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Son Min-han (Korean: 손민한; Hanja: 孫敏漢; born January 2, 1975, in Busan, South Korea) is a retired South Korean starting pitcher who played 15 seasons in the KBO League. He was a long-time member of the South Korea national baseball team, pitching in the 1994 Asian Games, the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2006 World Baseball Classic, and the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He batted and threw right-handed.

Son Min-han
Starting pitcher
Born: (1975-01-02) January 2, 1975 (age 47)
Batted: Right Threw: Right
KBO debut
April 12, 1997, for the Lotte Giants
Last KBO appearance
2015, for the NC Dinos
KBO statistics
Win–loss record	123-88
Earned run average	3.55
Strikeouts	968
Teams
Lotte Giants (1997–2009) NC Dinos (2013–2015)
Career highlights and awards
KBO MVP (2005) KBO League Golden Glove Award winner (2005)
Medals Men's baseball Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team World Baseball Classic 2006 San Diego Team 2009 Los Angeles Team

Son attended Busan High School and Korea University.

Son was a member of the South Korea national baseball team in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where they finished eighth in the baseball tournament. Four years later he was a member of the South Korean baseball team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Son led the KBO League in victories and earned run average in 2005, winning both the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award and the KBO League Golden Glove Award for a season in which he went 18-7, with a 2.46 ERA and 105 strikeouts.

He played for South Korea in both the 2006 World Baseball Classic and the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Son didn't play in the KBO from 2010 to 2012. When he returned to the league, he signed with the NC Dinos, for whom he played until the 2015 season, when he was 40 years old.

See also

• List of KBO career win leaders

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• profile

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