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{{short description|South Korean baseball player and coach}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Lee Jin-young
|position=[[Right fielder]]
|team=Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
|image= 131129 현대백화점 무역센터점 아디다스 이병규 이진영 김용의 사인회 직찍 (이진영).jpg
| number        = 
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1980|6|15}}
|birth_place=[[Gunsan]], [[North Jeolla Province]], [[South Korea]]
|debutleague=[[Korean Baseball Organization|KBO]]
|debutyear=1999
|debutdate=May 10
|debutteam=[[Ssangbangwool Raiders]]
|finalleague=KBO
|finalyear=2018
|finaldate=October 13
|finalteam=KT Wiz
|statyear=2011
|statleague=KBO
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.302
|stat2label=[[Home runs]]
|stat2value=132
|stat3label=[[Run batted in|RBI]]
|stat3value=616
|teams=
| highlights = 
* [[KBO League Golden Glove Award]] (2004)
'''As Player'''
* [[Ssangbangwool Raiders]] ({{baseball year|1999}})
* [[SK Wyverns]] ({{baseball year|2000}}–{{Baseball year|2008}})
* [[LG Twins]] ({{Baseball year|2009}}–{{Baseball year|2015}})
* [[KT Wiz]] ({{Baseball year|2016}}–{{Baseball year|2018}})
'''As Coach'''
* [[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]] ({{npby|2019}})
* [[SK Wyverns]] (2020-)
|medaltemplates=
{{Medal|Country|{{KOR}}}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[baseball]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Baseball Classic]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2009 World Baseball Classic|2009 Los Angeles]] | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Baseball at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Intercontinental Cup (baseball)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver| 2002 Havana | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Baseball at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[Baseball at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Al-Rayyan]] | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Baseball Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2003 Asian Baseball Championship|2003 Sapporo]] | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Junior Baseball Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze|1998 Japan|Team}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name/auto
|hangul = %이진영
|hanja  = 李晋暎
}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}

'''Lee Jin-young''' ({{Korean|hangul=이진영|hanja=李晋暎}}; born June 15, 1980 in [[Gunsan]], [[North Jeolla Province]], [[South Korea]]) is a South Korean former [[right fielder]]. He batted and threw [[left-handed]]. He is now a coach for the [[South Korea national baseball team]].

==Career==
===Amateur career===
Attending Gunsan Commerce High School in [[Gunsan]], [[North Jeolla Province]], Lee was considered the best high school [[hitter]]. He was also a highly regarded [[left-handed]] [[power pitcher]] who threw in the mid-90s as a [[starting pitcher|starter]]. In 1997, he was selected for the South Korea national junior team that finished in 5th place at the [[World Junior Baseball Championship|1997 World Junior Baseball Championship]] held in [[Moncton]], New Brunswick, Canada.

=== Professional career ===

====SK Wyverns====
Upon graduation from Gunsan High School, Lee was drafted by the [[Ssangbangwool Raiders]], which became the [[SK Wyverns]] after the 1999 season, in the first round of the 1999 [[Korea Baseball Organization|KBO]] Draft. Lee made his debut in the pro league against the [[Hanwha Eagles]] in [[Gunsan]] on May 10, 1999. Appearing in 65 games, he finished his rookie year in 1999 with a .258 batting average, 4 home runs and 13 RBIs.

Next season, Lee became a fixture in [[right field]] for the [[SK Wyverns]], appearing in 105 games. However, his batting average dipped to .245, stealing a career-low 2 bases.

In 2001, Lee bounced back from the [[sophomore slump]], batting a respectable .280 with 90 hits, 7 home runs, 16 doubles and 9 stolen bases.

From 2002 through 2004, he notched three consecutive seasons batting .300+, and won his first [[KBO League Golden Glove Award]] in 2004.

Along with his batting accuracy, the strong left-armed Lee, the former power pitcher prospect, is also well known for superb defensive skills in right field, which enable him to collect many outfield [[assist (baseball)|assists]] every season. At the [[2006 World Baseball Classic|inaugural World Baseball Classic]] in 2006, his defensive skills drew international attention, making acrobatic catches and outfield assists in the tournament.

In the 2007 KBO season, he missed over 40 regular-season games due to injuries, but batted a career-high .350 with 77 hits in 220 at-bats.

In 2008, Lee was placed on the disabled list again and missed 30 games during the season, but batted .300-plus again (.315) with 102 hits in 324 at-bats, compiling 8 home runs, 53 RBIs and a career-high 12 stolen bases.

====LG Twins====
Lee became a [[free agent]] after the 2008 season and signed a one-year deal with the [[LG Twins]] on November 20, 2008.

===Coaching career===
On April 5, 2019, he joined the [[Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]] of [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB) as a trainee coach.<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.rakuteneagles.jp/news/detail/00001926.html | title=研修コーチに関して | work=東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス オフィシャルサイト | language=ja | date=April 5, 2019 | accessdate=May 20, 2019 }}</ref>

==International career==
Lee was selected [[South Korea national baseball team]] at the 1998 [[Asian Junior Baseball Championship]], 2002 Intercontinental Cup, [[2003 Asian Baseball Championship]], [[Baseball at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 2006 Asian Games]], [[Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Summer Olympics]] and [[2009 World Baseball Classic]].

At the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Lee batted .250 and drove in 7 runs, appearing in all 9 games. In the Team Korea's first game against [[Chinese Taipei national baseball team|Chinese Taipei]], he smacked a [[grand slam (baseball)|grand slam]] in the first inning off  the [[Cleveland Indians]]’ prospect [[Lee Chen-Chang]] to power Olympic champions Korea to a 9-0 win. In Round 2, Lee smacked a 2-RBI single off [[Yu Darvish]] in the top of the first inning to lead his team to a 4-1 victory over [[Japan national baseball team|Japan]], which assured South Korea a spot in the semifinals.

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Baseballstats|mlb=|espn= |br= |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=lee---000jin}}
* [http://www.koreabaseball.com/record/player.asp?player_id=99810 Profile and stats on the KBO official site]

{{South Korea roster 2002 Intercontinental Cup}}
{{South Korea roster 2006 World Baseball Classic}}
{{South Korea baseball roster 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{South Korea roster 2009 World Baseball Classic}}
{{South Korea roster 2013 World Baseball Classic}}

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[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea]]
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