Ju-hyoung Lee

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Ju-hyoung Lee (이주형)

  • Bats Left, Throws Right
  • Height 6' 0", Weight 176 lb.

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Biographical Information[edit]

Ju-hyoung Lee played in the Korea Baseball Organization.

Lee represented South Korea in the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup. In the Bronze Medal Game, his 2-run homer off Australia's Will Sherriff made his team 6-5 winners. It was his only homer in their nine games but he scored ten hits and hit .364/.500/.485. He tied for 3rd in the Cup in runs. The LG Twins selected him in the second round of the 2020 KBO draft, and he missed his first season due to right foot injury. Lee was 2-for-16 in 2021, then he was enlisted into the military in August and missed the next season. The Twins traded him with Dong-kyu Kim to the Kiwoom Heroes for Won-tae Choi in the middle of the 2023 season, and he ended up hitting .326/.390/.507 with 6 homers. Lee a the starting outfielder for the Heroes in 2024, and he recorded a .266/.352/.402 batting line with 13 homers. He then made it onto Korea's roster for the 2024 Premier 12.

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