Lee Jung-hoo

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In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Jung-hoo
Kiwoom Heroes Lee Jeong-Hoo (2019).jpg
Jung-hoo with the Kiwoom Heroes in 2019
Kiwoom Heroes – No. 51
Outfielder
Born: (1998-08-20) August 20, 1998 (age 23)
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan[1]
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 1, 2017, for the Nexen Heroes
KBO statistics
(through April 26, 2021)
Batting average.334
Home runs29
RBI284
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
WBSC Premier12
Silver medal – second place 2019 Tokyo Team
Lee Jung-hoo
Hangul
이정후
Hanja
李政厚
Revised RomanizationI Jeong-hu
McCune–ReischauerI ijŏn-hu

Lee Jung-hoo (Korean: 이정후; born August 20, 1998) is a South Korean outfielder who plays for the Kiwoom Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization.

He is the son of former KBO League MVP Lee Jong-beom.[2][3][4] His father was nicknamed "Son of the Wind," so he is called "Grandson of the Wind."[5]

Professional career[]

In a profile of his father when Lee Jung-hoo was seven years old, he was already attracting attention for his devotion to baseball and his skill at the game.[4]

Lee was selected by the Nexen Heroes in the 2017 Draft (held in 2016), as an infielder. Following a great spring training, Lee was included on the team's opening day roster at age 18 without going through the KBO Futures League. Converted to an outfielder, Lee became the first rookie out of high school to appear in every game for a KBO team. He finished the season batting .324/.395/.417 with 2 home runs, 47 RBIs, 12 stolen bases, and 179 hits, which set a new rookie record for hits. At the conclusion of the season, Lee was voted KBO League Rookie of the Year.[6]

In 2018, he batted .355/.412/.477. In 2019 he batted .336/.386/.456.

In 2019, he won series MVP in the playoffs. His father, Lee Jong-beom, won the MVP award in the 1993 Korean Series, with a batting average of .313 (9 hits in 29 at-bats) and three steals, the most in a game. With Lee Jung-hoo's selection, it became the first time in the KBO that both father and son won a postseason MVP award.[7]

Lee won another Golden Glove Award in 2020[8] with a batting line of .333, 15 home runs, 101 RBI, and a career-high OPS of .921.

International career[]

He represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games.[9] He delivered the winning RBI against Chinese Taipei on November 17.[10] He played for Team Korea at the 2019 WBSC Premier12 tournament, and led the tournament with five doubles.

References[]

  1. ^ "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리" (in Korean). Newslibrary.naver.com. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  2. ^ "Power rankings, top players, key storylines and more: Everything you need for KBO opening day". ESPN.com. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  3. ^ Yoo Jee-ho. "2nd-generation KBO star wants to see more sons of ex-players thrive," Yonhap News Agency (July 04, 2020).
  4. ^ a b Chang Hye-soo, Limb Jae-un. "Kia Tigers outfielder invigorated after last season’s slump, pay cut," Korea JoongAng Daily (April 25, 2005).
  5. ^ "[KBO] '바람의 손자' 이정후 "이종범 뛰어넘기보다 저 자체로 인정받고파…새로운 별명 공모합니다!"". 이투데이 (in Korean). 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  6. ^ "Park, Baek end Dark Ages for local aces". koreatimes.co.kr. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  7. ^ "부전자전 이정후, 이종범과 최초 부자 PS MVPIdate=2019-10-18". 18 October 2019.
  8. ^ jeeho@yna.co.kr (December 11, 2020). "(LEAD) Star catcher earns near-unanimous support for KBO's Golden Glove". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  9. ^ "2018 아시안게임 야구 대표팀 선수 교체" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  10. ^ "Lee Jung-hoo delivers game-winning triple in sixth inning as South Korea nips Taiwan". The Japan Times. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-20.

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