All-star selection → 5th place for hitting king and MVP, and if the media are scrambling to float Lee Jung-hoo, he is a national star
Apr 10, 2025
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On the 9th (Korea time), MLB.com selected Lee Jung-hoo as the six hitters to heat up this season and selected him as a 'Certain All-Star Candidate', followed by ESPN, the largest sports channel, as the batting king and MVP candidate.
ESPN predicted on the 10th that `'2025 MLB Prediction: The hottest things that have happened in two weeks' that the Giants' Lee Jung-hoo will win the NL batting champion and rank fifth in the MVP vote.
The media said, `Lee Jung-hoo, who played only 37 games due to injury last year, would have been a candidate for NL Rookie of the Year if he had gone 15 less at-bats.' `Lee Jung-hoo can be seen as Luis Arraez, who has fast speed and long-shot ability, and he hits the ball evenly in all directions, making it difficult for the opponent to defend. Between front hitter Willy Adames and back hitter Matt Chapman, he is facing a good ball to hit with runners on the ground.
The eligibility for the Major League Rookie of the Year award must be 130 at-bats or less for batters. Lee Jung-hoo is not eligible for this year's Rookie of the Year award as he shot 145 at-bats in 37 games last year. ESPN explained this. In addition, San Diego Padres Araez has been the batting champion for three consecutive years as the best contact heater, which means that Lee Jung-hoo is faster and hits more long balls than him.
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Regarding the MVP candidates, Shohei Otani, Mookie Betts, Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor, Bryce Harper, Freddie Freeman, Ellie Delacruz, Corbin Carroll, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Kyle Tucker are the NL MVP candidates, and Lee Jung-hoo is better except for four of them. He is as hot as a summer afternoon in the Florida sun. Now I'll double-check in August, he claimed.
This means that Lee Jung-hoo is playing so well that he is on par with these superstars who are challenging to become MVP.
As if to protest that this prediction would not be wrong, Lee Jung-hoo led the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-6 come-from-behind victory by hitting three hits, one RBI and one run from five times at bat in the final game of the three consecutive home games at Oracle Park.
Lee Jung-hoo, who had two sharp hits the previous day but had no hits in four at-bats and had consecutive hits at '8', hit his fourth multi-hit of the season and raised his batting average to 0.333. 15 hits in 45 at-bats, four RBIs, 11 runs, three walks, seven strikeouts, an on-base percentage of 0.375, a slugging percentage of 0.533, and an OPS of 0.908.
With seven doubles, he became the lone lead in the entire Major League. He is also No. 1 in hits and runs scored in the team.
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Lee Jung-hoo also hit a hit in his third at-bat in the sixth inning, trailing 1-6 to lead the big inning. Lee Jung-hoo, who entered as the leadoff hitter, again pulled Martinez's changeup falling outside to create a hit that flowed in front of right field.
San Francisco extended its chances to second and third bases with Yastremski's double, which continued with two outs. Lee Jung-hoo, who advanced to third base, took advantage of Martinez's wild pitch to dig home and narrow the gap to 2-6. Wilmer Flores, Patrick Bailey and Tyler Fitzgerald then hit a series of timely hits to closely follow 5-6.
Lee Jung-hoo also went as a leadoff hitter in the seventh inning and added his third hit. He accurately pulled the sweeper in the middle of opposing right-hander Scott Barlow and hit a double with a line drive that fell to the right of right field. In the ninth inning, he also hit a strong ball toward left-center, but failed to make the first four-hit game in the big league due to the opponent's left field's good defense.
However, when Lee Jung-hoo entered the batter's box in the ninth inning, the local broadcaster said "Lee Jung-hoo entered the batter's box." I've already hit 3 different hits and I'm going for a cycling hit. If there's a home run, it's a cycle and it's over," he said, quietly expressing anticipation.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
