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| Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants is embraced by Willy Adames, who hit a three-run home run in the top of the first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on the 12th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News |
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| San Francisco coach Bob Melvin talks about a cold game with the referees as the raindrop thickens in the top of the sixth inning. ImagesYonhap News |
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San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo hit his first home run of the season and began to join the top ranks in each offensive category. The reason why he is being nominated for MVP is revealed on the surface.
Lee Jung-hoo played in center field three times in the first three consecutive away games against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on the 12th (Korea time), and led the team to a 9-1 victory with one hit, three RBIs, two runs and two walks in two at-bats, including a pre-emptive winning home run. The game ended with a rain cold game in the top of the sixth inning with San Francisco leading 9-1 as the rain became thicker with two outs and a full base.
Lee Jung-hoo's home run was the first three runs in the top of the first inning. Lead Mike Yastremski's double to right-center, no outs and first-and-second chances set up by Willie Adames' walk. Against Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman, Lee Jung-hoo pulled an 89.4-mile sinker that flew slightly outward from the middle of the third pitch in the ball count 1B1S and connected it with a three-run shot that slightly crossed the right-center fence.
With a launch angle of 24 degrees, a batting speed of 100.5 miles and a driving distance of 387 feet, Lee Jung-hoo's first homer of the season and his third in the big league. It is the first time in 356 days that Lee Jung-hoo hit a home run in the Major League since his superior solo shot in the bottom of the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park on April 21 last year.
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| Lee Jung-hoo hits a three-run home run to right-center in the top of the first inning. AP Yonhap News |
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| Lee Jung-hoo, who hit the first three-point mark in the top of the first inning and is running around the base vigorously. AP Yonhap News |
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| When Jung-hoo hit a home run in the first inning, his teammates reached out and welcomed him fiercely. AFP Yonhap News |
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San Francisco took the lead with Lee Jung-hoo's home run, and Lamont Wade Jr. called in both runners with a right double to go 5-0 in a continuous chance with no outs and first and second bases earned by consecutive walks by Matt Chapman and Elliott Ramos. In fact, the game was decided in the first inning.
Lee Jung-hoo, who grounded out to shortstop in his second at-bat after one out in the second inning, went out as a leadoff hitter in the top of the fifth inning with a 5-1 lead and picked up a 94.6-mile-high fastball from the full count to get on base. Lee Jung-hoo, who advanced to third base with Chapman's walk and Lamont's walk after one, dug home when Wilmer Flores grounded out to the pitcher and widened the gap to 6-1.
Lee Jung-hoo also got a walk in his fourth at-bat in the sixth inning with an 8-1 lead. With no outs and runners on the first and second bases, he drew a straight walk from right-hander Yoendris Gomes to load the bases with a chance. San Francisco added a run with Lamont's walk with two outs and a bases loaded, widening the gap to 9-1.
Then, the rain became thicker and the ground was covered with tarps, and the cold game was declared 30 minutes later with the game already tilted.
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| Lee Jung-hoo is looking at the ball while hitting a three-run homer in the top of the first inning. AFP Yonhap News |
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| Lee Jung-hoo catches Trent Grisham's fly in defense in the bottom of the second inning. ImagesYonhap News |
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Lee Jung-hoo marked 0.340 (16 hits in 47 at-bats), one home run, seven RBIs, 13 points, five walks, seven strikeouts, three steals, a 0.404 on-base percentage, a 0.596 slugging percentage and an OPS of 1.000 in 12 games this season.
He ranks sixth in the NL batting average, 13th in on-base percentage, 10th in slugging percentage, 9th in OPS, 4th in scoring, 13th in hits, and 5th in slugging. Records show that both contact heating and power heating are prominent.
In particular, he is ahead of LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani in batting average, RBI, slugging percentage and OPS. Ohtani had a batting average of 0.293 (17 hits in 58 at-bats), four homers, five RBIs, 15 runs, three steals, a 0.406 on-base percentage, a 0.552 slugging percentage and an OPS of 0.958 in the game against the Chicago Cubs. In the NLOPS category, Lee Jung-hoo is ninth and Ohtani is 10th.
There was only one time on the 7th that Lee Jung-hoo, who made his big league debut last year, surpassed Ohtani in the OPS. At that time, Lee Jung-hoo had an OPS of 0.931 and Ohtani had an OPS of 0.912. Seiya Suzuki, the designated hitter of the Chicago Cubs, who has been doing well at the beginning of the season, also has an OPS of 0.956, which is lower than Lee Jung-hoo.
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| Yankee Stadium managers are laying tarps as the rain thickens during San Francisco's sixth attack. ImagesYonhap News |
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It is the first time that Lee Jung-hoo has played in such a rainy weather since entering the Major League.
After the game, Lee Jung-hoo said "KBO doesn't even start the game in this weather. In KBO, there are many cancellations of rain.
San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said "It was a great home run. Lee Jung-hoo first played in the stadium here. After two runners went out, he hit a home run even in inclement weather. They gave us a win in the first inning"He hits the ball hard. Hit the ball all over the field. It's good to have a good hit here. I don't think I was lucky last year. But it's very important for him to start the season brilliantly earlier this season. Because I didn't play much because I came to the U.S. last year. So far, so good. He continues to be a third hitter, and he has a good result with very good base learning and defense," he said, expressing satisfaction.
Coach Melvin, who is penetrating Lee Jung-hoo's career, said, "Trust in him is turning into affection.
MLB.com mentioned Lee Jung-hoo for the fourth time in an article titled 'These nine players who are back in shape are in the mood' and San Francisco's attack came to life as Lee Jung-hoo was in third place. It was evaluated as a decisive factor in raising 10 wins and 3 losses in the NL West, where strong teams gathered.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
