Lee Jung-hoo

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.

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Jung-hoo
Kiwoom Heroes – No. 51
Outfielder
Born: (1998-08-20) August 20, 1998
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan[1]
Bats: Left Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 1, 2017, for the Nexen Heroes
KBO statistics
(through August 1, 2019[2])
Batting average.333
Home runs14
RBI172
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Lee Jung-hoo
Hangul
이정후
Hanja
李政厚
Revised RomanizationI Jeong-hu
McCune–ReischauerI ijŏn-hu

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

Professional career

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]

International career

He represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games.[8] He delivered the winning RBI against Chinese Taipei on November 17.[9] 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. "선수(타자) | 기록실 | KBO". koreabaseball.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. "Power rankings, top players, key storylines and more: Everything you need for KBO opening day". ESPN.com. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  4. Yoo Jee-ho. "2nd-generation KBO star wants to see more sons of ex-players thrive," Yonhap News Agency (July 04, 2020).
  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. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  7. "부전자전 이정후, 이종범과 최초 부자 PS MVPIdate=2019-10-18".
  8. "2018 아시안게임 야구 대표팀 선수 교체" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  9. "Lee Jung-hoo delivers game-winning triple in sixth inning as South Korea nips Taiwan". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
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