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{{short description|South Korean baseball player}}
{{family name hatnote|Choi||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Choi Sung-hoon
|image=
|position=[[Relief pitcher]]
|team=Samsung Lions
|number=54
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1989|10|11}}
|debutleague=[[Korea Professional Baseball|KBO]]
|debutyear=2012
|debutdate=April 28
|debutteam=[[LG Twins]]
|statyear=May 23, 2024
|statleague=KBO
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=8–8
|stat5label=[[Hold (baseball)|Holds]]
|stat5value=24
|stat3label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat3value=4.13
|stat4label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat4value=153
|teams=
*[[LG Twins]] ({{baseball year|2012}}–{{baseball year|2023}})
*[[Samsung Lions]] ({{baseball year|2024}}–present)
}}
'''Choi Sung-hoon''' ({{Korean|hangul=최성훈}}; born October 11, 1989 in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]) is a South Korean [[pitcher]] for the [[Samsung Lions]] in the [[Korea Baseball Organization]]. He bats and throws [[left-handed]]. Choi was selected 16th overall by the LG Twins in the {{baseball year|2012}} [[Korea Baseball Organization|KBO]] Draft.
==Amateur career==
Choi attended [[Kyunggi High School]] in [[Seoul]]. Choi gained national attention in 2007 when he threw a 16-strikeout [[no-hitter]] in the sixteenth round of the 37th Phoenix Flag National High School Baseball Championship against Busan High School.
Upon graduation from Kyunggi High School, Choi went on to enroll at [[Kyung Hee University]] in 2008. He had mediocre freshman and sophomore seasons, and missed the entire 2010 season after undergoing [[Tommy John surgery]] at the end of 2009.
As a senior in 2011, Choi enjoyed a standout career in which he went 4-2 with a 1.36 ERA in 8 [[Starting pitcher|starter]] appearances, striking out 45 batters in 53 innings pitched. After the 2011 collegiate season, Choi was first called up to the [[South Korea national baseball team|South Korean national baseball team]] for the [[2011 Baseball World Cup]] held in [[Panama]].
===Notable international careers===
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#0A6EFF" |<span style="color:white;">Year</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF" |<span style="color:white;">Venue</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Competition</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF" |<span style="color:white;">Team</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF" |<span style="color:white;">Individual Note</span>
|-
|&nbsp;2011&nbsp;
|&nbsp;{{Bb|PAN}}&nbsp;
|&nbsp;[[2011 Baseball World Cup|Baseball World Cup]]&nbsp;
|style="text-align:center"|6th
|&nbsp;2-0; 1.50 ERA (4 G, 12.0 IP, 2 ER, 9 K)&nbsp;
|-
|}
==Pitching style==
Choi's best pitch is his power [[curveball]] as a left-hander, which is highly regarded. He also has a high 80s MPH [[fastball]].
== External links ==
* Korea Baseball Organization career statistics from [http://www.koreabaseball.com/Record/PitcherDetail1.aspx?pcode=62146 Koreabaseball.com]
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[[Category:Baseball players from Seoul]]
[[Category:1989 births]]
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[[Category:LG Twins players]]
[[Category:Samsung Lions players]]
[[Category:KBO League pitchers]]
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