2024-07-24 07:11:04
He played well in the Korea-Japan Dream Players game, with 3 hits and 2 walks.
Lee Jong-beom (53), the ‘Son of the Wind’, showed his unique ‘class’ with his skills that have not lost any rust.
The Korean legend team led by coach Kim In-sik lost 6-10 to the Japanese legend team in the friendly match ‘Korea-Japan Dream Players Game’ held at the Kitahiroshima Escon Field Hokkaido in Hokkaido, Japan on the 22nd.
Although the game was lost, Lee Jong-beom’s performance as the starting leadoff hitter for Korea, who earned 3 hits and 2 walks, was outstanding.
Jong-Beom Lee is a legendary hitter who played in 1,706 KBO League games, posting a batting average of 0.297, 1,797 hits, 194 home runs, 730 RBIs, 1,100 runs, and 510 stolen bases.
He hung up his bat after the 2011 season, but after 13 years, he returned to the plate and proved why he is called a ‘legendary hitter’.
After the game, Lee Jong-beom said, “This is my first game in 13 years since I retired. I trained yesterday and felt that my body wasn’t keeping up,” but once I got into the game, he revealed the secret to his performance, saying, “My nervousness actually worked.”
He continued, “It was fun. Previously, I poured all my energy into the Korea-Japan match, but today, I worked hard as if I was playing neighborhood baseball with good friends.”
Lee Jong-beom, who started as a center fielder that day, moved to second base and played an active role in defense. He made a good diving catch on the opponent’s hit in the 6th inning, but he also sweated after making an error with a ‘defensive’ throw.
Lee Jong-beom, who laughed and said, “That’s the limit of age,” also felt the passage of time since his retirement as he joked, “I felt that my reflexes decreased when I lay down.”
The Korea-Japan match is a match with a different kind of pressure. Lee Jong-beom also looked back on his childhood days, saying, “Ever since I was young, I have thought of the match against Japan as if it were my life. Japan was a strong opponent, and I remember my childhood when we played as a team to defeat that strong opponent.”
However, after retiring from active duty, the opposing players I met again after a long time felt more like old friends. Lee Jong-beom also showed his composure, saying, “Now that they are retired, they all have potbelly and bald heads, so I think those aspects can be enjoyable as well.”
Although it did not bring victory, it left behind an unforgettable page of memories.
Lee Jong-beom said, “Even though we lost, it is a happy memory. I had fun meeting Japanese juniors that I knew from playing in Japan.” He also congratulated Yoshio Itoi, who hit a three-run comeback in the sixth inning that day.
He said, “I felt regretful that Korean players could not play in stadiums like this. I am leaving with the hope that our players will also play in stadiums like this in the future.”
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