Dae-Ho Lee, Infield

Date of Birth: 6/21/1982
Birthplace: Busan, South Korea

Dae-Ho Lee, infielder, played in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) from 2001 through 2011. He won the KBO batting title in 2006, 2010, and 2011 and he led the league in home runs and RBIs in 2006 and 2010 and in hits in 2010 and 2011. He won the KBO Triple Crown in 2006 with a batting average of .336, 26 home runs, and 88 RBIs. In 2010, he became the first player in KBO history to hit home runs in eight straight games and he earned the world record for nine straight games on August 14, 2010. That season, he won the league's MVP award and he led the KBO in batting average, home runs, RBIs, on base percentage, hits, slugging percentage, and runs. In 2011, he again led the KBO in batting average (.357), hits (176), and on base percentage (.433). He was the KBO's All Star Game MVP twice (2005, 2008). In addition to his batting honors, Lee earned four Gold Glove awards (2005, 2007, 2010, 2011) for his fielding abilities.

In December, 2011, Lee signed a two-year contract to play in Japan. He played in the NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) from 2012 through 2015.

Lee signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners on February 3, 2016. He played in 104 games with the Mariners in 2016. He had 74 hits, 14 home runs, 49 RBIs, and a .253 batting average. Defensively, as the Mariners' first baseman in 84 games, he made 28 assists, 68 double plays, 554 putouts, and 2 errors.

Lee became a free agent on November 3, 2016. He hasn't played professional baseball since 2016.

Sources for Information
Wikipedia - Dae-Ho Lee
Baseball Reference - Dae-Ho Lee