While attending Yonsei University, Na was considered the best hitting pitcher in the South Korean collegiate baseball league. As a freshman in 2008 Na batted a team-leading .329 with 11 RBI and posted a 3–1 record and a 1.70 ERA with 83 strikeouts (runner-up in the collegiate league) in 74.0 innings pitched.
As a senior in 2011, Na struggled a bit, posting a career-worst 3.76 ERA, but fanned 68 batters. In September 2011, Na was called up to the South Korean national team again for the 2011 Baseball World Cup held in Panama.
Na Sung-bum originally was drafted by the NC Dinos as a pitcher, but changed his position to outfielder after a suggestion from Dinos manager Kim Kyung-moon. In 2012, he played 94 games in the farm league, finishing with a .303 batting average, 16 home runs, and 67 RBI. He won RBI leaders and Home Run Title.
In his first full season the next year, when he hit 14 home runs with a .243 batting average and 64 RBI, Na was runner-up in the KBO Rookie of the Year voting, behind team fellow Lee Jae-hak.
Na broke out in 2014 when he hit 30 home runs, batted .329 and drove in 101 runs, and quickly became a favorite of the Dinos' organization and a household name among the team's fans, voted the top competition at the KBO All-Star voting. He garnered 968,013 votes from fans and another 193 votes from KBO coaches and fellow players to lead the 22 All-Star starters.[1]
Na maintained his status as one of the league's elite power-hitting outfielders in 2015, when finished ninth in the league with a .326 batting average, drove in 135 runs (fourth in the league) and slugged 28 home runs (seventh in the league).
Despite getting off to a hot start on the 2016 season, cold streaks in the second half of the year ruined chances of Na putting together a great year. However, he finished the year with respectable offensive numbers, finishing the year with 22 home runs, 113 RBI and a .309 batting average.
After the 2021 season, Na signed a six-year contract for ₩15 billion the KIA Tigers.[3]
Baseball fans paid attention to what Na Sung-bum would look like in his return season after the 2019 season, which ended the season early due to a major injury, and he showed his robustness by playing a full-time season. He played in 130 of the 144 games of the 2020 season, ranking fourth among the team's players. He played a lot as a designated hitter because it was his first season back from injury, but he went one step further in the next 2021 season and played mainly as a right fielder, but again achieved all games and played the most games in the team. In the 2022 season, he still played 144 games as a full-time right fielder. If he was seriously injured like that once, he could have saved himself, but he is still a good hustler.[4]
^Sophomore outfielder Na Sung-bum tops All-Star voting – Yonhap News
^"NC 나성범, 부상 날벼락…전방십자인대 파열 진단". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved June 15, 2020.
^"Dream becomes reality for star outfielder joining hometown KBO club". December 23, 2021.
^"FA 이적 첫 시즌 무탈하게 마친 나성범 "30홈런-100타점, 중심타자라면 매년 노려야"". December 14, 2022.
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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
May 08, 2024
sung, this, korean, name, family, name, korean, 나성범, born, october, 1989, south, korean, outfielder, tigers, league, bats, throws, left, handed, selected, tenth, overall, dinos, 2012, draft, tigerscenter, fielderborn, 1989, october, 1989, gwangju, south, korea. In this Korean name the family name is Na Na Sung bum Korean 나성범 born October 3 1989 is a South Korean outfielder for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League He bats and throws left handed Na was selected tenth overall by the NC Dinos in the 2012 KBO Draft Na Sung bumKia TigersCenter fielderBorn 1989 10 03 October 3 1989 age 34 Gwangju South KoreaBats LeftThrows LeftKBO debutMay 7 2013 for the NC DinosKBO statistics through 2022 Batting average 313Home runs233Runs batted in906Stolen bases100TeamsNC Dinos 2013 2021 Kia Tigers 2022 present Career highlights and awards6 KBO All Star 2013 2018 2 KBO Golden Glove Award 2014 15 Medals Men s baseball Representing South Korea 2015 WBSC Premier12 2015 Tokyo Team Na Sung bumHangul나성범Hanja羅成範Revised RomanizationNa SeongbeomMcCune ReischauerRa Sŏngbŏm Contents 1 Amateur career 1 1 Notable international careers 2 Professional career 2 1 Notable