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South Korean baseball player
Baseball player
Lee Tae-Won
(
Korean
:
梨泰院
;
Hanja
:
李泰元
; born March 17, 1986, in
Seoul
,
South Korea
) is a South Korean former
catcher
for the
NC Dinos
in the
KBO League
. He bats and throws
right-handed
.
Amateur career
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Lee played baseball at Choongam High School in Seoul from 2002 to 2004. Prior to graduation, he was selected in the 2nd round (47th overall) of the 2005
KBO
draft by the LG Twins, which was the second-highest pick as a high school catcher. Although Lee was willing to play in the KBO without going to college, his mother opposed his decision strongly, and that conflict led him to give up baseball temporarily.
After sitting out the whole 2005 season, Lee eventually came back in 2006, deciding to play college baseball at
Dongguk University
. During his four-year college years, Lee was recognized as one of the best amateur catchers nationwide, becoming a fixture in the team's starting lineup in his freshman year and helping his team to win the national championship twice (in 2006 and 2008).
Lee made his first appearance on the international stage when he was selected for the
South Korea national baseball team
that would play in the
2006 Intercontinental Cup
. In 2009 Lee was called up to the South Korean national team and competed in the
Asian Baseball Championship
where he was named to the All-Star team, playing in all the games as a starting catcher and batting a team-leading .556.
Notable international careers
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Professional career
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Lee was selected in the 5th round (33rd overall) of the 2010 KBO Draft by the
LG Twins
. In the 2010 season, Lee played with the Twins' second-tier team but received criticism after batting below .200 and making critical errors behind the plate. After the 2010 season, Lee joined the
Sangmu Baseball Team
to do a two-year mandatory military service.
He played sparingly for the
NC Dinos
in 2013?2014, mostly as a late-inning defensive replacement. He finishing his career with a total of 20 hits in 148 at-bats for a batting average of .135.
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