Korean Slugger Sets Home Run Record
By wchung | 19 Apr, 2025
World Record: Lee Dae-ho tops a longstanding record by hitting a homer in 9 consecutive games.
South Korean slugger Lee Dae-ho has set a Korean major league record by hitting home runs in nine consecutive games.
Ken Griffey Jr., Don Mattingly and Dale Long share Major League Baseball’s mark by hitting home runs in eight straight games.
J.K. Moon, an official with the Korea Baseball Organization, said the Lotte Giants infielder hit a three-run homer Saturday in a game against the Kia Tigers in Gwangju, about 210 miles southwest of Seoul.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)
South Korean slugger Lotte Giants' Lee Dae-ho hits a three-run home run as a world record with 9 consecutive-game home runs in the second inning of a professional baseball game against the Kia Tigers in Gwangju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/ Yonhap, Hyung Min-woo)
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