Jang Won-sam

Jang Won-sam is a South Korean left-handed starting pitcher, born on 9 June 1983 in Changwon, who plays professional baseball in the KBO League. After Yongma High School he was picked by the Hyundai Unicorns in the 2002 KBO Draft but chose to study at Kyungsung University instead. He pitched for the South Korea national team at the 2004 World University Baseball Championship, where it won bronze, and at the 2005 Baseball World Cup, where it took silver. He turned professional with the Hyundai Unicorns in 2006, finished second to Ryu Hyun-jin for Rookie of the Year and played at the 2006 Asian Games. In August 2008 he was on the South Korean team that won the Olympic baseball tournament in Beijing. He was traded to the Samsung Lions after the 2009 season and later pitched for the LG Twins.