Lee Jong-beom
For the South Korean webcomic artist, see Lee Jong-beom (artist).
| Lee Jong-Beom | |||
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| Shortstop, Outfielder | |||
| Born: August 15, 1970 | |||
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| Professional debut | |||
| KBO: April 10, 1993, for the Haitai Tigers | |||
| NPB: 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| KBO: May 26, 2012, for the Kia Tigers | |||
| NPB: 2001, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||
| KBO statistics | |||
| Batting average | .297 | ||
| Home runs | 194 | ||
| RBI | 730 | ||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .261 | ||
| Home runs | 27 | ||
| Runs batted in | 99 | ||
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| Lee Jong-beom | |
| Hangul | ì´ì¢…ë²” |
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| Hanja | æŽé¾ç¯„ |
| Revised Romanization | I Jongbeom |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi ChongbÅm |
Lee Jong-Beom (Korean: ì´ì¢…ë²”, Hanja: æŽé¾ç¯„; born August 15, 1970) is a South Korean professional baseball player who played for the Kia Tigers. He is nicknamed "Son of the Wind" (ë°”ëžŒì˜ ì•„ë“¤) for his speed. In April 2012, Lee announced his retirement from baseball.[1]
He started his career at shortstop but now plays mainly center fielder. Lee is considered one of the best five-tool players in Korean baseball history.
Lee Jong-Beom's number 7 was retired by the Kia Tigers in 2012.
Some career highlights include:
- 30-60 season – a player's season in which least 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases recorded.
- 73 stolen bases in his rookie season
- 84 stolen bases in his second year, along with a .393 full-season batting average. .393 batting average is 2nd for KBO.
- 4 gold gloves as a shortstop and 2 as an outfielder, and not having missed a single all star game during his professional career in Korea.
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