Jong-Beom Lee
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Lee Jong-Beom is a South Korea
n professional baseball
player who plays for the Kia Tigers
, the franchise with the most championship victories in Korean pro baseball history.
He started his career at shortstop
but now plays mainly center fielder
. Lee is considered one of the best five-tool player
s in Korean baseball history.
Some career highlights include:
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player who plays for the Kia Tigers
Kia Tigers
Kia Tigers Professional Baseball Club is a Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. The Tigers are a member team of the Korean Baseball Organization and the most successful team in Korean baseball having won the national championship, the Korean Series, ten times, with a perfect 10-0...
, the franchise with the most championship victories in Korean pro baseball history.
He started his career at shortstop
Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. Shortstop is often regarded as the most dynamic defensive position in baseball, because there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the...
but now plays mainly center fielder
Center fielder
A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field...
. Lee is considered one of the best five-tool player
Five-tool player
In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels at hitting for average, hitting for power, baserunning skills and speed, throwing ability, and fielding abilities....
s in Korean baseball history.
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,
- 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.