It was a long baseball journey.
And now, Jae-gyun Hwang is hanging up his cleats.
The former San Francisco Giants infielder has announced his retirement.
Hwang came to MLB in 2017 and was solid in Triple-A, with a.285 average and 10 home runs in 98 games.
But with the Giants, Hwang went just 8-for-52.
His first MLB hit was a home run off Kyle Freeland in his third at bat.
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Hwang had begun his career with a decade in the Korea Baseball Organization before signing with the Giants.
He was outrighted off the 40-man roster in September 2017, less than a full season into his time in MLB.
At that point, Hwang opted to depart from MLB and return to the KBO.
He signed with the KT Wiz, and he spent the last eight seasons of his career there.
Hwang finished his career in the KBO with 2,197 hits, which included 221 home runs, and he also stole 217 bases.
He didn't quite make it work in MLB, but he had a long and successful career in Korea. Now, he's calling it quits.
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