Byeong-wuk Lim (Korean: 임병욱; born September 30, 1995) is a South Korean professional baseball center fielder currently playing for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League.[1]
Lim was a first-round draft pick in 2014 from Deoksugo with a signing bonus of 200 million South Korean won ($180,000) and an annual salary of 24 million won ($22,000)[2] Lim played at shortstop in high school but switched to the outfield with Nexen. He wears number 0 because it resembles the Hangul jamo ㅇ which appears in his name three times.[3]
References
- ^ "Lim Byeong-wuk KBO League Batting Stats - Kiwoom Heroes".
- ^ "넥센 1차지명 임병욱, 2억 원에 계약". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ "[CURVEBALL INTERVIEW] Forty winks are simply not enough for Lim". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2020-07-06.