Education
Moon attended Choongam High School in Seoul.
Moon attended Choongam High School in Seoul.
He bats and throws right-handed. In 2009, he had the best high school season, posting a 1.13 European Research Area and allowing only 8 earned runs in 63 innings pitched. In the championship, he had an excellent performance, going 2-0 with a 0.77 European Research Area and allowing only 7 hits in 11.2 innings while striking out 16.
Notable international careers
Moon made himself eligible for the 2010 KBO Draft and was selected as the 31st overall pick in the draft by the Nexen Heroes.
Moon started the 2010 season in the reserve league, but was called up in early May. He made his pro league debut on May 8 against the Hanwha Eagles at Mokdong Baseball Stadium, coming from the bullpen and tossing one scoreless inning of one-hit ball.
In June, Moon was promoted into the Heroes" starting rotation.
In June, Moon was selected as a member of the South Korean U-18 national team for the Asian Junior Baseball Championship held in Seoul, South of Korea.