Cho Sung-min

Cho Sung-min
Born(1973-04-05)April 5, 1973
DiedJanuary 6, 2013(2013-01-06) (aged 39)
Dogok-dong, Seoul, South Korea
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Spouses
(m. 2000; div. 2004)
(m. 2007; sep. 2010)
Children2
Pitcher
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: 1997, for the Yomiuri Giants
KBO: 2005, for the Hanwha Eagles
Last appearance
NPB: 2002, for the Yomiuri Giants
KBO: 2007, for the Hanwha Eagles
NPB statistics
Wins-losses11-10
ERA2.84
Strikeouts127
KBO statistics
Wins-losses3-4
ERA5.09
Strikeouts30
Teams
Korean name
Hangul
조성민
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJo Seongmin
McCune–ReischauerCho Sŏngmin

Cho Sung-min (Korean조성민; April 5, 1973 – January 6, 2013) was a South Korean professional baseball player with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan and the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He also received media attention for his much-publicized marriage and divorce from actress Choi Jin-sil.