Recently, in the Taiwanese professional baseball 꽁머니 CPBL, Seongwei Wang (39, Fubang Guardians), a 16-year-old player, is a hot topic. This is because he recorded 231 career steals, which is tied for third all-time.
On the 9th, the Taiwanese sports media ‘Windungsje’ said, “The Korean KBO league is the most comparable professional baseball to the CPBL.” Twins coach) re-examined his active career.
‘Yundongsje’ said, “Lee Jong-beom is familiar with Taiwan. These days, baseball fans also know the handsome Lee Jung-hoo (25, Kiwoom Heroes) and the world’s first ‘father-son batting champion and regular season MVP’ award.”
Lee Jong-beom won the 1994 season and Lee Jung-hoo won the KBO League pennant race best player and batting average in the 2022 season. ‘Yundongsje’ explained, “Even to Taiwanese baseball fans, Lee Jong-beom is interestingly talked about because of his achievements, not necessarily Lee Jung-hoo.”
“As a father, it’s hard to know what Lee Jung-hoo is like in Taiwan, but I was really scared of Lee Jong-beom,” recalled “Windungsje”, “I was selected as the 1993 Korean Series MVP in my first year of Korean professional baseball, and in my second year, I walked around the KBO league like my own yard.” Focused on the 1994 season.
‘Yundungsze’ said, “The movement was very quick, like the flash of lightning or the fire of a flint. By making full use of mobility and surprise, he rapidly shattered the opponent’s will to resist,” summed up Lee Jong-beom in 1994.
Lee Jong-beom introduced 29 years ago that he still has the highest number of stolen bases in Korean professional baseball history, MVP and batting king, as well as the highest number of hits and No. 1 on-base percentage. He is the only player in the world to achieve the feat of 30 home runs -60 stolen bases in 1997,” he emphasized.
Seongwei Wang is also a legendary CPBL player, ▲4 times stealing ▲Gold Glove 9 times ▲Best 10 3 times. In 2022, at the age of 38, he received the Taiwan Professional Baseball Revival Award, and in the 2023 season at the age of 39, his exemplary self-management as a shortstop is also impressive.
However, compared to other cumulative records of Wang Seongwei, such as 1431 games, 1341 hits and 558 RBIs, his career home runs are 57, which is far from a single shot. This is probably why ‘Windungsje’ mentioned Lee Jong-beom’s punching power heavily.