Lee Jong-beom

Lee Jong-beom, born on 15 August 1970, is a South Korean former professional baseball player nicknamed Son of the Wind for his speed, and is widely regarded as one of the best five-tool players in Korean baseball history. He spent his Korean career with the Haitai Tigers, later the Kia Tigers, starting out as a shortstop and moving mainly to the outfield in later years. In 1994 he was the KBO League Most Valuable Player, hit .393 for the season and stole a league record 84 bases. He won six Golden Glove awards and was a thirteen time KBO All Star, and he was twice the Korean Series Most Valuable Player as the Tigers won four Korean Series titles. From 1998 to 2001 he played in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons before returning to the Tigers. He captained South Korea at the 2006 World Baseball Classic, where the team won bronze and he was named to the All WBC Team, and the Tigers retired his number 7 in 2012.