Lee Jong-beom

Lee Jong-Beom
Shortstop, Outfielder
Born: (1970-08-15) August 15, 1970
Batted: Right Threw: Right
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
Teams
As player Haitai Tigers (1993–1997) Chunichi Dragons (1998–2001) (NPB) Kia Tigers (2001–2012) As coach Hanwha Eagles (2013–2014)
Career highlights and awards
KBO 13× KBO All-Star Game (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) 6× Golden Glove Award (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003) 4× Korean Series champion (1993, 1996, 1997, 2009) 5× Led KBO In Runs (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2004) KBO Batting Champion (1994) Led KBO In Hits (1994) KBO MVP (1996) 2× Korean Series MVP (1993, 1996) Led KBO In Doubles (2003) Kia Tigers #7 retired

Lee Jong-Beom (Korean: 이종범, Hanja: 李鍾範; born August 15, 1970) is a South Korean professional baseball player who played for the Kia Tigers. He is nicknamed "Son of the Wind" (바람의 아들) 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.

References

External links

• Retire player information from Korea Baseball Organization
• Baseball Reference