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Career · July 22, 2026 · 7:12

Lee Dae-ho's career

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The Busan first baseman who won seven batting titles in one summer, left for Japan and Seattle, and came back to finish where he started. The archive piece written alongside this episode recomputes his 2010 season in runs.

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Lee Dae-ho

Lee Dae-ho

2001–2011, 2017–2022 · Lotte Giants

.309, 374 HR, 1,425 RBI

Led the league in seven offensive categories in 2010 and homered in nine consecutive games, breaking a record shared by Griffey, Mattingly and Long. He came home to Busan to finish.

Orix, Softbank, Seattle Mariners — 2012–2016

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