Oh Jae-il (Korean오재일; Hanja吳在一; born October 29, 1986) is a South Korean professional baseball infielder for the KT Wiz of the KBO League.[1]

Oh Jae-il
KT Wiz – No. 40
First baseman
Born: (1986-10-29) October 29, 1986 (age 38)
Guri, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
KBO debut
May 15, 2005, for the Hyundai Unicorns
KBO statistics
(through June 1, 2024)
Batting average.274
Hits1,172
Home runs207
Runs batted in836
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Oh Jae-il
Hangul
오재일
Hanja
吳在一
Revised RomanizationO Jae-il
McCune–ReischauerO Chae-il

He won the MVP award in the 2017 playoffs against NC with four home runs and nine RBIs. He was the first to hit four home runs in a single game in the postseason and also broke his RBI record.[2]

Oh won the 2019 Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award by hitting .333 (6-for-18) with a home run and six RBIs to help the Bears sweep the Kiwoom Heroes in four games.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yoo Jee-ho (October 29, 2016). "Doosan Bears beat NC Dinos in 11 innings to open Korean Series". Yonhap. Seoul. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "'오재일 4홈런 9타점 역대급 대활약' 두산, NC 꺾고 KS 진출". 이데일리 (in Korean). 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  3. ^ "Clutch-hitting slugger earns Korean Series MVP for Doosan Bears," Yonhap News Agency (October 26, 2019).
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