Na Sung-bum

This is a Korean name; the family name is Na.
Na Sung-Bum
NC Dinos – No. 47
Center fielder
Born: (1989-10-03) October 3, 1989
Bats: Left Throws: Left
KBO debut
May 7, 2013, for the NC Dinos
KBO statistics
(through 2015)
Batting average .304
Home runs 72
RBI 300
Stolen bases 49
Teams
Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
2015 WBSC Premier12
2015 Tokyo Team

Na Sung-Bum (Hangul: 나성범; born October 3, 1989 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a South Korean outfielder. He bats and throws left-handed. Na was selected tenth overall by the NC Dinos in the 2012 KBO Draft.

Amateur career

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 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

Year Venue Competition Team Individual Note
 2009   JPN  Asian Baseball Championship  .182 (2-for 11), 1 RBI, 1 R
 0–0; 13.50 ERA (2 G, 2.0 IP, 3 ER, 0 K)
 2010   US   Korea vs USA Baseball Championship   0W-5L   0–1; 3.38 ERA (3 G, 5.1 IP, 2 ER, 4 K) 
 JPN  World University Baseball Championship  4th  0–1; 11.12 ERA (3 G, 5.2 IP, 7 ER, 9 K) 
 2011   PAN  Baseball World Cup 6th  0–0; 6.48 ERA (5 G, 8.1 IP, 6 ER, 10 K) 

Professional career

Na Sung-bum originally was drafted by the NC Dinos as a pitcher. But he changed his position to outfielder because Kim Kyung-moon suggested that. In 2012, he played 94games, finishing with a 0.303 batting average, 16 home runs, and 67 RBI. He won RBI leaders and Home Run Title in Korea Baseball Futures League.

In 2014, he was voted the top competition at the All-Star voting for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). 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] He was awarded a KBO Golden Glove Award on December 9.[2]

Awards and honors

Achievements

References

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