Career
He batted and threw right-handed. Kim enrolled at Daegu High School in 2005, but he transferred to Jeju Tourism High School (the only high school in Jeju-do to have a baseball team) after the 2005 season. Kim became the first Korean high school pitcher ever to pitch a 10-inning no-hitter on July 14, 2007 in the second round of the Daebung Flag National Championship.
In that game, he tossed 11.2 scoreless innings but gave up a hit in the eleventh inning and the game was not considered an official no-hitter.
Kim was drafted 13th overall (6th pick of the second round) in the 2008 KBO First-Year Player Draft by the Woori Heroes. He collected his first pro league save on April 3, 2008, against the Hanwha Eagles, throwing one shutout inning.
However, Kim was demoted from closer to setup man in a week. Kim finished the season with a 4.03 European Research Area and a 0-4 record with one save in 38.0 innings pitched, spending the majority of his rookie season in the Heroes" second team
In 2010, Kim"s first full season with the Heroes, he moved into the starting rotation and finished with an 7-8 record and a 4.90 European Research Area in 90 innings, earning the second most wins among the Heroes" pitchers behind Adrian Burnside.
After the 2010 season, Kim was selected for the South of Korea national baseball team to compete in the Intercontinental Cup held in Taichung. On February 28, 2012. He arrested by a court of Daegu as intentionally losing games. On March 6, 2012, he was banned from any professional baseball activities and was released by LG with former pitcher Park Hyun-june.
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