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Woori Heroes Baseball Club
League	KBO
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Ballpark	Mokdong Baseball Stadium
Year Founded	2008
Nickname(s)	"Heroes"
League championships	1998, 2000, 2003, 2004 (all as Hyundai Unicorns)
Former name(s)	Sammi Superstars, Chongbo Pintos, Taepyoungyang Dolphins, Hyundai Unicorns
Former ballparks	Suwon Stadium
Colors	Burgundy, Grey, White, Yellow trim
Ownership	Lee Changsuk
Manager	Park Rojun
Uniforms
Home	Away

Woori Heroes is a South Korean professional baseball team. They are a member of the Korean Baseball Organization and compete in the annual KBO Championship which culminates in the Korean Series. The franchise was originally known as the Sammi Superstars and had subsequent incarnations as the Chongbo Pintos and Taepyoungyang Dolphins. The team was renamed the Hyundai Unicorns after being sold to Hyundai in 1996, and was relocated from Incheon to Suwon. The Unicorns won the KBO championship four times (1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004), with only the Haitai Tigers (now Kia Tigers) having a better record of championship victories. In 2008, the team was sold to Centennial Investment and were renamed the Woori Heroes, after the naming rights were sold to Woori Tobacco. The Heroes play their home games at the Mokdong Baseball Stadium in the Yangcheon-Gu of Seoul.

Like other baseball teams in Korea (and contrary to most professional teams in other sports around the world) the team is known primarily by the name of the sponsor, occasionally as as their nickname, and never as the city they come from.

The Heroes mascot is Teokdori (턱돌이).

[edit] Controversy

The Heroes are known throughout Seoul for the largest foreign fan base in the Korean Baseball League. These dozen fans, the majority of whom are English teachers, are feared by rival teams and fans because of their drunk and belligerent behaviour. As a result of their antics they have been nicknamed "The Dirty Dozen". The group caused controversy in March 2007 when one member, nicknamed Stainy, streaked across the field during and tried to tackle the Samseoung Tiger's mascot. Despite their reputation of being drunkards, the group is beloved in Mok-Dong because of their impeccable and extensive baseball knowledge.

[edit] Active Roster (Current)

Pitchers

•  13 Jang Won-Sam (장원삼)
•  41 Hwang Doo Sung (황두성)
•  48 Lee Hyun Seung (이현승)
•  28 Shin Chul In (신철인)
•  43 Roh Hwan Soo (노환수)
•  57 Cho Yong Hoon (조용훈)
•  60 Cho Soon Gwon (조순권)
•  53 Kim Sung Hyun (김성현)
•  19 Song Shin Young (송신영)
•  33 Shingo Takatsu

Catchers

•  02 Kim Dong-Soo (김동수)
•  12 Kang Gwee Tae (강귀태)

Infielders

•  16 Jung Sung Hoon (정성훈)
•  10 Lee Soong Yong (이숭용)
•  31 Jun Geun Pyo (전근표)
•  05 Kim Il Gyung (김일경)
•  03 Hwang Jae Gyoon (황재균)
•  68 Yoo Jae Shin (유재신)
•  36 Kang Byung Shik (강병식)
•  17 Kang Jung Ho (강정호)

Outfielders

•  29 Lee Taek-Keun (이택근)
•  37 Cho Jae Ho (조재호)
•  25 Song Ji-Man (송지만)
•  24 Cliff Brumbaugh

[edit] Season by Season Records

[edit] External links

• Korea Baseball Organisation Official Site
• Woori Heroes Official Site

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