Softbank did not forget, 2015 Japan Series MVP Lee Dae-ho will play in the legendary match for the 20th anniversary of the team's launch
Jan 09, 2025
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During his 22 years as a professional player, Lee Dae-ho wore a total of four team uniforms. He started at Lotte and returned to Busan after passing through the Orix Buffaloes, Softbank Hawks, and Seattle Mariners in the U.S. Major League Baseball. He clearly showed his presence in the Korea-U.S.-Japan professional league. Among them, Softbank is a special team for Lee Dae-ho.
After playing for Orix for two years from 2012 to 2013, he moved to Softbank in 2014. He has raised his value with 24 home runs and 91 RBIs for the Orix for the second consecutive year.
Adapted to Japanese baseball, he flew in the new team. In 2014-2015, when Lee Dae-ho was the main hitter, Softbank won its second consecutive Japan Series. He won the championship trophy over the Hanshin Tigers in 2014 and the Yakult Swallows in 2015.
In particular, the 2015 Japan Series was impressive. He scored eight RBIs and was named the Japan Series MVP. It was the first time for a Korean player to win the award. In the same year, Lee Dae-ho recorded `31 homers-97 RBIs' in 141 regular-season games. Both home runs and RBIs were career highs in Japan.
On the 9th, Softbank announced additional players for the Legend Special Match to be held in March. Legendary players who shone in soft banks such as Kenji Jojima (49), Seichi Uchikawa (43), Nobuhiro Matsuda (42), and Nagisa Arakaki (45) were listed. A total of 31 people were revealed. I see a familiar name among them. Lee Dae-ho, MVP of the 2015 Japan Series, entered.
Even after leaving Softbank, Lee continued his relationship with his former team's players.
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There is one more Korean player besides Lee Dae-ho. This is Kim Moo-young (40), a right-handed pitcher from Busan. After graduating from high school and college in Japan, he joined Softbank in 2009 as the sixth-best rookie. He pitched in 87 games as a midfielder in six seasons until 2014.
In addition, Panama-born home run hitter Julio Suleta will also participate. He played four seasons for Softbank from 2003-2006. He is a slugger with 37 home runs and 100 RBIs in 2004 and 43 home runs and 99 RBIs in 2005. It's a welcome face for SoftBank fans.
The special match will be divided into two teams led by Koji Akiyama and Kimiyasu Kudo. Both of them played as key players for Softbank's pitching, and Akiyama and Kudo won the Japan Series as coaches, and on the 10th, Dr.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
