Lee Seung-yeop, 47, manager of the Doosan Bears in the Korean baseball history, is the best home run hitter in Korean baseball history. Since his debut with the Samsung Lions in 1997, he has mostly broken the history of home runs in the KBO League. He set the record of 56 home runs in a season in 2003, and became the first player to record 400 home runs in 2015.
He has been the undisputed No. 1 player for a long time with 467 home runs. Since leading the league with his 352nd career home run on June 20, 2013, he has given up his position for nearly 11 years. Despite playing in Japan for eight years (2004-2011), no Korean home run hitter has been able to match Lee. He is also the undisputed No. 4 hitter of the Korean national team who hit a decisive home run in international competitions. 토토사이트
There is a batter who thumbs up by saying, "Young people these days respect me." He is Choi Jeong (37), an infielder with SSG Landers. Choi Jeong is approaching Lee's career home run record by five. He finished the last season with a total of 458 homers, and hit five in the first nine games of the season, increasing the number of home runs to 463. The day is approaching when the hero who led the team in home runs, who used to be like an iron castle, will change.
Lee, who is currently playing three consecutive games against the SSG in Incheon, said, "It seems to be a given that Choi Jeong is the No. 1 homerun player in the KBO league. I want to congratulate him in advance." "Choi Jeong is a player that I can respect. It is truly an incredible ability to maintain good performance without any major injuries for 20 years."
Choi Jeong-eun lowered himself to this assessment. Recently, he said, "Lee Seung-yeop played in Japan for eight seasons. Lee has 626 home runs (including 159 in total) in Japan," and stressed, "He hit far fewer home runs in the capital of Gyeonggi Province, and he hit far more memorable home runs."
"Even if I hit more than 467, most fans wouldn't feel like a new record was born. Even if I hit my 468th home run, it's hard to say that I am the No. 1 in home run history," he said. "It doesn't change that you are the king of home runs forever."
However, Lee also acknowledged the value of history to be rewritten, saying, "Of course, Choi Jeong should be recognized as the hero of the home run record." "Choi Jeong has a pretty swing. Even though he is not physically big, he is capable of producing home runs," Lee said, reiterating that he is a home run hitter who everyone acknowledges.
Lee's only wish for Choi was that he could take a break from the game against Doosan, as the record will be released soon. Contrary to his expectations, Choi hit a solo home run off Doosan starter Choi Won-joon after two outs in the first inning of the game on Tuesday. He was his fifth homerun and 463rd overall in this season's homerun.