Lee Man-soo

Prior to the inaugural Korean professional baseball season, Lee was finally signed by the Samsung Lions.

In the first game of the KBO pro league on March 27, 1982, Lee hit the first home run in Korean professional baseball history against the MBC Chungyong.

Lee's ultimate career home run total, 252, remained the record until Chang Jong-hoon of the Hanwha Eagles hit his 253rd on May 23, 1999.

[5] After the 2006 season, Lee returned to South Korea and signed a two-year contract with the SK Wyverns as the club's bench coach on October 30, 2006.

On August 18, 2011, SK Wyverns manager Kim Sung-keun was sacked following his decision to retire from coaching after the 2011 season.