Koo Ja-wook

In this Korean name, the family name is Koo.

Koo Ja-wook (born February 12, 1993) is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder currently playing for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League.^[1]

Koo Ja-wook
Koo with the Samsung Lions
Samsung Lions – No. 5
Outfielder
Born: (1993-02-12) February 12, 1993 (age 32) Daegu, South Korea
Bats: Left Throws: Right
KBO debut
March 28, 2015, for the Samsung Lions
KBO statistics (through June 6, 2024)
Batting average	.314
Home runs	143
Runs batted in	710
Teams
Samsung Lions (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
KBO Rookie of the Year (2015) 2× KBO Golden Glove Award (2021, 2023)

Koo Ja-wook
Hangul	구자욱
Revised Romanization	Gu Jauk
McCune–Reischauer	Ku Chauk

In 2015, he beat Kim Ha-sung and Cho Moo-geun to win the Rookie of the Year award.^[2]