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Just one shy of 500th home run
이승엽, 통산 500홈런에 1개 차
Posted : 2012-07-16 16:44
Updated : 2012-07-16 16:44
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Samsung Lions slugger Lee Seung-yeop smiles in this July 4 file photo. Lee hit his 499th career home run Sunday in Seoul.
/ Yonhap
By Jung Min-ho

Samsung Lions slugger Lee Seung-yeop only needs one more big hit for his 500th career home run. No one in the KBO’s 30-year-history has ever accomplished that milestone. Even in Major League Baseball in the United States, only 25 players have reached the landmark figure in its 136-year-history, including the New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez.

The 35-year-old recorded his 499th homer along with one hit in five at bats, scoring two runs in his team’s 11-8 victory against the Kia Tigers on Sunday. Lee has 340 home runs in the KBO as well as 159 in his eight years in the Japanese league.

He is now tied with former Hanwha Eagles infielder Jang Jong-hun’s for the second most home runs in the local league, 11 behind legendary Korean hitter Yang Joon-hyuk’s 351.

Nonetheless, Lee doesn’t seem to be satisfied with his recent performances.

“Despite today’s home run, I’m pretty upset with the poor swings that I’ve made,” he said after the game. “I’m not thinking about the home run record. I’m trying to pace myself. Then, maybe good news is ahead.”

Even at the beginning of the season, Lee said that he was not aiming for the home run title, but he does hope to pass Yang.

As the Lions have three more games against the Hanwha Eagles before the All-Star Game on Saturday, there Lee may well break his record this week.

With 56 RBIs and a .325 batting average from 74 games, Lee has played a pivotal role in his side’s sitting at the top of the table halfway through the season.

이승엽, 통산 500홈런에 1개 차
홈런에 관해 독보적인 기록을 보유한 '라이언 킹' 이승엽(36•삼성)이 한•일 프로야구 통산 500홈런에 1개 차로 다가섰다. 이승엽은 15일 대구구장에서 벌어진 KIA 타이거즈와의 홈경기에서 2회 상대 구원 투수 앤서니 르루에게서 우측 펜스를 넘어가는 투런포를 뽑아냈다. 이로써 올해 16번째 포물선을 그린 이승엽은 통산 대포 숫자를 499개로 늘렸다. 지난달 29일 넥센과의 경기 이후 16일 만에 홈런포를 가동한 이승엽이 과연 언제 500홈런의 금자탑을 세울지 관심이 쏠린다. 1995년 삼성 유니폼을 입고 프로에 데뷔한 이승엽은 2003년까지 324방의 홈런을 터뜨렸다. 2004년 일본프로야구에 진출해 2011년까지 8년 동안에는 159발을 추가했다. 이번 시즌 16개를 보태 국내에서만 340개의 홈런을 날린 이승엽은 홈런 1방만 날리면 한국 선수로는 최초로 500홈런 고지에 오른다. 136년 역사를 자랑하는 미국 메이저리그에서 홈런왕 배리 본즈(762개)를 비롯하여 500홈런을 넘은 선수는 총 25명, 76년째를 맞은 일본 프로야구에서는 왕정치(868개)를 필두로 7명만이 대기록을 달성했다. 미•일 현역 선수 중 500홈런을 넘은 선수는 메이저리그에서 뛰는 알렉스 로드리게스(뉴욕 양키스), 짐 토미(볼티모어), 매니 라미레스(전 오클랜드)등 3명뿐이다. (연합뉴스)
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