Let's hope for LEE again! The media is starting to go wild, now the third hitter with long-shot power SF interesting batting order

Mar 08, 2025

Let's hope for LEE again! The media is starting to go wild, now the third hitter with long-shot power SF interesting batting order
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants appeared as the third hitter in the exhibition game and is hitting hard every day. AP Yonhap News



Let's hope for LEE again! The media is starting to go wild, now the third hitter with long-shot power SF interesting batting order
Lee Jung-hoo is high-fiving his teammates after hitting a two-run shot to right-center in the third inning against the Chicago White Sox on the 7th (Korea time). Photo =San Francisco Giants Club X Account
As San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo hit hard every day in the exhibition game, local media are also giving positive and expected forecasts and evaluations.

USA Today posted a segment titled 'One Fantasy Baseball Slipper for each of the 30 teams in 2025' on the 8th (Korea time), saying of San Francisco `We all had very high expectations for Lee Jung-hoo until he ended the season with an injury last year. Now let's look forward to it again!(Let's get again!)' expressed anticipation.

Fan media 'Around the Foghorn' also reported that the exhibition game between San Francisco and the Cincinnati Reds was canceled due to rain on the same day, 'Who is the hottest player in San Francisco?In the corner titled 'After Lee Jung-hoo suffered the pain of a season-ending shoulder injury in 2024, the Giants are eager to learn what he will look like on the field. 'Lee Jung-hoo is one of the best hitters on the team, making eight hits and two home runs in 20 at-bats.'




Lee Jung-hoo played in the third center field against the Chicago White Sox at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona on the 7th and scored one hit, two RBIs and one run in three at-bats, including a home run.

In the bottom of the third inning with a 1-0 lead, Lee Jung-hoo hit a ball through the middle of White Sox starter Jonathan Cannon's fourth pitch and hit the right-center fence with a line drive. With 430 feet written on it, it went well over the right side of the fence, and the distance looked at least that much. It was the first cannon in 10 days since the superior solo shot hit in the bottom of the first inning against the Colorado Rockies on the 25th of last month.

Let's hope for LEE again! The media is starting to go wild, now the third hitter with long-shot power SF interesting batting order
San Francisco Lee Jung-hoo has already hit two home runs. AP Yonhap News
Lee Jung-hoo, who had four consecutive hits, 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.




As the situation unfolds like this, some analysts say that manager Bob Melvin is making a huge success of using him as the third hitter.

Coach Melvin said after the game that `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.

Local media outlet San Francisco Chronicle reported 'Melvin is playing an exhibition game with Lamont Wade Jr. as the leadoff and Lee Jung-hoo as the third batter. Wade's on-base ability and Lee Jung-hoo's ability to hit the ball make the top batting line very interesting. Coach Melvin also said, "Lee Jung-hoo has already signed a hit-and-run, which is no longer a common operation in the big leagues, but it is not a bad scoring method if it is a team with average offensive power in the West, where strong teams are concentrated."




In other words, in addition to Lee Jung-hoo's ability to guess, mobility, and operational performance, the slugging power is showing power in the third batting order.

Melvin's lineup, which led to Lamont, Willy Adames, Lee Jung-hoo, Matt Chapman, Elliott Ramos, Patrick Bailey, Wilmer Flores, Mike Yastremski and Tyler Fitzgerald, is the best card to play in the opening game. Lee Jung-hoo is proudly positioned as the third batter.

"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. "

Let's hope for LEE again! The media is starting to go wild, now the third hitter with long-shot power SF interesting batting order
Lee Jung-hoo is already popular in spring training camps as a fan favorite. Lee Jung-hoo is responding to the request for autographs as he enters the playground. AP Yonhap News


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.