Jung-hoo Lee Parents: Meet Lee Jung-hoo & Jeong Yeon-hee

Jung-hoo Lee parents-South Korean professional baseball outfielder, Jung-hoo Lee was born on August 20, 1998, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Who are Jung-hoo Lee’s parents?

Jung-hoo Lee was born to Lee Jung-hoo and Jeong Yeon-hee. He has a sister named Lee Ga-hyun.

Who is Lee Jong-hoo?

Lee Jong-hoo is the father of Jung-hoo Lee. He was born on  August 15, 1970, in Gwangju, South Korea. He was a former professional baseball player from South Korea who spent his playing career with the Chunichi Dragons in Japan and the Kia Tigers, previously the Haitai Tigers in the KBO League. His career ended in 2011.

Who is Jeong Yeon-hee?

Jeong Yeon-hee is the mother of Jung-hoo lee. As of the time of filing this report, we have no further details about her personal life at the moment.

Jung-hoo Lee career

At the age of seven, Lee Jung-hoo garnered notoriety for his passion for baseball and his aptitude in the game through a feature on his father.

In the 2017 Draft (conducted in 2016), Lee was chosen as an infielder by the Nexen Heroes. Without first going through the KBO Futures League, Lee was added to the team’s opening day roster at the age of 18 after an outstanding spring training campaign.

After switching to outfield, Lee became the first rookie from a high school to play in every KBO game. At bat, he concluded the season 324/.395/.417 with 12 stolen bases, 47 RBIs, 2 home runs, and 179 hits a new rookie record was achieved.

Lee was chosen as the KBO League Rookie of the Year at the end of the season. He batted.355/.412/.477 in 2018. He batted.336/.386/.456 in 2019. He was the playoff series MVP in 2019.

With the most thefts in a game (three) and a batting average of.310 (nine hits in 29 at-bats), his father, Lee Jong-beom, received the MVP award in the 1993 Korean Series.

With Lee Jung-hoo’s nomination, a father and son shared a playoff MVP award for the first time in KBO history. With a batting line of.333, 15 home runs, 101 RBI, and a career-high OPS of.921, Lee was awarded another Golden Glove Award in 2020.

After participating in 142 games and hitting.349/.421/.575 with 23 home runs and 113 RBI in the 2022 season, Lee was named the KBO League Most Valuable Player Award winner.

With 65 RBI and six home runs in 85 games for Kiwoom in 2023, Lee hit.319/.407/.456. It was revealed on July 25, 2023, that Lee would require surgery to end the season due to an ankle fracture. Lee received a formal posting to Major League Baseball (MLB) from the Heroes on December 4.

At the 2018 Asian Games, he competed on behalf of South Korea. On November 17, he hit the game-winning RBI against Chinese Taipei.

In the 2019 WBSC Premier12 competition, Lee represented Team Korea and won the most doubles with five. At the Olympics in Tokyo 2020, he was South Korea’s representative.

Source: www.Ghgossip.com

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