Lee Jung-hoo, who was sacrificed by the referee for lack of content, would be a foul if he got hit with three consecutive strikeouts. Local broadcasters are also angry

Apr 27, 2025

Lee Jung-hoo, who was sacrificed by the referee for lack of content, would be a foul if he got hit with three consecutive strikeouts. Local broadcasters are also angry
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants avoids left-hander Robert Garcia's body ball in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers at Oracle Park on the 26th (Korea time). The ball hit the bat and flowed toward the third base dugout. AP Yonhap News



San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo was struck out unfairly by the absurd decision of the center fielder.

Lee Jung-hoo played as the third center fielder in the home game against the Texas Rangers at Oracle Park on the 26th (Korea time) and recorded one hit in four at-bats. San Francisco was crushed 0-2.

In his first at-bat in the first inning, Lee Jung-hoo pulled Texas right-hander Nathan Ivaldi's 94.6 mile fastball and hit a line drive to the right at 102.1 miles. Although he did not reach home due to the failure of a follow-up hit, he continued his hit streak for three consecutive games after the Milwaukee Brewers match on the 24th.




Lee Jung-hoo, who was sacrificed by the referee for lack of content, would be a foul if he got hit with three consecutive strikeouts. Local broadcasters are also angry
Lee Jung-hoo hits a right-handed hit in his first at-bat after two outs in the bottom of the first inning. AFP Yonhap News
However, he struck out all three at-bats later. In the third inning, with two outs and a runner on the first base, he missed his bat on Ivaldi's 6th pitch 87.6 miles of body splitter with a ball count of 2B2S, and even in the 6th inning, he was struck out by a cutter that fell into the low strike zone among 90.8 miles even after a close game with Ivaldi.

However, Lee Jung-hoo, who entered as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning, struck out an incomprehensible strikeout. This is the result of the absurd misjudgment of the centripetal.

Lee Jung-hoo faced Texas left-hander Robert Garcia in the ninth inning, trailing 0-2. In the ball count of 2B2S, a 94.5-mile four-seam fastball flew close to Lee Jung-hoo's shoulder. Surprised, Lee Jung-hoo was hit by a bat swung while avoiding his upper body and flowed toward the third base dugout. It was a clear foul. However, the umpire checked with the third baseman and declared strikeouts immediately.




Even on a slow screen, the ball hit Lee Jung-hoo's bat and flew toward the third base dugout. The local broadcaster was also hit by the bat, so it should be a foul" he raised his voice. San Francisco coach Bob Melvin immediately appealed to Jones, but it was not accepted. Jones said he claimed that the ball was struck by swinging Lee Jung-hoo's hand, so he struck out swinging.

In the Major League, when a strikeout is declared by a check swing, whether to foul or not is not the subject of the challenge.

Lee Jung-hoo, who was sacrificed by the referee for lack of content, would be a foul if he got hit with three consecutive strikeouts. Local broadcasters are also angry
Lee Jung-hoo, who is falling while avoiding the body ball at bat in the bottom of the ninth inning. AP Yonhap News
After the game, Lee Jung-hoo said, "I was trying to avoid the ball and got hit by the bat, but I couldn't understand why it was a strikeout"If the ball had hit my hand, I would have been lying on the floor in pain and rolling around," he said.




Lee Jung-hoo then said "I don't understand why the strikeout decision came out. It would have been nice if it was a replay target. The centripetal kept insisting that I swung, and that the ball hit my hand. That's why it's not subject to replay. They say it cannot be judged as a foul because strikeouts have already been declared. I don't know what basic qualities a referee needs."

Local media outlet San Francisco Chronicle reported 'San Francisco's disappointment today included a bad call on Lee Jung-hoo, the team's best hitter who was the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning. The body ball was fouled by Lee Jung-hoo's bat, but Austin Jones, who played the center at Oracle Park for the first time, declared a strikeout. Even after discussions with other referees, he did not reverse it.

It is the second time in his big league career that Lee Jung-hoo struck out three times in a game after the Philadelphia Phillies game on the 15th. However, he struck out three times in a row for the first time.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.