Back Sang-won

Back Sang-Won
Second baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1988-01-02) January 2, 1988
Batted: Left Threw: Right
KBO debut
April 27, 2013, for the Samsung Lions
Last appearance
September 8, 2018, for the Samsung Lions
KBO statistics
Batting average	.270
Home runs	3
Runs batted in	63
Teams
Samsung Lions (2013–2018)

Back Sang-won
Hangul	백상원
Hanja	白相元
Revised Romanization	Baek Sang-won
McCune–Reischauer	Paek Sang-wŏn

In this Korean name, the family name is Back.

Back Sang-Won (Korean: 백상원; born January 2, 1988, in Daegu) is a South Korean former infielder, who played 6 seasons for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Amateur career

Back was first called up to the South Korean collegiate national team as a junior at Dankook University in 2008 when he batted .403 in the national collegiate league. With South Korea, he competed in the IBAF World University Baseball Championship held in Czech Republic. Back batted .286 and drove in 3 runs and stole 2 bases, playing as a starting second baseman. He went 2-for-3, including a RBI double, off "Handkerchief Prince" Yuki Saito in the team's semifinal against Japan.

As a senior in 2009, Back was selected for the South Korean national team again and participated in the Asian Baseball Championship held in Sapporo, Japan.

Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
2008	Czech Republic	World University Baseball Championship	4th	.286 BA (8-for-28), 3 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB
2009	Japan	Asian Baseball Championship		.333 BA (1-for-3), 1 R

Professional career

After graduation from Dankook University, Back was drafted in the 2010 KBO Entry Draft by the Samsung Lions as the 4th pick of the 4th round, 28th overall. In the 2010 Futures League, Back was ranked first in batting average with .306, playing in 106 games. However, Back spent his entire 2010 season in the Lions' second-tier team.

After the 2010 season, Back joined the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps Baseball Team to serve a two-year military duty. In October 2011, Back competed in the 2011 Baseball World Cup as a member of the South Korean national baseball team. In the tourney, he shared second base duties with Choi Joo-Hwan but struggled at the plate, batting just .154. The Lions released Sang-won on October 19, 2018.

Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Team	Individual Note
2011	Panama	Baseball World Cup	6th	.154 BA (4-for-26), 2 RBI, 4 R

External links

• Profile and stats on the KBO official site
• Back Sang-Won on Samsung Lions Baseball Club