8th place in the OPS, long balls are not hit by force. 10 out of 17 hits by Lee Jung-hoo, 3G consecutive long balls exploded
Apr 13, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo played as the third center fielder in Game 2 of the three away games against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on the 13th (Korea time) and recorded one hit, one run and one walk from four times at bat. The hit was a double.
However, San Francisco fell to its knees 4-8 after starter Jordan Hicks fell into an early turmoil.
The double came in the top of the seventh inning, trailing 4-8. After Mike Yastremski walked to base, Willy Adames was out with a fly ball to right field.
Lee Jung-hoo, who then took the batter's box for the fourth time with two outs and a runner on the first base, gently pulled an 85.2-mile changeup that fell to the low course in the middle of the third pitch of the opponent's right-hander Luke Weaver on a two-ball count, flying at a speed of 92.4 miles and connecting it with a double that fell inside the right-wing line.
With his eighth double this season, Lee Jung-hoo became the sole leader in the overall double division of the Major League. The second place is Kyle Tucker of the Chicago Cubs, who is set to play against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the same day, with seven.
However, Matt Chapman, the fourth batter, struck out swinging and ended the inning without scoring.
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After two outs in the third inning with a score of 2-2, the well-hit ball headed in front of the shortstop. Warren's 6th 91.8-mile fastball from the full count flew into a 97.3-mile line hit, but it was sucked into the glove of shortstop Anthony Wolfie, who shifted behind second base.
Trailing 2-7, the first baseman got on base due to a defensive error in the sixth inning. Lee Jung-hoo, who entered the third batter's box after the lead Adames went out on a heavy hit, pulled in right-hander Fernando Cruz's fifth pitch of 80.4-mile splitter and hit a ground ball to second base. At this time, Yankees second baseman Jazz Chizome Jr. caught the ball and threw it to second base, making both of them live.
San Francisco followed 4-7 with Wilmer Flores hitting the right-handed hit with a two-out full base chance and brought Adames and Chapman home.
However, in the ninth inning when trailing 4-8, he was struck out swinging with no outs and runners on the second and third bases, leaving a regret. At two strikes, he misplayed the bat on Yankees closer Devin Williams' 84.5-mile outside changeup. If I let it go, it would have been a ball.
With this, Lee Jung-hoo marked a batting average of 0.333 (17 hits in 51 at-bats), one home run, seven RBIs, 14 points, six walks, eight strikeouts, three steals, a on-base percentage of 0.404, a slugging percentage of 0.588 and an OPS of 0.992. The OPS ranks eighth among 96 NL batters who have passed the regulation.
The reason why Lee Jung-hoo's OPS is at the top is because of his long shot rather than on base. Ten of the 17 hits were long balls with more than a double, hitting three more than a single. It is very unusual for a batter who makes contact heating like Lee Jung-hoo. For the third consecutive year, San Diego Padres Luis Arraez had only three long balls out of his 15 hits the previous day.
Lee Jung-hoo has made a long shot in three consecutive games since the game against the Cincinnati Reds on the 10th. In the previous day's game against the Yankees, he hit four long balls out of five hits, including his first home run of the season with a three-run shot to right-center in the first inning.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
