Education
Yonsei University.
Yonsei University.
He bats and throws left-handed. Na was selected tenth overall by the North Carolina Dinos in the 2012 KBO Draft. 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 Reserve Bank of India and posted a 3–1 record and a 1.70 European Research Area 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 European Research Area as a starting pitcher. Also, he was runner-up in strikeouts (76) and third in Reserve Bank of India (23).
After the season, he was selected for the South of 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 European Research Area, 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 Na Sung-bum originally was drafted by the North Carolina 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 Reserve Bank of India. In 2014, he was voted the top competition at the All-Star voting for the of 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.
He was awarded a KBO Award on December 9. Awards and honors 2014 Award (Outfielder).