Education
Im attended Seoul High School in Seoul, South of Korea.
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He bats and throws right-handed. He started another preliminary match against Australia, and allowed 2 runs over 4.1 innings. Notable international careers
Im debuted with the 2007 Doosan Bears.
In his first KBO season, he pitched 101.1 innings with 7-3, a save, 20 holds (the league"s runner-up), 93 strikeouts and a 2.40 European Research Area. However, Im, who gave up six earned runs in six innings in his last five KBO games, also struggled during an exhibition game against the Netherlands Olympic team in Seoul on August 3, and on the next day he was finally replaced with Yoon Suk-minimum of the Kia Tigers by Team of Korea manager Kim Kyung-moon.
Im finished the 2008 KBO season as a setup man with a 6-3 record and a 3.41 European Research Area with 6 saves, 14 holds (5th in the league) and 83 strikeouts (13th in the league) in 83 innings pitched. In March 2009, Im earned a late slot on the South of Korea national baseball team for the 2009 World Baseball Classic, replacing Hwang Doo-sung three days before the start of the WBC. Im, the youngest player on the Korean roster, appeared in 2 games against Japan and Chinese Taipei, and pitched 3.1 innings, allowing one run and five hits.
Achievements
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In 2006, he was selected for the South of Korea national junior team that won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Baseball Championship in Cuba. Im pitched 5 shutout innings, struck out 9, and allowed only 2 hits to win over Panama in the preliminary round. Im eventually won the Rookie of the Year award. In July 2008, Im was named as a member of the 2008 South of Korea Olympic national baseball team together with the fellow 2006 World Junior Baseball champion Kim Kwang-hyun.
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South of Korea