Jong-Beom Lee

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Jong-Beom Lee
Hangul 이종범
Hanja 李鍾範

Jong-Beom Lee (born August 15, 1970) is a South Korean professional baseball player who plays for the Kia Tigers, the franchise with the most championship victories in Korean pro baseball history. He started his career at shortstop but now plays mainly center fielder.

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,
  • 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.