2003 – In a 6 – 4 loss to the last-place Lotte Giants in the season finale, Samsung Lions slugger Seung-yeop Lee goes deep off Jeong-min Lee in the 2nd inning. It is Seung-yeop Lee’s 56th home run of the season, a new Asian record, breaking the mark shared by Sadaharu Oh, Tuffy Rhodes and Alex Cabrera.

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On October 2, 2003 — 2003 – In a 6 – 4 loss to the last-place Lotte Giants in the season finale, Samsung Lions slugger Seung-yeop Lee goes deep off Jeong-min Lee in the 2nd inning. It is Seung-yeop Lee’s 56th home run of the season, a new Asian record, breaking the mark shared by Sadaharu Oh, Tuffy Rhodes and Alex Cabrera.

 

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