Lee Jong-beom

Lee Jong-beom
Hangul	이종범
Hanja	李鍾範
Revised Romanization	I Jongbeom
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Chongbŏm

Lee Jong-beom
Lee Jong-beom
	Shortstop, Outfielder
	Born: August 15, 1970 (age 54); Gwangju, South Korea
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	KBO: April 10, 1993, for the Haitai Tigers
	NPB: 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
	NPB: 2001, for the Chunichi Dragons
	KBO: May 26, 2012, for the Kia Tigers
KBO statistics
Batting average	.297
Hits	1,797
Home runs	194
Runs batted in	730
Stolen bases	510
NPB statistics
Batting average	.261
Hits	286
Home runs	27
Runs batted in	99
Teams
	As player Haitai Tigers (1993–1997); Chunichi Dragons (1998–2001); Kia Tigers (2001–2012); As coach Hanwha Eagles (2013–2014);
Career highlights and awards
	KBO KBO MVP (1994); 6× KBO Golden Glove (1993–1994, 1996–1997, 2002–2003); 13× KBO All-Star (1993–1997, 2002–2009); KBO batting champion (1994); 4× Korean Series champion (1993, 1996–1997, 2009); 2× Korean Series MVP (1993, 1997); Kia Tigers No. 7 retired; International All-WBC Team (2006);

Lee Jong-beom (Korean: 이종범, Hanja: 李鍾範; born August 15, 1970) is a former South Korean professional baseball player who played for the Kia Tigers (formerly the Haitai Tigers) in the KBO League and the Chunichi Dragons in Japan from 1998 to 2001. He is nicknamed "Son of the Wind" (바람의 아들) for his speed.^[1] (He was also known as "Baseball Genius"^[2] and the "Korean Ichiro".)^{[citation needed]} Lee is widely considered one of the best five-tool players in Korean baseball history, and the best all-around KBO player of the 1990s.^[1]

Lee was the 1994 KBO League MVP, a 13-time KBO All Star, and a six-time winner of the KBO League Golden Glove Award. He holds the single-season stolen base record in the KBO, with 84, and once hit .393 in a season, second-best all-time. Lee also won the Korean Series Most Valuable Player Award twice (his Tigers won four Korean Series championships). Lee's number 7 was retired by the Kia Tigers in 2012.

He started his career at shortstop, where he played through 1997, and mainly played outfielder in later years.

^ ^a ^b Yoo Jee-ho (July 4, 2020). "2nd-generation KBO star wants to see more sons of ex-players thrive". Yonhap News Agency.
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[Yonhap2020-1] Yoo Jee-ho (July 4, 2020). "2nd-generation KBO star wants to see more sons of ex-players thrive". Yonhap News Agency.

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Lee Jong-beom

Shortstop, Outfielder
Born: (1970-08-15) August 15, 1970 (age 54) Gwangju, South Korea
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
KBO: April 10, 1993, for the Haitai Tigers
NPB: 1998, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
NPB: 2001, for the Chunichi Dragons
KBO: May 26, 2012, for the Kia Tigers
KBO statistics
Batting average	.297
Hits	1,797
Home runs	194
Runs batted in	730
Stolen bases	510
NPB statistics
Batting average	.261
Hits	286
Home runs	27
Runs batted in	99

Teams
As player Haitai Tigers (1993–1997) Chunichi Dragons (1998–2001) Kia Tigers (2001–2012) As coach Hanwha Eagles (2013–2014)
Career highlights and awards
KBO KBO MVP (1994) 6× KBO Golden Glove (1993–1994, 1996–1997, 2002–2003) 13× KBO All-Star (1993–1997, 2002–2009) KBO batting champion (1994) 4× Korean Series champion (1993, 1996–1997, 2009) 2× Korean Series MVP (1993, 1997) Kia Tigers No. 7 retired International All-WBC Team (2006)