Peppered between professionally edited highlights of San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee deftly stealing second base or smashing a home run in Yankees Stadium are alternative takes — highlight reels that not only celebrate what he does on the field but how he looks while doing it.
Ask any Giants fan and it’s no surprise that Lee’s rise to fame has hit this stage. After five Golden Gloves, two batting titles and an MVP in six seasons with the Nexen/Kiwoom Heroes of South Korea’s KBO League, the excitement among San Francisco sports fans was immediate as he introduced himself as the “Grandson of the Wind.