO. A court battle prevented him from joining either team, and he eventually ended up playing for a Korean amateur team, the Hyundai Phoenix.[1]
He was a member of the South Korean national baseball team which finished eighth in the 1996 tournament.
Lim finally signed with the LG Twins in 1997, playing for them for two seasons.
He 14 victories for the Unicorns in 2001, but his career went downhill afterward, and he spent the bulk of the rest of his remaining seasons going back and forth between the Unicorns' Futures League club and the KBO team.[1] When he retired in 2007 he had not won a game in the KBO since 2002.
References
^ abcdKang Seung-woo. "Sun Setting on Baseballs Golden Generation," The Korea Times (2007-08-30).
External links
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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dong, this, korean, name, family, name, hangul, 임선동, hanja, 林仙東, born, august, 1973, retired, south, korean, professional, baseball, pitcher, competed, 1996, summer, olympics, 2000, summer, olympics, played, seasons, league, threw, right, handed, pitcherborn, . In this Korean name the family name is Lim Lim Sun dong Hangul 임선동 Hanja 林仙東 born August 4 1973 is a retired South Korean professional baseball pitcher He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics and played 11 seasons in the KBO League He threw right handed Lim Sun dongPitcherBorn 1973 08 04 August 4 1973 age 49 Batted RightThrew Rightdebut1997 for the LG TwinsLast appearanceJune 26 2006 for the Hyundai UnicornsKBO statisticsWin loss record52 36Earned run average4 50Strikeouts436TeamsLG Twins 1997 1998 Hyundai Unicorns 1999 2007 Career highlights and awardsKBO League Golden Glove Award 2000 Korean Series champion 2000 Medals Men s baseballRepresenting South Korea2000 Sydney TeamLim Sun dongHangul임선동Hanja林仙東Revised RomanizationIm SeondongMcCune ReischauerIm SŏntongLim was called The next Sun Dong yol while in college at Yonsei University 1 He pitched for the South Korea national baseball team which won a silver medal at the 1994 Asian Games South Korea lost the gold medal game to Japan Upon graduation from college in 1995 Lim was drafted by two teams in two different leagues the Daiei Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball who had been impressed by his work in the previous year s Asian Games and the LG Twins of the KBO A court battle prevented him from joining either team and he eventually ended up playing for a Korean amateur team the Hyundai Phoenix 1 He was a member of the South Korean national baseball team which finished eighth in the 1996 tournament Lim finally signed with the LG Twins in 1997 playing for them for two seasons He was traded to the Hyundai Unicorns in 1999 1 Lim won a league leading 18 games for Hyundai in 2000 winning the KBO League Golden Glove Award and playing for the South Korean national baseball team which won the Olympic bronze medal He 14 victories for the Unicorns in 2001 but his career went downhill afterward and he spent the bulk of the rest of his remaining seasons going back and forth between the Unicorns Futures League club and the KBO team 1 When he retired in 2007 he had not won a game in the KBO since 2002 References Edit a b c d Kang Seung woo Sun Setting on Baseballs Golden Generation The Korea Times 2007 08 30 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Profile and stats on the KBO official site Olympics Database Profile This article about a South Korean Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article relating to a Korean baseball pitcher is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lim Sun dong amp oldid 1077414163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
