Lee Jung-hoo, a certified center fielder, finally selected an all-MLB second team with a long-distance machine

Apr 30, 2025

Lee Jung-hoo, a certified center fielder, finally selected an all-MLB second team with a long-distance machine
San Francisco Giants center fielder Lee Jung-hoo catches Jonah Haim's heavy hit in the top of the fourth inning against the Texas Rangers on the 28th (Korea time) and throws the batter to second base. AP Yonhap News



Lee Jung-hoo, a certified center fielder, finally selected an all-MLB second team with a long-distance machine
Lee Jung-hoo is delighted to hug Eliot Ramos, who scored a finishing run in the bottom of the ninth inning against Texas on the 28th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo is highly likely to be included in the All-Star team representing the Major League this year.

It is expected that he will be listed on the so-called 'All-MLB Team' outfielder.

The All-MLB team is a team with the best players in each position. It was enacted in 2019 and constitutes a first team and a second team, respectively, by summing up the votes at a rate of 50% each for fan and expert votes. The first team is simply made up of the best players in each position, and then the next level of players are gathered and named the second team.




Lee Jung-hoo was included in the second team outfielder in an article titled 'Predicting the All-MLB Team in 2025 at the end of the regular season' published by MLB.com on the 29th (Korea time).

The media recently held the 2025 All-MLB Team Vote, which selects the best players in each major league position. 'A panel of MLB.com experts gave their opinion on the players expected to form an all-MLB first team and a second team at the end of the season.

Lee Jung-hoo, a certified center fielder, finally selected an all-MLB second team with a long-distance machine
Lee Jung-hoo hits a hit in the first inning against Texas on the 26th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News
Lee Jung-hoo made up the second team's outfield with Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Diego) and Juan Soto (Metz). The first team outfield consisted of three players: Aaron Judge (Yankees), Corbin Carroll (Arizona), and Kyle Tucker (Cubs). In other words, Lee Jung-hoo was included in the top six outfielders in the race, which lasted for a month since the opening of this season.




Lee Jung-hoo, who took a break on the day, had a batting average of 0.324 (35 hits in 108 at-bats), three home runs, 16 RBIs, 22 runs, 11 walks, 17 strikeouts, 3 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.383, a slugging percentage of 0.546, an OPS of 0.929, 16 long hits, and 59 hits. In the NL, he ranks fifth in the batting average, tied for fifth in hits, tied for sixth in runs, 13th in on-base percentage, 10th in slugging percentage, 7th in OPS, tied for fifth in slugging, and tied for eighth in Ruta. It is in the position of 'Top 10' in the Attack vs. Sector category.

MLB.com marked 'Lee Jung-hoo hit .324 with an OPS of .929 until yesterday. Until now, he has been active as an extra-base hit machine. The 11 doubles are tied for first in the NL, and they hit two triples and three home runs, respectively. He paid attention to Lee Jung-hoo's slugging power. It can be said that he broke the preconceived notion that he lacked power but was excellent at guessing for a month.

Lee Jung-hoo, a certified center fielder, finally selected an all-MLB second team with a long-distance machine
San Francisco Giants Logan Webb was selected as an all-MLB team member along with Lee Jung-hoo. AP Yonhap News
If you look at the first team-second team by position selected by the MLB.com panel, catcher Cal Raleigh (Seattle) and William Contreras (Miladelphia), first baseman Pete Alonso (Mets)-Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto), second baseman Tommy Edman (Dodgers)-Brendan Donovan (St. Louis), third baseman Austin Riley (Atlanta)-Alex Bregman (Boston), shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City)-Francisco Lindor (Mets), designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers)-Marcel Osuna (Atlanta), designated hitter, Starting pitchers Paul Skins (Pittsburgh), Tarik Scubal (Detroit), Jack Wheeler (Philadelphia), Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers), Garrett Crochet (Boston), Logan Webb (San Francisco), McKinsey Gore (Washington), Michael King (San Diego), Hunter Brown (Houston), Hunter Green (Cincinnati), reliever Mason Miller (Athletics), Josh Hader (Houston), Andres Munoz (Seattle) and Robert Suarez (San Diego).




Lee Jung-hoo, a certified center fielder, finally selected an all-MLB second team with a long-distance machine
Lee Jung-hoo hits a right-handed hit in the bottom of the first inning against Texas on the 28th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
In addition, MLB.com selected San Francisco, which is equipped with center fielder Lee Jung-hoo, as one of the seven teams in an article titled 「7 teams that have achieved great growth in certain positions」.

Reporter Brian Murphy, who wrote the article, wrote 'Obviously, Lee Jung-hoo hits almost everything in sight, so he doesn't feel any side effects. For reference, Lee Jung-hoo has a batting average of 0.300 or more and a slugging percentage of 0.450 or more against the three major pitching groups: fastball, breaking ball, and off-speed ' The percentage of sweet spots after Lee Jung-hoo, or the number of hits that accurately hit between 8 and 32 degrees of launch, improved by 13 points from last year. He hit 16 long balls in 28 games, and last year, he hit only six long balls in 37 games.

Reporter Murphy continued 'Lee Jung-hoo was a double machine in Korea. That aspect continues in the big leagues. Considering the enormous bat control and ability to handle any ball with a swing and miss rate of 13.4%, it is expected to be a monumental season for Lee Jung-hoo.

Through this statistical analysis, local media cite Lee Jung-hoo's strong performance as the driving force behind the San Francisco sensation at the beginning of the season.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.