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Kim Tae-Kyun (Hangul: 김태균, Hanja: 金泰均) (born May 29, 1982) is a South Korean first baseman who plays for the Hanwha Eagles in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.

Amateur Career

Kim attended Bugil High School in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. In 2000, he was selected for the South Korean Junior National Team. The team won the 2000 World Junior Baseball Championship in Edmonton, Canada, and Kim led the attack alongside Lee Dae-Ho, Choo Shin-Soo (the eventual MVP of this event) and Jeong Keun-Woo, batting .433 with 3 home runs.

Notable international careers

Professional career

Kim was a first round pick of the Hanhwa Eagles in 2001 following a successful youth career. He made his KBO debut on April 17, 2001 as a starting first baseman against the Hyundai Unicorns. As a rookie in 2001, he hit 20 home runs and drove in 54 runs with a .335 batting average. After the 2001 season, Kim was honored with the Rookie of the Year Award. He became the first Eagles player to win the award.

In 2002, Kim experienced a sophomore slump, batting .255 with 7 home runs, but came back strong in 2003 to bat .319 with 31 home runs and 95 RBIs.

From 2003 through 2005, he notched three consecutive seasons batting .300+.

His stats dipped slightly in 2006 and 2007, but he broke out again in 2008, batting .324 with 31 home runs and 92 RBIs. He was first in home runs and slugging percentage, 4th in RBI, and 5th in batting average.

Awards and honors

Achievements

=== Career Stats === 1 Best stats in the league.