Education
Lee attended Jangchung High School in Seoul, South of Korea.
李庸燦
Lee attended Jangchung High School in Seoul, South of Korea.
He bats and throws right-handed. Lee came on in relief and hurled three inning no-hitter with six strikeouts in a 9–0 victory over South Africa. He started Team of Korea"s fourth game of the round robin phase against Cuba, but allowed six runs and seven hits in just three innings.
Notable international careers
Upon graduation from Jangchung High School in 2007, Lee join the Doosan Bears, selected in the first round of the 2007 KBO Draft.
However, he was sidelined the entire season after undergoing elbow surgery. Lee was added to the 26-man first team roster of the Bears in the start of 2008 season, and posted a solid 1.23 European Research Area with 12 strikeouts, allowing two earned runs in eight games in April.
However, he was again placed on the disabled list in May when his elbow symptoms returned during a game, and didn"t come up to the first team roster until the end of the season. Lee had his best season as a closer in 2009 when he led the KBO league with a league-leading 26 saves, appearing in 51 games.
He was regarded as an unconventional closer, however, as he didn"t overwhelm hitters.
Despite 19 saves and a 3.00 European Research Area before the All-Star break, he struggled the second half of the season when his European Research Area jumped to 4.98. Lee managed to rebound nicely from the slump in September, the final month of season, hurling 6.1 scoreless innings and racking 3 saves, but his final European Research Area (420) was the second-highest among the Top 10 closers of the 2009 KBO league. Lee picked up his first save of the 2010 season on March 28 against the Kia Tigers and soon became the league"s leading closer.
He saved 11 consecutive games before he suffered his first blown save of the season on May 19 against the Hanwha Eagles.
On September 6, 2010, Lee was arrested in Apgujeong-dong, Seoul on drunk driving charges after the police caught him in hit-and-run crash. He was pulled over and took a Breathalyzer test, which he failed.
He was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. The Bears suspended him indefinitely later that day when media reports of the arrest surfaced.