Lee Taek-Keun / 이택근 (Baseball Player)

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Lee Taek-Keun / 이택근 (Baseball Player)



Lee Taek-Keun (Hangul: 이택근, Hanja: 李宅根) (10 Temmuz 1980; Busan, Güney Kore) Kore Beysbol Organizasyonu takimlarindan Nexen Heroes için oynayan bir dis saha oyuncusudur. Atis ve tutuslarda sag elini kullanir.

Kariyeri

Kyungnam ticaret lisesine katildiginda, en iyi tutucular arasinda olarak düsünülüyordu. 1998 yilinda, Tayvan, Kaohsiung’da gerçeklesen ve Güney Kore Genç Milli Takiminin 3. olarak tamamladigi 1998 Asya Gençler Beysbol Sampiyonasi için seçildi.

1999 yilinda liseden mezun olduktan sonra, hemen profesyonel olmak yerine, Kore Üniversitesi’nde kolejler düzeyinde beysbol oynamayi tercih etti. Baslangiç 9’unda yer aldigi ilk kolej ligi sezonunda en iyi amatör ofensif tutuculardan biri olarak seçildi. Ayni yil, 1999 Kitalar Arasi Kupasi’nda yer almak üzere Güney Kore Milli Takimina çagirildi. Kore’nin Küba karsisindaki ilk galibiyetini aldigi, turnuvanin ilk maçinda takiminin galibiyetinde büyük rol oynadi.

Ülkesinin turnuvayi 6. olarak tamamladigi 2001 Dünya Beysbol Sampiyonasi için Güney Kore Milli Takimina çagrildi.

2002 yilinda, Messina, Italya’da gerçeklesen Dünya Üniversite Beysbol Sampiyonasi için Güney Kore Milli takimi adina vurucu ve atici olarak mücadele etti.

2003 yilinda Hyundai Unicorns tarafindan seçilerek profesyonel kariyerine tutucu olarak basladi. Çabuk bir sekilde takiminin en güvenilir ve tutarli vurucularindan biri olmasina ragmen, savunma konusundaki eksikleri nedeniyle, yakalayici olarak bir etki yaratamadi. Bu yüzden 2006 yilinda takimi, Lee’yi, bir dis saha oyuncusuna dönüstürmeye ikna etti. 2006 sezonu basladiginda artik tam anlamiyla bir dis saha oyuncusu oldu.

Basarili geçen 2006 sezonunun ardindan All-Star takimina dahil edildi. Doha, Katar’da düzenlenen 2006 Asya Oyunlari Güney Kore Milli Takimi kadrosuna dahil edildi.

2007 sezon sonu istatistiklerinde toplam atislarda dokuzuncu, vuruslarda altinci olarak belirlendi.

2008 sezonunda vuruslarda yedinci siradan listede yerini aldi. 2008 yilinda Pekin, Çin’de düzenlenen 2008 Yaz Olimpiyat Oyunlari beysbol turnuvasinda altin madalya kazanan Güney Kore Milli Takimi için mücadele etti.

Mayis 2009’da; 2009 Dünya Beysbol Klasigi için tekrar Güney Kore Milli Takimina çagirildi. 7 maçin kadrosunda kosucu ve orta saha oyuncusu olarak yer aldi. 2009 KBO sezonunda gösterdigi basarili performansla, 11 Aralik 2009’da dis saha oyunculari dalinda altin eldiven ödülüne layik görüldü.

Takimlari

Hyundai Unicorns / Seoul Heroes (2003 - 2009)

LG Twins (2010 - 2011)

Nexen Heroes (2012 - halen)

Basarilari

Altin Madalya - 2008 Pekin Olimpiyat Oyunlari

Gümüs Madalya - 2009 Los Angeles Dünya Beysbol Klasigi

English



Lee Taek-Keun (Hangul: 이택근, Hanja: 李宅根) (born July 10, 1980 in Busan, South Korea) is an outfielder who plays for the Nexen Heroes in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.

Career

Attending Kyungnam Commerce High School in Busan, South Korea, Lee was considered one of the top high school catching prospects. In 1998, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team that finished in 3rd place at the 1998 Asian Junior Baseball Championship in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Upon graduation from high school in 1999, he chose to play college baseball at Korea University instead of turning pro directly. Lee was soon regarded as one of the best offensive amateur catchers in the nation, becoming a fixture in the starting nine in his first collegiate season. In his freshman year at Korea University, he was called up to the South Korea national baseball team, and participated in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup. In Korea's first game of the round-robin tournament against Cuba, he led his team to a memorable 4-3 victory, which was South Korea's first victory over Cuba at international baseball competitions organized by the IBAF.

In 2001, Lee was selected for the South Korea national baseball team, that finished in 6th place at the 2001 Baseball World Cup. Lee was one of five amateur players on the roster.

In 2002, Lee competed for the South Korea national baseball team again in the inaugural World University Baseball Championship held in Messina, Italy, manning the designated hitting and the catching positions.

Signed by the Hyundai Unicorns in 2003, Lee started his pro career as a catcher. Although Lee immediately became one of the most reliable and consistent hitters in the team, he failed to make an impact with the Unicorns as a catcher due to his defensive deficiencies. So, the team convinced Lee to convert to the outfield in spring training 2006. As the 2006 season started, the team finally moved Lee to the outfield permernantly.

In the 2006 season, he finished second in batting average (.322), tenth in RBI (66) and sixth in hits (135), and was selected to the All-Star team. After the season, he was selected for the South Korea national team and competed in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar.

In the 2007 season, he finished ninth in batting average (.313) and sixth in hits (137).

In the 2008 season, Lee had a .317 batting average, that ranked seventh overall, with 12 home runs and 118 hits. He also stole 18 bases, batting leadoff. In August 2008, he competed for the South Korean national team in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, where they won the gold medal in the baseball tournament.

In March 2009, Lee was called up to the South Korea national baseball team for the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He appeared in 7 games, but mostly served as a pinch runner and backup center fielder. In the 2009 KBO season, Lee had another impressive performance. He batted .311 (eighth in the league) and posted career-highs in hits (142), home runs (15), doubles (26), RBI (66), runs (84) and stolen bases (43). Lee finished third in stolen bases (43 in 51 attempts) and his stolen base percentage (.843) was higher than title-winner Lee Dae-Hyung and runner-up Jeong Keun-Woo.

On December 11, 2009, he won the Golden Glove Award in outfielder nomination.

Teams

Hyundai Unicorns / Seoul Heroes (2003 - 2009)

LG Twins (2010 - 2011)

Nexen Heroes (2012 - Present)







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