LEE was the third batter, so SF manager was right, thanks to 100% help the top-ranked team with a batting average of 0.400 OPS 1.228
Mar 07, 2025
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San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo is showing off his peak hitting sense in the spring training.
Lee Jung-hoo played as the third center fielder in the home exhibition game against the Chicago White Sox at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona on the 7th (Korea time) and scored one hit, two RBIs and one run from three times at bat, including a home run. San Francisco won the game 7-3.
The home run shot burst in the second at-bat in the bottom of the third inning with a 1-0 lead. San Francisco reached base with Willy Adames getting a pitch from White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon after one out. Lee Jung-hoo then hit a ball through the middle of Cannon's fourth pitch with a ball count of 1B2S and hit the right-center fence with a line drive.
It is the first time in 10 days that Lee Jung-hoo hit a home run since his superior solo shot in the bottom of the first inning against the Colorado Rockies on the 25th of last month. In addition, Lee Jung-hoo showed off his peak hitting sense by continuing his hit streak in four consecutive games with this home run.
With this, Lee Jung-hoo marked a batting average of 0.400 (8 hits in 20 at-bats), two homers, four RBIs, six runs, two walks, five strikeouts and an OPS of 1.228 in eight exhibition games. It is early to mention the ranking of each category of the exhibition game, but Lee Jung-hoo is tied for 18th in batting average and 15th in OPS among 218 batters who have entered 20 or more at-bats.
At this pace, it is expected that he will be able to show his fierce bat skills from this year's opening game. In last year's exhibition game, Lee Jung-hoo entered the regular season with a batting average of 0.343 (12 hits in 35 at-bats), one home run, five RBIs, six runs, and an OPS of 0.911 in 13 games.
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He then said "I have a lot of conversations and communications with batting coaches that are helpful to me."He also said.
Director Melvin "Lee Jung-hoo likes to swing. I already knew it when he came last year. I think I'm going with the 3rd batter," he said, expressing satisfaction.
The same goes for the club as Lee Jung-hoo's home run is welcome.
San Francisco immediately posted a video of the two players' home runs on the club's SNS when Lee Jung-hoo and Chapman's back-to-back home runs hit in the third inning, and Lee Jung-hoo's photo was separately marked with the phrase `handsome and healthy.' Being healthy means that Lee Jung-hoo, who underwent shoulder surgery last year, recovered his perfect physical condition.
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"It's always a good thing to be able to go out with a lineup like today," Melvin said. Because it's not a lineup that you can see often in exhibition games. "You can say you're testing the batting order, but I've made the batting order that you can see in the opening game. "
In response, MLB.com said 'The Giants-centered batting line was not disappointing. Lee Jung-hoo and Chapman hit a back-to-back home run in the bottom of the third inning. Lee Jung-hoo hit a two-run shot that fell into the hill over the fence in right-center, and Chapman hit a solo shot that fell into the right San Francisco bullpen, he said.
Chapman "If you look at today's lineup, I don't think there's a good hitter from No. 1 to No. 9. There are a lot of good hitters that are hard to get out of."
MLB.com says `San Francisco's batters 3-4 are hot in exhibition games. Lee Jung-hoo said, 'He hit 0.400, two home runs, and Chapman hit 0.462 (6 hits in 13 at-bats) and marked three home runs'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
