Lee Jong-wook (baseball)

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Lee Jong-wook
Lee Jong-wook in 2013
NC Dinos – No. 39
Outfielder
Born: (1980-06-18) June 18, 1980 (age 44)
Bats: Left Throws: Left
KBO debut
February 2, 2003, for the Hyundai Unicorns
KBO statistics (through 2018 season)
Batting average	.291
Home runs	41
Runs batted in	543
Stolen bases	340
Teams
Hyundai Unicorns (2003–2005) Doosan Bears (2006–2013) NC Dinos (2014–present)
Medals Men's baseball Olympics 2008 Beijing Team World Baseball Classic 2009 Los Angeles Team

Lee Jong-wook (Korean: 이종욱; Hanja: 李鍾旭; born June 18, 1980) is a South Korean outfielder who plays for the Doosan Bears in the Korean professional baseball league.

In 2003, he joined the Hyundai Unicorns after graduating from Youngnam University in Daegu. However, he did not play any games since he joined the military service in December of that year.

In 2006, when he was discharged from the military, he joined the Doosan Bears as a trainee. At that time, he tried to practice and develop his skill. At last, The Doosan's Head coach Kim Kyung-Moon selected him and Lee tried to survive, not to lose the opportunity. As a result, he could settle down the major group of Bears.

In Summer Olympic Games 2008, Lee contributed to win the gold medal for his national team.^[1] In the team's first game of round-robin play against the United States, he hit the game-winning sacrifice fly to score Lee Taek-Keun in the bottom of the 9th inning.

His biggest advantage was to run fast. Therefore, he made fifty-one steals in that season even though his team failed to join the post-season in 2006. Next year, he made forty-seven steals while he hit a homer and made a 0.316 hitting average. He can run to the third base if he hit a ball to the further course of a stadium. He can steal to the second or third base in any situation even a good pitcher marks tightly or a catcher throws a ball exactly. In addition, he can catch a flying ball which drops into the point in which any outfielder get hardly or miss.^{[citation needed]}

He contributed and led the Bears to the Final round of 2007 and 2008 post-season. Especially he made 0.517 hitting average and three SBs in playoffs 2008. And won the Most Valuable Player straight two years in 2007 and 2008 playoff of two post-seasons.

• 2007 Golden Glove Award (Outfielder)
• 2008 Golden Glove Award (Outfielder)
• 2010 Golden Glove Award (Outfielder)

• 2006 Stolen Bases Title
• 2008 Runs Leader

Bold = led KBO

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