international careers 3 References 4 External linksAmateur career editWhile attending Yonsei University Na was considered the best hitting pitcher in the South Korean collegiate baseball league As a freshman in 2008 Na batted a team leading 329 with 11 RBI and posted a 3 1 record and a 1 70 ERA with 83 strikeouts runner up in the collegiate league in 74 0 innings pitched As a sophomore in 2009 Na led the collegiate league in home runs 4 as a cleanup hitter and amassed 7 wins 2 complete games 1 shutout with a 2 93 ERA as a starting pitcher Also he was runner up in strikeouts 76 and third in RBI 23 After the season he was selected for the South Korea national baseball team and participated in the 2009 Asian Baseball Championship as a designated hitter and relief pitcher As a senior in 2011 Na struggled a bit posting a career worst 3 76 ERA but fanned 68 batters In September 2011 Na was called up to the South Korean national team again for the 2011 Baseball World Cup held in Panama Notable international careers edit Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note 2009 nbsp Asian Baseball Championship nbsp 182 2 for 11 1 RBI 1 R 0 0 13 50 ERA 2 G 2 0 IP 3 ER 0 K 2010 nbsp Korea vs USA Baseball Championship 0W 5L 0 1 3 38 ERA 3 G 5 1 IP 2 ER 4 K nbsp World University Baseball Championship 4th 0 1 11 12 ERA 3 G 5 2 IP 7 ER 9 K 2011 nbsp Baseball World Cup 6th 0 0 6 48 ERA 5 G 8 1 IP 6 ER 10 K Professional career editNa Sung bum originally was drafted by the NC Dinos as a pitcher but changed his position to outfielder after a suggestion from Dinos manager Kim Kyung moon In 2012 he played 94 games in the farm league finishing with a 303 batting average 16 home runs and 67 RBI He won RBI leaders and Home Run Title In his first full season the next year when he hit 14 home runs with a 243 batting average and 64 RBI Na was runner up in the KBO Rookie of the Year voting behind team fellow Lee Jae hak Na broke out in 2014 when he hit 30 home runs batted 329 and drove in 101 runs and quickly became a favorite of the Dinos organization and a household name among the team s fans voted the top competition at the KBO All Star voting He garnered 968 013 votes from fans and another 193 votes from KBO coaches and fellow players to lead the 22 All Star starters 1 Na maintained his status as one of the league s elite power hitting outfielders in 2015 when finished ninth in the league with a 326 batting average drove in 135 runs fourth in the league and slugged 28 home runs seventh in the league Despite getting off to a hot start on the 2016 season cold streaks in the second half of the year ruined chances of Na putting together a great year However he finished the year with respectable offensive numbers finishing the year with 22 home runs 113 RBI and a 309 batting average He suffered a cruciate ligament injury in the 2019 season 2 After the 2021 season Na signed a six year contract for 15 billion the KIA Tigers 3 Baseball fans paid attention to what Na Sung bum would look like in his return season after the 2019 season which ended the season early due to a major injury and he showed his robustness by playing a full time season He played in 130 of the 144 games of the 2020 season ranking fourth among the team s players He played a lot as a designated hitter because it was his first season back from injury but he went one step further in the next 2021 season and played mainly as a right fielder but again achieved all games and played the most games in the team In the 2022 season he still played 144 games as a full time right fielder If he was seriously injured like that once he could have saved himself but he is still a good hustler 4 Notable international careers edit Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note 2014 nbsp Asian Games nbsp 400 8 for 20 6 RBI 7 R 2 SB 2015 nbsp Premier12 nbsp 091 1 for 11 1 RReferences edit Sophomore outfielder Na Sung bum tops All Star voting Yonhap News NC 나성범 부상 날벼락 전방십자인대 파열 진단 sports news naver com in Korean Retrieved June 15 2020 Dream becomes reality for star outfielder joining hometown KBO club December 23 2021 FA 이적 첫 시즌 무탈하게 마친 나성범 30홈런 100타점 중심타자라면 매년 노려야 December 14 2022 External links editCareer statistics and player information from the KBO League Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Na Sung bum amp oldid 1203380340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
