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{{short description|South Korean baseball player and coach}}
{{family name hatnote|Chae||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Chae Sang-byung
|team=
|number=
|position=[[catcher (baseball)|Catcher]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1979|12|18}}
|debutleague=[[Korean Baseball Organization|KBO]]
|debutyear=2002
|debutdate=April 2
|debutteam=[[Hanwha Eagles]]
|statyear=2012 season
|statleague=KBO
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.212
|stat2label=[[Home runs]]
|stat2value=18
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|RBI]]
|stat3value=100
|teams=
'''Players Career'''
*[[Hanwha Eagles]] ([[2002 in baseball|2002]]&ndash;[[2003 in baseball|2003]])
*[[Doosan Bears]] ([[2004 in baseball|2004]]&ndash;[[2009 in baseball|2009]])
*[[Samsung Lions]] ([[2009 in baseball|2009]]&ndash;[[2014 in baseball|2014]])
'''Coach Career'''
*[[Samsung Lions]] ([[2015 in baseball|2015]]–)
}}

'''Chae Sang-byung''' ({{ko-hhrm|채상병|蔡尙秉}}; born December 18, 1979, in [[Seoul]]) is a former [[South Korea]]n [[catcher (baseball)|catcher]] who played for the [[Hanwha Eagles]], [[Doosan Bears]], and [[Samsung Lions]] in the [[Korea Baseball Organization]].

==Amateur career ==

Chae attended [[Yonsei University]] in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. In 1999, as a sophomore, he made his first appearance for the [[South Korea national baseball team]], and competed in international matches for three-consecutive years until graduation.

In 2001, Chae competed in the [[Asian Baseball Championship]] held in [[Taiwan]], and led his team to the silver medal. He was finally named to the All-Star team of the competition.

=== Notable international careers===
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Year</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Venue</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Competition</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Team</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Individual Note</span>
|-
|[[1999 in baseball|1999]]
|{{Bb|AUS}}
|[[Intercontinental Cup (baseball)|Intercontinental Cup]]
|style="text-align:center"| 7th
|
|-
|[[2001 in baseball|2001]]
|{{Bb|TPE}}
|[[Asian Baseball Championship]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|'''All-Star ([[catcher (baseball)|C]])'''
|}

==Professional career==
Signed by the [[Hanwha Eagles]] in January 2002, Chae remained on the first-team roster in his first professional year. In October 2002, he was selected for the [[South Korea national baseball team]] that finished runner-up at the [[Intercontinental Cup (baseball)|2002 Intercontinental Cup]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]]. In Team Korea's second game in the round robin phase, Chae hit a solo home run in the 4th inning to lead his team to an 11-4 victory over [[Brazil national baseball team|Brazil]].

However, he played in only 29 games in his rookie season and 25 games in {{By|2003}}. At the end of 2003, Chae was traded to the [[Doosan Bears]], but still, he hardly got opportunities to play, serving as backup to [[Hong Sung-Heon]].

After the {{By|2004}} season, he temporarily left the [[Doosan Bears]] for the military service, and spent two seasons for the duty.

Returned to the [[Doosan Bears]] in {{By|2007}}, Chae filled in as a starting catcher for [[Hong Sung-Heon]] who went on the disabled list. In the middle of the 2007 season, Hong came back from his injury, but Bears’ manager [[Kim Kyung-Moon]] allowed Chae to compete with Hong for the starting job, and amid much controversy the manager Kim named Chae the starter for the rest of the season. On September 25, Chae hit an [[Inside-the-park home run|inside-the-park grand slam]], which was the 3rd in the [[Korea Baseball Organization|KBO league]] history. He finished the 2007 season, his first KBO season as a starting catcher, batting a career-high .237 with 7 home runs and 30 RBIs in 91 games. After the 2007 season, he was selected to be a reserve member of the [[South Korea national baseball team|South Korean national team]] for the [[2007 Asian Baseball Championship]].

In the {{By|2008}} season, Chae played in 112 games as a starting catcher, setting career-highs in hits (73) and RBI (42), but struggled at the plate, batting .215 with 5 home runs.

Due to the poor offensive performance in the previous year and a persistent shoulder injury, Chae started the {{By|2009}} season in the second (reserve) team of the Bears. On July 16, he was eventually traded to the [[Samsung Lions]]. Chae finished the 2009 season with a disappointing batting average of .178 and 2 home runs, appearing in only 49 games as a platoon or backup catcher.

=== Notable international careers===
{| class="wikitable"
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Year</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Venue</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Competition</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Team</span>
!style="background:#0A6EFF"|<span style="color:white;">Individual Note</span>
|-
|[[2002 in baseball|2002]]
|{{Bb|CUB}}
|[[Intercontinental Cup (baseball)|Intercontinental Cup]]
|style="text-align:center"| [[Image:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|.125 BA (1-for-8), 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
|}

== External links ==
* Career statistics and player information from [http://www.koreabaseball.com/record/player.asp?player_id=72742 the KBO official website]

{{South Korea Roster 2002 Intercontinental Cup}}

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[[Category:Samsung Lions players]]
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