Were you so jealous of the national batter? Was he desperate for a director even if it was a variety show…Baseball genius who has advanced to the championship MVP, the only thing he doesn't have

Jun 28, 2025

Were you so jealous of the national batter? Was he desperate for a director even if it was a variety show…Baseball genius who has advanced to the championship MVP, the only thing he doesn't have
A game between the Doosan Bears and the KT Wiz at Jamsil Stadium on the 29th. Coach Lee Jong-beom is taking care of the players' equipment. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.29/



Were you so jealous of the national batter? Was he desperate for a director even if it was a variety show…Baseball genius who has advanced to the championship MVP, the only thing he doesn't have
Coach Lee Jong-beom talks with Kim Sang-soo and Bae Jeong-dae just before the match between the Samsung Lions and KT Wiz at Daegu Lions Park on the 14th. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.14/
Were you so jealous of the national batter? Was he desperate for a director even if it was a variety show…Baseball genius who has advanced to the championship MVP, the only thing he doesn't have
A match between the Samsung Lions and the KT Wiz at Daegu Lions Park on the 15th. KT coach Lee Jong-beom welcomes Junghoon Lee, who hit a home run. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.15/
A professional baseball coach left the team during the season. He also broke his 33-year-old relationship with his senior and junior colleagues since his days at Gwangju Jeil High School. It was literally a shocking choice.

Former KT Wiz coach Lee Jong-beom (55) left the team. It's not a health problem, it's not to take on other professional teams or student baseball leaders. He left the professional team, which is now competing for the top spot every day to take over the head coach of the baseball entertainment show `strongest baseball.'

'Son of the Wind' Lee Jong-beom was the best shortstop of all time with both ball, ball and state when he was active. I have achieved everything I want to do in Korean professional baseball. The competition with Jeon Joon-ho for the steal king, which will remain in the history of professional baseball, is only the beginning of Lee Jong-beom's legend.




He was a big gun who shot 30 home runs in his heyday, and lived an unstoppable baseball life during Haitai, including league MVP, Korean Series championship, Korean Series MVP, and even overseas league advancement (Japanese professional baseball).

Even after retirement, he served as a coach for Hanwha Eagles and LG Twins for a long time and also served as a broadcast commentator. In particular, he was considered one of the leading players in LG's 2023 victory.

Would you have left the Korean baseball scene after the 2023 season??He received coaching training under the Texas Rangers in the Major League Baseball. Even while taking care of his son Lee Jung-hoo, who grew up as a major leaguer, his eyes always turned to the baseball scene.




It's only the coach that hasn't been able to reach. The two letters 'Director' might have been so desperate.

Were you so jealous of the national batter? Was he desperate for a director even if it was a variety show…Baseball genius who has advanced to the championship MVP, the only thing he doesn't have
A match between the Samsung Lions and the KT Wiz at Daegu Lions Park on the 14th. KT coach Lee Jong-beom is encouraging batters. Daegu = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.14/
Lee Jong-beom was born in 1970. He built a long relationship through Gwangju Jeil High School and Haitai Tigers, and is four years older than KT coach Lee Kang-chul, who he served until recently. Lee Kang-chul was the oldest professional baseball manager until Kim Kyung-moon (67), manager of the Hanwha Eagles.

There are already many juniors who took the helm before Lee Jong-beom, including former head coaches such as Choi Won-ho, Lee Dong-wook and Lee Seung-yeop, Hong Won-ki, Lee Ho-joon and Cho Sung-hwan, the youngest KIA manager (44). In the meantime, Lee Jong-beom has also been on hippopotamus several times, but he did not become a coach in the end. His son Lee Jung-hoo met with reporters at the awards ceremony and even worried about his father, saying, `It's always said, but I know there's never been a proper contact.'




However, the resignation of the coach seems to have caused inconvenience not only to Lee Jong-beom and the team, but also to coach Lee Kang-chul, who tried to recruit him. The broadcasting production team, which offered an active coach the job, is also a problem, but in the end, if Lee Jong-beom himself refused, there would have been no problem.

His name was heavy when he was a player, and he served as a coach for a long time, but as a result, he had no connection with the baton of professional baseball. If he rejects the love call of the `strongest baseball' this time, he may not have been convinced that he could go to the head coach, whether it is the reorganization `strongest baseball' or the copyright dispute `fire baseball.'

Were you so jealous of the national batter? Was he desperate for a director even if it was a variety show…Baseball genius who has advanced to the championship MVP, the only thing he doesn't have
Samsung-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 11th. Coach Lee Jong-beom is congratulating Jang Joon-won after hitting an RBI timely hit in the bottom of the fourth inning with one out and runners on second base. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.11/
But there was a lack of accountability. KT caught him during the season and considering the atmosphere of the team, but his intention to leave was strong. I chose to go against the grain.

There is a saying that the pitcher is Sun Dong-yeol, the batter is Lee Seung-yeop, and baseball is Lee Jong-beom. Coach Lee Jong-beom himself often appeared on the show and brought it up.

Former coach Sun Dong-yeol has already taken the helm at the Samsung Lions and KIA. Former head coach Lee Seung-yeop became the head coach of the Doosan Bears after passing 'strongest baseball'.

Is Lee Jong-beom now trying to follow the lead of the national batter. It's just a bittersweet feeling for baseball fans watching the last years of "Jongbeom God".





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.