Lee Jong-beom says son Jung Hoo has no marriage plans yet and hopes he meets someone like his mother

Former baseball player Lee Jong-beom said his son, San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung Hoo, has no plans to marry yet. He added that he hopes Jung Hoo eventually meets someone like his mother.

Lee made the comments during an appearance with former football player Lee Dong-gook on the tvN STORY entertainment program “What’s the Point of Leaving It Behind?”, broadcast on the 7th. Host Lee Young-ja asked how he felt about being known now as Jung Hoo’s father.

The former player said the description reminded him of his own father, who had lived as “Lee Jong-beom’s father.” He recalled that his father received free meals and taxi rides in Gwangju, and said his son’s move to Major League Baseball had brought him renewed attention.

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My father came to mind. He lived as Lee Jong-beom's father.

Lee became emotional while discussing the difficulties of playing in what he called a distant, major league environment. He said both his wife and Jung Hoo were having a hard time, and that sport can include periods of hardship too difficult to express in words.

He also said he had once been reluctant for his son to enter the same sport because people might say Jung Hoo benefited from having Lee Jong-beom as his father. In his view, Jung Hoo worked even harder to prove himself against that assumption.

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Going to the major leagues must be incredibly difficult. My wife and Jung Hoo are having a hard time too.