New concept No. 3 Lee Jung-hoo scored in the team and scored another double + 2 points on base, and the new leadoff was 4G on base

Apr 01, 2025

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants is making a high five with shortstop Willy Adames after winning 7-2 at the Houston Astros on the 1st (Korea Standard Time). AFP Yonhap News

San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin said on the 15th of last month (Korea time), the opening day of spring training, "Someone has to hit in the third position when Lamont Wade Jr. gets on base. Considering the order of left and right, Lee Jung-hoo is likely to fit in No. 3. Willie Adames fits well at No. 2, and Matt Chapman fits in at No. 4. Then Eliot Ramos" introduced the new lineup.

The key is that Wade will take over the new leadoff and Lee Jung-hoo will be in third place. Coach Melvin's assessment is that Wade has improved his leadoff qualities by marking on-base percentages of 2023 and 2024, 0.373 and 0.380 respectively, when he became the main player. At the same time, it can be said that Lee Jung-hoo was raised in the order of three strokes. Coach Melvin explained that Lee Jung-hoo's contact ability and on-base ability were taken into account.

How will Lee Jung-hoo perform at the beginning of the season. It is generally satisfactory.

Lee Jung-hoo played as center fielder for the third time in the first of three consecutive away games against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on the 1st and scored one hit, one walk, and two points in four at-bats, contributing to a 7-2 victory.

Lee Jung-hoo hits Mike Yastremski, who homered on Lamont Wade Jr.'s sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. AFP Yonhap News

After scoring two runs on two walks in the opening game against the Cincinnati Reds, he has been on base for four consecutive games until this day, and has been hitting in three consecutive games since the game against Cincinnati on the 30th. In particular, he showed off his batting sense by hitting a double in two consecutive games following the game against Cincinnati on the 31st.

Lee Jung-hoo, who took his first batter's box after two outs in the top of the first inning, hit an 81.3-mile curve from the opponent's right-hander Ronel Blanco's fourth pitch to the low strike zone outside, but he became a one-bound pitcher grounder. Lee Jung-hoo, who went as the leadoff hitter in the fourth inning with a 1-0 lead, then hit again. On one strike, he grounded out to second on Blanco's 86-mile outside changeup.

However, he went as the leadoff hitter in the sixth inning with a 2-0 lead and scored after his first on-base hit on the day. On the full count, Blanco's 7th pitch, 86.8 miles outside high slider, was picked up and walked out. At this time, the Houston bench lowered the blanco and raised right-hander Luis Contreras.

Then, after Chapman and Ramos struck out consecutively, Patrick Bailey walked and Lee Jung-hoo advanced to second base. The next batter, Wilmer Flores, pulled Contreras's outer slider and connected it with a three-point shot that went well over the left fence, widening the gap to 5-0. Lee Jung-hoo also homered.

Wilmer Flores hits a three-run homer to the left in the top of the sixth inning. AP Yonhap News

Lee Jung-hoo walks to the base in the sixth inning and is preparing to run by looking at Wilmer Flores' three-run homer to the left. ImagesYonhap News

Lee Jung-hoo hit a straight hit in the fourth at-bat with one out in the seventh inning, but it was in front of the fielder. With a ball count of 1B1S, opposing right-hander Ryan Gusto hit a fastball of 100.1 miles to right-center with a powerful 80.7 miles outside the third pitch. But he was caught by center fielder Jake Myers at 357 feet.

Lee Jung-hoo made a hit in the last at-bat of the ninth inning when the lead continued 5-0. When Adames walked after two outs, Lee Jung-hoo hit a double. On the ball count 1B2S, he hit an 88-mile splitter low on the fourth pitch from opposing right-hander Rafael Montero and hit a low-stretch double at 103.8 miles.

Chapman then brought in both Adames and Lee Jung-hoo with heavy hits to seal the victory. San Francisco won 7-2, marking 3-1 and rising to second place in the NL West.

As a result, Lee Jung-hoo had a batting average of 0.286 (4 hits in 14 at-bats), two doubles, two RBIs, six runs, three walks, three strikeouts, one stolen base, a on-base percentage of 0.412 and a slugging percentage of 0.429 and an OPS of 0.841. He ranks first in the team in scoring and tied for fourth in the NL. Leadoff Wade has been hitless in 13 at-bats in four games so far. Wade only hit a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly in 15 at-bats and has never survived yet.