Lee Min-ho (baseball)

Lee Min-ho (Korean: 이민호; born August 11, 1993) is a South Korean relief pitcher who plays for the NC Dinos in the Korea Baseball Organization. He bats and throws right-handed.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee Min-ho
NC Dinos – No. 29
Relief pitcher
Born: (1993-08-11) August 11, 1993
Bats: Right Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 2, 2013, for the NC Dinos
KBO statistics
(through June 20, 2019)
Win–loss record33–24
Saves31
Strikeouts470
Earned run average4.88
Teams

Amateur career

Lee was born in Busan. He attended Busan High School. In 2010 Lee led his team to the national championship at the 62nd Hwarang Flag National Championship, racking two wins and posting a 0.78 ERA in 23.0 innings pitched in the tourney. He earned tournament MVP honors as well.

In August 2011 Lee was selected as a member of the South Korean U-18 national team for the Asian Junior Baseball Championship held in Yokohama, Japan. He started Team Korea's third game of the round robin phase against Thailand and pitched two scoreless innings with four strikeouts en route to a 20-0 win.

Notable international appearances
 Year   Venue   Competition   Team   Individual Note 
 2011    Japan   Asian Junior Championship      0-0, 0.00 ERA (2 G, 3.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 K) 

Professional career

In the 2012 KBO Draft, Lee was selected by the NC Dinos as the first overall pick, along with No Sung-ho. Prior to the 2012 season, Lee had surgery to remove a bone chip from his elbow, and missed the first half of the season. In the 2012 Futures League season, Lee was 0–4 with a 5.49 ERA over 19⅔ innings.

Lee started the 2013 season as a setup man and was named the Dinos' closer in May replacing Kim Jin-sung who posted a 10.50 ERA with no save in the opening month of the season. As a closer Lee finished the season ranked ninth in saves with 10.

Lee started 2014 with the Dino's as a starting pitcher and was moved to the bullpen after five starts. He finished the 2014 season with a 5.01 ERA. Following the season, his ERA dipped to 5.06.

Though Lee compiled a decent record of 9-9 with two saves both as a starter and reliever in the 2016 season, his ERA dipped again to 5.51.

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