First at bat back? The SF club immediately announced the RBI double, Lee Jung-hoo booked the third center fielder for the opening game of the dry season with a hit on the clothesline

Mar 24, 2025

San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo poses in the dugout during the game. Photo =San Francisco Giants Club X Account

'The grandson of the wind' was alive. He booked his opening game with a clean double in an exhibition game in 10 days.

Lee Jung-hoo started the game against Triple-A Sacramento Rivercats at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California on the 24th (Korea time) as the third center fielder and played 1 hit, RBI, 1 run and 1 walk in 2 at-bats.

The game was not an official exhibition game. It is a practice game played by adding Triple-A under San Francisco and a warm-up match before San Francisco ended its Arizona camp and moved to San Francisco Oracle Park. The results will not be added to the exhibition game record.

However, Lee Jung-hoo announced that he had completely escaped his anxiety symptoms by taking a real hit 10 days after the game against the Texas Rangers on the 14th. At the same time, his double was a positive hit that flew to the line drive, showing that the hitting sense has already reached a normal level.

Lee Jung-hoo was in the starting lineup as the third center fielder against Triple-A Sacramento. Photo =San Francisco Giants Club X Account

Lee Jung-hoo hit a delightful double in his first at-bat with one out in the bottom of the first inning. Sacramento starter right-hander Keaton Wynn hit a line drive to the middle of the second pitch on One Strike and hit a line drive ball to the right-center field before settling on second base. In the meantime, first baseman Eliot Ramos came home and scored the first run.

Lee Jung-hoo then took advantage of Luis Matos' ground ball and dug into the home to widen the gap to 2-0.

When Lee Jung-hoo hit a double to bring in a runner in his first at-bat, San Francisco immediately posted a picture of Lee Jung-hoo sitting in the dugout and posing on the club's SNS, "What is Lee Jung-hoo's first at-bat?" He welcomed the words 'RBI double'

In the second inning with a 3-0 lead, Lee Jung-hoo drew a walk and connected the chance with the bases loaded after a full-count battle with Win. However, Matos, the next batter, stepped down with a fly to right field and could not advance further.

With a 3-1 lead, he grounded out to first base from right-hander Tristan Beck in the fourth inning with two outs and runners on first and second bases. The fourth ball on the ball count of 1B2S flowed toward first baseman Jake Lamb.

Lee Jung-hoo was replaced by Grant McCray in defense at the top of the sixth inning with a 3-1 lead.

San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo. AP Yonhap News

In the official exhibition game, Lee Jung-hoo played in 12 games and marked a batting average of 0.300 (9 hits in 30 at-bats), two homers, five RBIs, nine runs, four walks, seven strikeouts, and an OPS of 0.967. Lee Jung-hoo, who caused pain in his back due to poor sleep, participated in the MRI examination on the 18th after hearing that there was no structural damage.

San Francisco will move to Great American Ball Park on the 28th to have the regular season opener against the Cincinnati Reds. There is a high possibility that Lee Jung-hoo will start as the third center fielder. The final series of the exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers, which will be held at Oracle Park from the 25th to the 26th, is expected to be a stage to check their condition.

Coach Bob Melvin said, `If Lee Jung-hoo plays at Oracle Park tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, he is likely to play in the opening game.'

The San Francisco Chronicle predicted before the game that Lee Jung-hoo will be at least one or two at-bats in each of the two Oracle Park games against Detroit. Lee Jung-hoo "I don't want to use the word injury. It's very nice. I didn't worry. I thought I could run today"The goal is to play in 162 games."

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.