Lee Seung-yeop hits 150th home run in NPB

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Lee Seung-yeop hits 150th home run in NPB

이승엽, 시즌 6호 홈런, 일본 통산 150호

Posted : 2011-07-10 16:42

Updated : 2011-07-10 16:42

Orix Buffaloes Korean slugger Lee Seung-yeop hit a solo home run for his career 150th homer in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Saturday.

By Yoon Chul

Orix Buffaloes Korean slugger Lee Seung-yeop hit a solo home run for his career 150th homer in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), Saturday.

In a road game at Seibu Dome, Lee hit his sixth homer of the season in the sixth inning against the Seibu Lions in a 7-4 defeat.

The Korean slugger became the 155th baseballer to hit over 150 dingers in the NPB.

“The record should have been set two or three years ago,” Lee said. “I hope to hit more home runs for the team’s victory.”

As Lee batted 2-for-4 he slightly improved his batting average up to .205.

Lee crossed the East Sea to play for the Chiba Lotte Marines after he hit the most homers in one season among Asians achieving 56 home runs for the Samsung Lions in the Korea Baseball Organization in 2003.

Lee boasted 14 dingers in his NPB debut year and sent 30 balls over the fence in 2005.

Lee moved to the Yomiuri Giants in 2006 and showed his prowess for two seasons, first with 41 homers, then following with 30 more in the second season.

The 34-year-old, however, struggled in the following three seasons until 2010.

In 2009 he remained mainly in the second-tier league.

The Korean representative barely survived in the NPB moving to the Buffaloes but he failed to get back on track in the beginning of the season and was sent to the second tier on May 9.

Lee, however, started threatening the contender’s mound after hitting his second home run of the season on June 18 against the Chunichi Dragons.

In the last 14 games Lee hit four homers.

So far Lee managed 474 home runs in the KBO and NPB in 17 seasons.

yc@koreatimes.co.kr

이승엽, 시즌 6호 홈런, 일본 통산 150호
이승엽(35·오릭스 버펄로스)이 시즌 6번째 홈런을 쏘아 올리고 일본 통산 150홈런을 기록했다. 이승엽은 9일 일본 사이타마현 도코로자와의 세이부 돔에서 계속된 일본프로야구 세이부 라이온스와의 방문경기에서 2-5로 뒤진 6회 1사 주자 없는 상황에서 세이부 선발 와쿠이 히데아키의 몸쪽 직구를 잡아당겨 우측 펜스를 넘어가는 비거리 105ｍ짜리 솔로 아치를 그렸다. 지난 6일 라쿠텐과의 경기 이후 사흘 만에 터진 홈런으로 이승엽의 시즌 타점은 19개로 늘었다. 2004년 지바 롯데 유니폼을 입고 일본에 진출했던 이승엽은 지난해까지 144개의 홈런을 터뜨렸고 이날 때린 시즌 6번째 홈런을 보태 통산 150호 홈런을 자축했다. 2회 포수 땅볼로 물러난 이승엽은 0-2로 끌려가던 4회 짜릿한 장타를 터뜨렸다. 2사 주자 없는 상황에서 좌중간 쪽으로 2루타를 때리고 추격의 물꼬를 텄다. 이승엽은 후속 아롬 발디리스의 타석 때 와쿠이가 폭투한 사이 3루를 밟았고 발디리스의 타구를 세이부 3루수가 더듬은 사이 득점했다. 이승엽은 8회에는 삼진으로 물러났고 4타수 2안타로 경기를 마쳤다. 이승엽의 시즌 타율은 0.197에서 0.205로 올라갔다. 이승엽의 맹타에도 불구, 오릭스는 4-7로 무릎을 꿇었다. (연합뉴스)

yc@koreatimes.co.kr

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