Leron Lee

レロン・リー　/　れろん・りー

American baseball player

March 4, 1948 (age 78)　・　Bakersfield, California, United States

California
baseball player

My Take

I love that Leron Lee is one of those names that means way more in Japan than back home, and that quietly delights me. He was a solid MLB outfielder bouncing around the Cardinals, Dodgers, Indians and Padres, but it was crossing the Pacific to the Lotte Orions where he became a genuine legend, racking up four All-Star nods and four Best Nine awards over eleven seasons. To me he's the perfect example of a player who found his true home far from where everyone expected, and his ridiculous lifetime batting average in NPB still gets brought up in awe. The fact that his nephew Derrek Lee later starred in the majors only makes the whole Lee baseball story feel that much cooler. Quietly iconic, underrated everywhere except where it counted.

Overview

Leron Lee (born March 4, 1948) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played eight seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He then played eleven seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for the Lotte Orions, where he was a four-time All-Star and a four-time Best Nine Award-winner.

1. Profile

Name (English): Leron Lee
Name (Japanese): レロン・リー
Reading: れろん・りー
Born: March 4, 1948 (age 78)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rat
Origin: Bakersfield, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 183 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Grant Union High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC