Lee Jae-won (baseball)

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Lee Jae-won (born February 24, 1988) is South Korean professional baseball catcher for the SSG Landers of the KBO League. [1]

He represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games. [2]

After the 2018 season, he became a free agent and stayed at 6.9 billion won in total for four years. [3]

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References

  1. "SK's Lee Jae-won feels no pressure in pursuit of history". Yonhap . 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
  2. "2018 자카르타-팔렘방 아시안게임 야구 국가대표팀 최종 엔트리 확정" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  3. "SK, 이재원과 4년 총액 69억원에 FA 계약 체결". sports.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-06-18.
Lee Jae-won
Hanwha Eagles – No. 32
Catcher
Born: (1988-02-24) February 24, 1988 (age 36)
Inchon, South Korea
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
KBO debut
May 13, 2006, for the SK Wyverns