Lee Byung-kyu

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Lee Byung-kyu
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March 2009
Samsung Lions – No. 79
Outfielder
Born: (1974-10-25) October 25, 1974 (age 50)
Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
KBO debut
April 12, 1997, for the  LG Twins
Last appearance
October 8, 2016, for the LG Twins
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Men's baseball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team

Lee Byung-kyu (born October 25, 1974) is a South Korean retired baseball player who played 17 seasons for the LG Twins of the KBO League, as well as three seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He played as an outfielder.

Lee was a member of the South Korean team which finished eighth in the 1996 tournament. Four years later he was part of the South Korean baseball team which won the bronze medal.

Lee played for the LG Twins from 1997 to 2006 and then from 2010 to 2016. His number 9 was retired on July 9, 2017, in a ceremony that took place both before and after the game against the Hanwha Eagles.

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