Lee Hyun-Gon / 이현곤 (Baseball Player)

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Lee Hyun-Gon / 이현곤





Kia Tigers --- No. 31
Shortstop
Dogum Tarihi: 21 Subat 1980 (31 yasinda)
Dogum Yeri: Gwangju, Güney Kore

Mesleki Baslangici

KBO: 2 Mayis 2002, Kia Tigers adina

Takimlar

Kia Tigers (2002- )

Kariyer En’leri ve Ödülleri

Korean Series sampiyonu (2009)

Lee Hyun-Gon, KBO’da Kia Tigers adina oynayan Güney Koreli bir shortstop oyuncusudur.

Amatör Kariyeri

Lee, Güney Kore Gwangju’da Gwangju Jaeil Lisesi’ne katildi. 1997 yilinda, Kanada’da düzenlenen 1997 Dünya Çocuk Beyzbol Sampiyonasi’ni 5. olarak bitirdiginde Güney Kore ulusal takimina seçildi. Lee, 3 basarili, 480 vurusla Choi Hee-Seop, Lee Jin-Young ve bunlarin yani sira Bong Jun-Keun (bu organizasyonun olasi MVP kazanani)’a karsi hücum etti.

Liseden mezuniyetiyle Lee, 1998 KBO kura seçimlerinin ilk raundunda Haitai Tigers tarafindan seçildi. Ama Lee, dogrudan profesyonellige geçmek yerine Yonsei Üniversitesi’ne girdi. 1998 yilinda 1998 Asya Çocuk Beyzbol Sampiyonasi’na katildi ve bir kez daha Güney Kore ulusal çocuk takimina seçildi.

Yonsei Üniversitesi’nde ikinci sinif ögrencisi oldugunda Lee, 1999 yilinin Kasim ayinda Avustralya, Sydney’de sahip oldugu 1999 Kitalar arasi Kupasi ile Güney Kore ulusal beyzbol takiminda ilk çikisini yapti.

2000 yilinda bir çocukken Lee, 2000 Yaz Olimpiyatlari için Güney Kore ulusal takiminin isim listesine son 5 erkek olarak adini yazdirdi.

2001 yilinda kidemliyken, Güney Kore ulusal takimi için seçildi ve Tayvan’da ki 2001 Asya Beyzbol Sampiyonasi’nda görevlendirildi. Takim sonunda gümüs madalya kazandi ve Lee, Yildiz Oyuncu seçilmesi dahil olmak üzere basarili ve ortalama basarili zamanlar belgelerini kazandi. Kasim ayinda Lee, amatör bir oyuncu olarak tekrar Güney Kore ulusal takimina çagrildi ve 2001 Beyzbol Dünya Kupasi’nda görevlendirildi. Turnuvada, yardimci saha oyuncusu olarak 292 vurus yapti, ikinci, üçüncü kaleci ve shortstop olarak oynadi.

Profesyonel Kariyeri

15 Ocak 2002 yilinda Kia Tigers ile bir antlasma imzaladi ve Lee 2 Mayis 2002 yilinda profesyonel lig baslangicini yapti.

2007

2007 yili Lee’nin kariyerinin bu zamana kadar ki en iyi sezonuydu. Tüm 137 kadrolu sezon oyunlarinda oynadi. Lee ilk vurus belgesini kazandi.

Kasim ayinda Lee, Güney Kore ulusal takimi için tekrar seçildi ve Tayvan’da düzenlenen 2007 Asya Beyzbol Sampiyonasi’nda görevlendirildi.

2008

Lee’nin ertesi yil söhreti zayifladi. Ortalama basarili zamanlari 257’ye düstü, sezon boyunca olmasi gerekenin çok altinda vuruslar yapti. Tekrar 100 pozitif ve 40 RBI2lik vuruslar yapmasina ragmen 2008 KBO sezonunda en agir hayal kirikligina ugramis oyunculardan biri olarak nitelendirildi.

2009

Lee, 2009 yilinda Tigers adina bir baslangiç shortstop oyuncusu olarak 120 oyunda oynadi. Ama, bütün sezonu boyunca 9 vur emri üzerine kaleyle mücadele etti ve ardi ardina üç sezon basarisiz oldu.


English


Kia Tigers --- No. 31
Shortstop
Date of Birth: February 21, 1980 (age 31)
Date of Place: Gwangju, South Korea

Professional Debut

KBO: May 2, 2002 for the Kia Tigers

Teams

Kia Tigers (2002–present)

Career Highlights and Awards

Korean Series champion (2009)

Lee Hyun-Gon is a South Korean shortstop who plays for the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.

Amateur Career

Lee attended Gwangju Jaeil High School in Gwangju, South Korea. In 1997, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team that finished 5th in the 1997 World Junior Baseball Championship in Canada. Lee led the attack alongside Bong Jung-Keun (the eventual MVP of this event), Choi Hee-Seop and Lee Jin-Young, by hitting .480 with 3 home runs.

Upon graduation from high school, Lee was selected by the Haitai Tigers in the first round of the 1998 KBO Draft. However, he entered Yonsei University instead of turning pro directly. In 1998, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team once again and participated in the 1998 Asian Junior Baseball Championship.

As a sophomore at Yonsei University, Lee made his first appearance with the South Korea national baseball team in November 1999, at the 1999 Intercontinental Cup held in Sydney, Australia.

As a junior in 2000, Lee was named to South Korea national team's final 5-man reserve roster for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

As a senior in 2001, he was selected for the South Korean national team, and competed in the 2001 Asian Baseball Championship in Taiwan. The team eventually earned the silver medal, and Lee won home run and batting average titles including All-Star selection. In November, Lee was called up to the South Korean national team as an amateur player again, and competed in the 2001 Baseball World Cup. In the tournament, he hit .292 as a utility infielder, playing at second base, third base and shortstop.

Professional Career

Signed by the Kia Tigers on January 15, 2002, Lee made his pro league debut on May 2, 2002.

2007

Lee's 2007 season was the best of his career, thus far. He played in all 137 regular-season games, and posted career highs in batting average (.338), hits (153), runs (63), doubles (31), RBI (48) and walks (43). Lee won his first batting title, and led the KBO league in hits.

In November, Lee was selected again for the South Korea national team, and competed in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship in Taiwan. However, he had only three at-bats through the tournament, mainly appearing as a pinch runner in the games.

2008

Lee faded the following year. His batting average dipped to just .257, batting at the bottom of the order during the season. Although Lee hit 40 RBIs and again had 100-plus hits (102), he was considered one of the most disappointing offensive players in the 2008 KBO season.

2009

In 2009, Lee played in 120 games as a starting shortstop for the Tigers. However, he struggled at the plate, batting 9th in the order during the whole season, and failed to have three consecutive seasons of 100-plus hits. Lee stole a career-high 11 bases, but finished the season with the second-lowest career batting average of .253, 2 home runs, 33 RBIs and 92 hits.

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