Lee Seung-yuop

In Korea they called him the National Hitter, and the numbers hold up: 56 home runs in a single season for the Samsung Lions is the sort of line that makes you check the source twice. What I respect more is the second act. He crossed to Japan for the Chiba Lotte Marines, the Yomiuri Giants and the Orix Buffaloes, going from national hero to foreign import, where a slump gets you dismissed rather than forgiven. He lasted, and he left a mark. Now he is back in the game as a coach and manager. Watching a natural hitter try to teach what he once did on instinct is its own kind of story.

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Name (English)

Lee Seung-yuop

Name (Japanese)

李承燁

Reading

い・すんよぷ

Born

August 18, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Daegu, South Korea

Height

183 cm

Occupation

baseball player / baseball coach / baseball manager

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

High school

Kyeongbuk High School

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Seung-yuop
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E6%89%BF%E7%87%81%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50606

Tags

• baseball player
• baseball coach
• baseball manager

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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