Lee Jung-hoo

Lee Jung-hoo
Nexen 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 2017 season[2])
Batting average .324
Hits 179
Home runs 2
RBI 47
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Lee Jung-hoo
Hangul 이정후
Hanja 李政厚
Revised Romanization I Jeong-hu
McCune–Reischauer I ijŏn-hu

Lee Jung-hoo (Hangul: 이정후; born August 20, 1998) is a South Korean Outfielder who plays for the Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats left-handed. He is the son of former KBO League MVP Lee Jong-beom.

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 with a .324 average, 2 home runs, 47 RBIs 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. [3]

International career

He represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games.[4] He delivered the winning RBI against Chinese Taipei on November 17.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1998082100209125012&editNo=45&printCount=1&publishDate=1998-08-21&officeId=00020&pageNo=25&printNo=23966&publishType=00010
  2. ↑ "선수(타자) | 기록실 | KBO". koreabaseball.com. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. ↑ "Park, Baek end Dark Ages for local aces". koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. ↑ "2018 아시안게임 야구 대표팀 선수 교체" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ "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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