For today's Spotlight episode, I'm excited to welcome Joon Lee to the show.
Joon Lee is a Major League Baseball writer for ESPN.com. He regularly hosts BBTN Live (Baseball Tonight Live), ESPN's streamed pregame show and has contributed to ESPN's MLB game telecasts.
Before ESPN, Lee covered the NFL, NBA, MLB, sneakers, fashion, pop culture, and the Olympics at Bleacher Report. He also worked for The Washington Post and Boston Herald and has had bylines in The Ringer, S.B. Nation, and The Hardball Times. In 2018, Lee was named a Media Rising Star by Folio Magazine.
Most recently, Joon was on live television to address insensitive comments made by Stephen A Smith on Angel's Player Shohei Ohtani on how a player who needs a translator can't be the face of the MLB. Today's focus is on Joon himself and his exciting journey to America and how he's been able to make his way to become one of a handful of Asian American sportswriters in major league sports.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Living in Boston as a Korean immigrant
- How influential sports culture is in Boston compared to other places in the U.S.
- When Joon realized he wanted a career in sports.
- How the opportunity to speak with Stephen A. Smith about his comments on Shohei Ohtani came about
- Wanting to make a difference and have an impact in professional sports
- Have you always been vocal?
- Joon landing his dream job and living the American dream
- The best piece of advice
- Where Joon sees himself in the next five years.
You can follow Joon Lee on Instagram at @joon.
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