If I won, the most four times in the game MVP team, what would SF do without Lee Jung-hoo? Who will be the MVP candidate

Apr 17, 2025

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants hits a double in the top of the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on the 17th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News

Lee Jung-hoo hits a hit that fell on the right-wing line in the fifth inning and runs around first base to second base. ImagesYonhap News

Lee Jung-hoo, who ended the season early after injuring his shoulder in May last year, is considered an All-Star as well as an MVP candidate as he performed at the top of the Major League earlier this season. It is no exaggeration to say that Lee Jung-hoo's contribution is absolute in San Francisco's formation in the NL West, where strong teams are concentrated.

San Francisco, led by No. 3 hitter Lee Jung-hoo, has been actively attacking every day and devastating the opponent's mound. It can be said that Lee Jung-hoo is leading San Francisco with the nucleus of offense and defense. I won again thanks to Lee Jung-hoo.

Lee Jung-hoo scored two hits, two RBIs and two runs from five times at bat in Game 3 of the four consecutive away games against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on the 17th (Korea time). San Francisco won 11-4 with the concentration of batters, including Lee Jung-hoo.

San Francisco, which recorded 13 wins and 5 losses, remained in second place in the NL West. It is 1.5 games behind the first San Diego Padres (15 wins and 4 losses), and leads the third-place LA Dodgers (14 wins and 6 losses) in winning percentage without a ride.

In 17 games of the season, Lee Jung-hoo marked a batting average of 0.338 (23 hits in 68 at-bats), three home runs, 14 RBIs, 19 runs, seven walks, 12 strikeouts, three steals, an on-base percentage of 0.395, a slugging percentage of 0.647, OPS 1.042, 14 long hits, and 44 hits.

The double maintained the overall lead with 10 hits, tied for fifth in the NL batting average, sixth in hits, tied for second in runs, tied for 11th in RBIs, 15th in on-base percentage, 3rd in slugging percentage, 4th in OPS, tied for first in slugging, and tied for fifth in Ruta. Of course, it is first in most categories within the team.

Lee Jung-hoo hits a timely hit to the right-center in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning. ImagesYonhap News

In addition, a special medal follows Lee Jung-hoo.

MLB.com selects the MVP of each game. 'Player of the Game'. From the end of the sixth inning to 10 minutes after the end of the game, fans will vote to select the best player of the game, and Lee Jung-hoo was selected three times in San Francisco this season, the most. After Lee Jung-hoo, Mike Yastremski and Wilmer Flores are tied for second place with the second time.

Lee Jung-hoo was selected as the best player in the game against the Seattle Mariners on April 6 and the New York Yankees on the 14th, and against Philadelphia on the same day.

But there is one more game. In the game against the Yankees at Yankee Stadium on the 12th, Lee Jung-hoo hit a three-run home run in the first inning and became the main player of the 9-1 victory. However, MLB.com did not select the POG for the match. He posted Lee Jung-hoo, Lamont Wade Jr., and Robbie Ray as `top performers.' I don't know why I didn't select POG, but anyone can see that the best player was Lee Jung-hoo. Including this game, it's the fourth inning.

In other words, Lee Jung-hoo is the main character of four of the team's 13 wins.

On this day, Lee Jung-hoo hit a timely hit in his first at-bat and then stepped home to lead the attack. After one out, Willy Adames hit a double to the left and took the batter's box from the scoring position, Lee Jung-hoo lightly pulled an 82.9-mile changeup that fell outside the third pitch in the ball count of 1B1S against Philadelphia right-hander Aaron Nola, bringing Adames home with a hit that fell in the middle of the right.

Lee Jung-hoo, who went to third base with Matt Chapman's heavy hit and Eliot Ramos' walk, then homered when Wilmer Flores walked with the bases loaded with one out. San Francisco took the early lead with a 4-0 run on Patrick Bailey's two-run timely hit in the continued bases-loaded opportunity.

Lee Jung-hoo hits a right-center hit in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning. AP Yonhap News

With Philadelphia tying the game 4-4 with Bryce Harper's superior two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning, Lee Jung-hoo entered the third at-bat after one out in the top of the fifth inning, hit a double and scored a lead again. On one strike, he pulled Nola's 2nd pitch 84.4 miles of body cutter to hit a line drive hit that fell on the right-field line and settled on second base. His batting speed is 93.9 miles, his 10th double of the season.

Lee Jung-hoo then tried to stop at third base when Chapman's heavy hit, but stepped home while the opponent's center fielder's throw fell toward the dugout. Chapman advanced to third base, with an RBI that brought Lee Jung-hoo home. San Francisco's 5-4 lead.

Lee Jung-hoo hit another RBI single in the top of the sixth inning with one out and a full base. He hit an 89-mile changeup on the first pitch of opposing right-hander Jose Luis and hit a fly ball to left field, bringing in third baseman Tyler Fitzgerald. 7-4 with a sacrifice fly RBI.

San Francisco also tied four hits and one walk in the seventh inning, adding four more runs to lead the game 11-4.

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants hits a double to the right in the top of the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies on the 17th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News