Lee Yong-kyu
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| Hanwha Eagles – No. 15 | |||
| Center fielder | |||
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Born: August 26, 1985 Kunsan, South Korea |
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| KBO debut | |||
| April 2, 2004, for the LG Twins | |||
| KBO statistics (through though 2015) |
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| Batting average | .299 | ||
| RBI | 362 | ||
| Stolen bases | 285 | ||
| Hits | 1380 | ||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
| Olympics | ||
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2008 Beijing | Team |
| World Baseball Classic | ||
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2009 Los Angeles | Team |
| 2015 WBSC Premier12 | ||
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2015 Tokyo | Team |
Lee Yong-kyu (Hangul: 이용규, Hanja: 李容圭) (born August 26, 1985) is an outfielder who plays for the Hanwha Eagles of the KBO League. He bats and throws left-handed
Lee attended Duksoo High School in Seoul, South Korea. In 2003, he was selected for the South Korea national junior baseball eam and competed in the 5th Asian Junior Baseball Championship held in Bangkok, Thailand. Lee led his team to the 14-0 mercy rule victory over China in the round robin phase of the competition, going 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs. South Korea eventually won the Championship for the second time by beating Taiwan in the final.
Lee debuted with the 2004 LG Twins, but after the 2004 season he was traded to the Kia Tigers.
In 2006, Lee batted a career-high .318 (third in the KBO league), and was first in hits (154), second in runs (78) and third in stolen bases (38). He also won his first Golden Glove Award. After the 2006 season, he was selected for the South Korea national baseball team and competed in the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
In 2007, Lee was converted from right field to center field. However, he stole only 17 bases, and his batting average dipped to .280, showing a weakness against inside breaking balls from lefties.
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