Lee Hyun-Gon

Infobox KBO player
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textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Lee Hyun-Gon
position=Third baseman
team=Kia tigers
number=31
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|2|21
debutyear=2002
debutdate=May 2
debutteam=Kia Tigers
statyear=2007
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.286
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=16
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=140
teams=
*Kia Tigers (2002–present)

Lee Hyun-Gon (Hangul: 이현곤, Hanja: 李賢坤) (born Feb 21, 1980 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a third baseman who plays for the Kia Tigers in Korean professional baseball league.

Amateur career

Lee attended Gwangju Jaeil High School in Gwangju, South Korea. In 1997, he was selected for the South Korean Junior National Team that finished in the 5th place at the 1997 World Junior Baseball Championship in Canada. Lee led the attack alongside Jung-Keun Bong (the eventual MVP of this event) and Hee-Seop Choi, by hitting .480 and 3HRs.

After graduation from high school, he got into Yonsei University instead of turning pro directly. In 1998, he was selected for the South Korean Junior National Team once again and participated in the 1998 Asian Junior Baseball Championship.

In his senior year at Yonsei University, he was selected for the South Korean National Team (this team was made up of only college players) and competed in the 2001 Asian Baseball Championship in Taiwan. The team eventually won the silver medal, and Lee swept most batting record titles (home run and batting averages) including All-Star selection.

Notable international careers

Professional career

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

2007 season

Lee's 2007 season was the best of his career, thus far. He played in all 137 regular-season games and had career highs in batting average (.333; leading the KBO league) , hits (153; leading the league), runs (63), doubles (31), RBI (48), and walks (43).

He was selected again for the South Korean National Team and competed in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship in Taiwan.

Notable international careers

References

* [http://www.koreabaseball.com/record/player.asp?player_id=72606 Profile and stats on the KBO official website]