Sangmu Phoenix (baseball)

{{short description|Korea Baseball Futures League franchise in Seongnam, South Korea}} {{update|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox baseball team | name = Sangmu Phoenix<br>상무 피닉스 | logo = Sangmu emblem.png | cap_logo = SangmuPhoenixBaseballCapLogo.png | league = Korea Baseball Futures League | division = | location = Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk | stadium = Sangmu Baseball Stadium | founded = {{Start date and age|1953}} | nickname = Bulsajo (Phoenix) | league_champs = | series = | series_champs = | series2 = | series2_champs = | colors = Mustard and black<br/>{{color box|#ebb141}} {{color box|black}} | BackColor = | TextColor = | owner = Korea Armed Forces | management = | coach = | manager = | season = | record = | playoffs = | Uniform = | h_pattern_cap = | h_cap = | h_pattern_la = | h_leftarm = | h_pattern_b = | h_body = | h_pattern_ra = | h_rightarm = | h_pattern_pants = | h_pants = | h_socks = | a_pattern_cap = | a_cap = | a_pattern_la = | a_leftarm = | a_pattern_b = | a_body = | a_pattern_ra = | a_rightarm = | a_pattern_pants = | a_pants = | a_socks = }} {{Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps}}

'''Sangmu Phoenix''' ({{langx|ko|상무 피닉스 야구단}}) is a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1953. The team is part of the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps, and they play in the KBO Futures League. Their home stadium is Sangmu Baseball Stadium located in Mungyeong.

Many professional players who are serving compulsory military service play for the Phoenix, usually for a term of two seasons.<ref>KIM HYO-KYUNG, PARK SO-YOUNG. [https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3061916 "Military service looms over KBO,"] ''Korea JoongAng Daily'' (April 16, 2019).</ref> The team is not affiliated with any single KBO League team, but over its history has had a number of players from the Doosan Bears franchise.

The Sangmu Phoenix were champions of the Futures League's Southern League division in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019.{{cn|date=June 2020}}

==Current lineup== : '''''This needs updating.''''' {| class="toccolours" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! colspan="8" style="background-color:#ebb141; color:#000000; text-align:center;" | 2016–17 squad |- | colspan="8" style="background-color:black; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center;" | '''Roster''' |- | valign="top" | '''Pitchers''' {{player|11| |Moon Sung-hyun}} {{player|19| |Yang-Hyun}} {{player|21| |No Sung-ho}} {{player|43| |Moon Gyeong-chan}} {{player|51| |Koo Seung-min}} {{player|55| |Lim Ji-seob}} {{player|58| |Lee Seung-jin}} {{player|68| |Yang Hyung-jin}} {{player|--| |Yun Myeong-jun}} {{player|--| |Heo Jun-hyuk}} {{player|--| |Kang Dong-yepn}} {{player|--| |Song Chang-hyun}} {{player|--| |Kim Min-soo}} {{player|--| |Lee Jun-yeong}} {{player|--| |Jeon Sang-hyun}} {{player|--| |Park Min-ho}} {{player|--| |Cho Young-woo}}

| width="25px" | | valign="top" | '''Catchers''' {{player|26| |Kim Eung-min}} {{player|32| |Lee Yun-Jae}} {{player|--| |Kim Jun-tae}} {{player|--| |Choi Yong-Je}}

'''Infielders''' {{player|2| |Lee Chang-jin}} {{player|3| |No Jin-hyuk}} {{player|4| |Oh Yun-seok}} {{player|36| |Park Ji-gyu}} {{player|--| |Hwang Dae-in}} {{player|--| |Park Gye-beom}} {{player|--| |Kang Min-gook}} {{player|--| |Moon Sang-chul}}

| width="25px" | | valign="top" | '''Outfielders''' {{player|12| |Song Min-seob}} {{player|67| |Park Eu-Deum}} {{player|--| |Choi Seung-min}} {{player|--| |Kim Min-hyuk}} {{player|--| |Jang Wun-ho}}

| width="25px" | | valign="top" | '''Manager''' {{player|74| |Park Chi-wang}}

'''Coaches''' {{player|71||Lee Dae-hwan}} {{small|(pitching)}} {{player|72||Choo Seung-woo}} {{small|(defense)}} {{player|73||Cho Jae-ho}} {{small|(first base)}} {{player|75||Lee Yeong-su}} {{small|(hitting)}} {{player|78||Kim Ki-nam}} {{small|(battery)}} |}

== Notable former players == {{mw-datatable}} {|class="wikitable mw-datatable sortable" ! scope="col" background: #efefef;" | Name ! scope="col" background: #efefef;"| Years played ! scope="col" background: #efefef;" | KBO Team |- | Back Sang-won || 2011–2012 || Samsung Lions |- | Choi Joo-hwan || 2009–2011 || Doosan Bears |- | Jung Jin-ho || 2013–2014 || Doosan Bears |- | Jung Ju-hyeon || 2014–2018 || LG Twins |- | Hong Hyun-bin || 2019–2020 || KT Wiz |- | Kim Jae-hwan || 2009–2010 || Doosan Bears |- | Kim Jeong-hu || 2011-2012 || SK Wyverns |- | Kim Sung-bae || 2006–2008 || Doosan Bears |- | Ko Jong-wook || 2012–2013 || Nexen Heroes |- | Lee Hyun-ho || 2013–2014 || Doosan Bears |- | Lee Hyun-seung || 2011–2013 || Doosan Bears |- | Lee Woo-sung || 2014–2015 || Doosan Bears |- | Lee Yong-chan || 2015–2016 || Doosan Bears |- | Lee Tae-won || 2011-2012 || NC Dinos{{efn|name=LG|Sent down by the LG Twins, but traded to the Dinos while with the Phoenix.}} |- | Moon Sung-hyun || 2016–2017 || Nexen Heroes |- | No Jin-hyuk || 2016–2017 || NC Dinos |- | No Sung-ho || 2016-2017 || NC Dinos |- | Oh Hyoun-taek || 2010–2012 || Doosan Bears |- | Oh Ju-won || 2007–2008 || Nexen Heroes{{efn|name=Hyundai|Before playing with the Phoenix, played with the Hyundai Unicorns, who went defunct after the 2006 season.}} |- | Byung-ho Park || 2007–2008 || LG Twins |- | Park Hee-soo || 2007–2009 || SK Wyverns |- | Park Sei-hyok || 2014–2015 || Doosan Bears |- | Ryu Ji-hyuk || 2013–2014 || Doosan Bears |- | Yoo Hee-kwan || 2011–2012 || Doosan Bears |- | Yoon Myung-june || 2017–2018 || Doosan Bears |- |}

== References == ;Notes {{notelist}} ;Sources {{reflist}}

{{Korea Baseball Organization}} {{SouthKorea-baseball-team-stub}}

Category:Baseball teams in South Korea Category:Baseball teams established in 1953 Category:2005 establishments in South Korea Category:Sport in North Gyeongsang Province Baseball Category:Military sports clubs and teams