Lee Jong-bum’s son Lee Jong-hoo professes to challenge the US next offseason
The MLB official introduced outfielder Lee Jong-hu (Ki-um), the son of former Chunichi Lee Jong-bum, as a presence that will shake the FA market in the upcoming offseason. The 24-year-old who shines as the MVP this season and aims to challenge the majors using the posting system next off-season is attracting attention.
Now off, Trey Turner, Xander Bogaerts, Jacob de Grom and other star players have been transferred one following another, but “If you think the FA market is wild this winter, you should look forward to next winter.” Alongside Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani, Rafael Devers, and Manny Machado, Lee Jeong Hoo was considered a “feature”.
349 batting average, 23 homers, and 113 RBIs this season. It was reported that only the MVP hitter said, “It was a big news that I told the team that I wanted to transfer to MLB by posting.” He struck out just 32 in 627 at-bats last season, while walking 66. He has the highest .342 batting average of any hitter in KBO history with at least 3,000 plate appearances.
KBO hitters often struggle with MLB fastballs, but it was already highly evaluated that “power, meat power, and patience at bat will help him when he plays in the majors.”
(Full-Count editorial department)
