Lee Byung-kyu

{{Short description|South Korean baseball player (born 1974)}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Lee Byung-kyu

| image = CD-Lee-Byung-Kyu.jpg

| caption = March 2009

| position = Outfielder

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|10|25}}

| birth_place = Gimje, North Jeolla Province, South Korea

| team = Samsung Lions

| number = 79

| bats = Left

| throws = Left

| debutleague = KBO

| debutdate = April 12

| debutyear = 1997

| debutteam = LG Twins

| finaldate = October 8

| finalyear = 2016

| finalteam = LG Twins

| statyear =

| statleague = KBO

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .311

|stat2label = Hits

|stat2value = 2,043

| stat3label = Home runs

| stat3value = 161

| stat4label = Runs batted in

| stat4value = 972

| stat2league = NPB

| stat2year =

| stat21label = Batting average

| stat21value = .254

| stat22label = Home runs

| stat22value = 28

| stat23label = Runs batted in

| stat23value = 119

| highlights =

• KBO Rookie of the Year (1997)
• Japan Series champion (2007)
• 6x Golden Glove Award winner (1997, 1999–2001, 2004–2005)

| teams =

As player

• LG Twins ({{By|1997}}–{{By|2006}}, {{By|2010}}–{{By|2016}})
• Chunichi Dragons ({{By|2007}}–{{By|2009}})

As manager/coach

• LG Twins ({{By|2018}}–{{By|2022}})
• Samsung Lions ({{By|2023}}–present)

|medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Country|{{KOR}}}}

{{MedalSport | Men's baseball}}

{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze | 2000 Sydney | Team}}

}}

{{Infobox Korean name/auto

| hangul = %이병규

| hanja = 李炳圭

}}

{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}

Lee Byung-kyu (born October 25, 1974) is a South Korean retired baseball player who played 17 seasons for the LG Twins of the KBO League, as well as three seasons with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball. He also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He played as an outfielder.

Lee was a member of the South Korean team which finished eighth in the 1996 tournament. Four years later he was part of the South Korean baseball team which won the bronze medal.

Lee played for the LG Twins from 1997 to 2006 and then from 2010 to 2016. His number 9 was retired on July 9, 2017, in a ceremony that took place both before and after the game against the Hanwha Eagles.