The batter who took the most hits from a left-handed pitcher? It's Lee Jung-hoo. The third center fielder's starting opponent is the left-hander
Apr 23, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo was listed in the starting lineup as the third center fielder in Game 2 of the four consecutive home games against the Milwaukee Brewers at Oracle Park at 10:45 a.m. on the 23rd (Korea time).
The Milwaukee starter is left-hander Jose Kintana. He has two wins and a 0.71 ERA in two games this season.
In his first appearance of the season against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 12th, he won with four hits and no runs in seven innings, and won his second consecutive game against the Detroit Tigers on the 17th with four hits and one run in five ⅔.
Kintana qualified as an FA last winter, but it was during spring training that he found the team. On March 6, he signed a $4 million contract with Milwaukee for '1+1 year'. As he was late in preparing for the season, he spent more time in the minor leagues and later joined the big league rotation.
He made his major league debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2012 and went through the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, San Francisco, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets, marking a career record of 104-103 with a 3.72 ERA. The 36-year-old's old age made clubs reluctant to sign long-term contracts, even though he pitched 170 ⅓ innings with a 10-10 record and a 3.75 ERA.
Lee Jung-hoo met at Oracle Park on April 23 last year and faced off. The result was a grounder to the first base, a hit to the right-center, and a grounder to the first base. He hit one for three, so he's not an unfamiliar or tricky pitcher for Lee Jung-hoo. I usually throw sinkers, changeups, and curves, but my main weapon is sinkers. The average confinement is 90.4 miles, and the hit rate is 0.190.
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As of the 22nd, he has the 11th-best batting average against left-handed pitchers among 168 batters who have passed the regulation. He is fourth among left-handed hitters. There are only three left-handed hitters with better batting average against left-handed pitchers than Lee Jung-hoo: Boston Red Sox Triston Casas (0.625), Miami Marlins Kyle Starworth (0.500), and New York Mets Juan Soto (0.467). However, he is tied for first among all hitters with New York Yankees right-handed hitter Paul Goldschmidt. Therefore, Lee Jung-hoo is the left-handed hitter who has the most hits against left-handed pitchers this season.
Lee Jung-hoo only hit until the first three at-bats against Milwaukee the previous day, but pulled a low sinker in the middle of left-handed pitcher Jared Keynick's second pitch of 93.1 miles in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and a lead of 3-2, bringing first baseman Willy Adames home. It was a long shot with a batting speed of 102.2 miles and a flying distance of 333 feet.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
