Back Sang-won

Back Sang-Won (; 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 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 , Back was selected for the South Korean national team again and participated in the Asian Baseball Championship held in Sapporo, Japan.

Notable international careers YearVenueCompetition Team Individual note 2008 World University Baseball Championship 4th .286 BA (8-for-28), 3 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB 2009 Asian Baseball Championship File:Bronze medal icon.svg .333 BA (1-for-3), 1 R

Professional career

After graduation from Dankook University, Back was drafted in the 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 YearVenueCompetition Team Individual Note Baseball World Cup 6th .154 BA (4-for-26), 2 RBI, 4 R