Dae-ho Lee

Lee Dae-ho
Lee with the Lotte Giants
First baseman
Born: (1982-06-21) June 21, 1982 (age 42)
Busan, South Korea
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
KBO: September 19, 2001, for the Lotte Giants
NPB: March 30, 2012, for the Orix Buffaloes
MLB: April 4, 2016, for the Seattle Mariners
Last appearance
NPB: October 29, 2015, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
MLB: October 3, 2016, for the Seattle Mariners
KBO: October 8, 2022, for the Lotte Giants
KBO statistics
Batting average.309
Home runs374
Runs batted in1,425
NPB statistics
Batting average.293
Home runs98
Runs batted in348
MLB statistics
Batting average.253
Home runs14
Runs batted in49
Teams
Career highlights and awards
KBO

NPB

Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place 2009 Los Angeles Team
2015 WBSC Premier12
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tokyo Team
Dae-ho Lee
Hangul
이대호
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Dae-ho
McCune–ReischauerRi Tae-ho

Lee Dae-ho (Korean: 이대호, Hanja: 李大浩; Korean pronunciation: [i.dɛ̝.ɦo]; born June 21, 1982) is a South Korean professional baseball player who played as a first baseman.[1][2] During his career, he played for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League, Orix Buffaloes and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Lee batted and threw right-handed. He hit home runs in nine consecutive games for the first time in world baseball history.[3] According to a Gallup Korea's survey conducted in 2011, Lee was chosen as the most popular player in the KBO League.[4]

  1. ^ "KBO slugger Lee Dae-ho retires". The Dong-a Ilbo. October 8, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "S. Korean baseball legend Lee Dae-ho retires after 22 seasons". Yonhap News Agency. October 8, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Lee Dae-ho sets world record with 9 consecutive-game home runs. Korea Times. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  4. ^ (in Korean) 최고 인기선수는 이대호[usurped]