Lee Taek-keun

Lee Taek-Keun
Lee Taek-Keun
Woori Heroes – No. 29
	Outfielder
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
	April 2, 2003, for the Doosan Bears
Career statistics ; (through 2007)
Batting average	.308
Home runs	28
RBI	161
Teams
	Hyundai Unicorns / Woori Heroes (2003–2007) / (2008–present);

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Lee Taek-Keun (Hangul: 이택근, Hanja: 李宅根) (born July 10, 1980 in Busan, South Korea) is an outfielder who plays for the Woori Heroes in Korean professional baseball league.

Amateur career

Attending Kyungnam Commerce High School in Busan, South Korea, Lee was a catcher. In 1998, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team that finished in the 3rd place at the 1998 Asian Junior Baseball Championship in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

After graduation from high school, he got into Korea University instead of turning pro directly in 1999.

In his freshman year at Korea University, he made his first appearance for the South Korea national baseball team, and competed in the 1999 Intercontinental Cup (this team was made up of only college players). In 2002, he competed in the 1st World University Baseball Championship in Taiwan.

Notable international careers

Year	Venue	Competition	Final Result
1998	Chinese Taipei	Asian Junior Baseball Championship	3th place
1999	Australia	Intercontinental Cup	7th place
2002	Chinese Taipei	World University Baseball Championship	5th place

Professional career

Lee started his pro career as a catcher, but failed to make an impact with the team as a catcher in the Unicorns because of his defensive deficiencies even though he became one of the most reliable and consistent hitters in the team. 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 2007, he finished ninth in batting average (.313) and sixth in hits (137), and participated in the Asian Baseball Championship and led his team to the silver medal.