Korean superstar, tremendous player Lee Jung-hoo, contact heating with a different dimension, ML's first 2nd batter, 2 hits + 2 walks = 2 points

May 24, 2025

Korean superstar, tremendous player Lee Jung-hoo, contact heating with a different dimension, ML's first 2nd batter, 2 hits 2 walks 2 points
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants hits a right-handed hit in the top of the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals on the 24th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



Korean superstar, tremendous player Lee Jung-hoo, contact heating with a different dimension, ML's first 2nd batter, 2 hits 2 walks 2 points
Lee Jung-hoo hits a right-handed hit in the top of the eighth inning. AFP Yonhap News
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo played as the first 2nd hitter in the Major League and got on base three times, making a brilliant contribution to the team's victory.

Lee Jung-hoo played as the second center fielder in the first of three consecutive away games against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, DC on the 24th (Korea time) and led the team to a 4-0 victory with two hits, one walk and two points in three at-bats.

It is the first time that Lee Jung-hoo has reached the lineup as the second batter since his Major League debut. Lee Jung-hoo mainly played leadoff last year, and this season, he played as a third hitter all the time except for playing as a fourth hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks for two consecutive days from the 13th to the 14th.




This means that Lee Jung-hoo was forced to play as a table setter as the structure of the San Francisco lineup fell.

It is the first time in a week that Lee Jung-hoo has achieved multi-hit after the Athletics match on the 17th, and it is the 13th time this season. In addition, he was amazing to get on base three times in two consecutive games following the Kansas City Royals game on the 22nd.

Lee Jung-hoo, who raised his batting average to 280 percent for the first time in six days since the 18th with a batting average of 0.282 (55 hits in 195 at-bats), marked six home runs, 31 RBIs, 32 runs, 14 walks, 27 strikeouts, 3 steals, 0.330 on-base percentage, 0.467 slugging percentage and 0.797 OPS.




Korean superstar, tremendous player Lee Jung-hoo, contact heating with a different dimension, ML's first 2nd batter, 2 hits 2 walks 2 points
Lee Jung-hoo and Willy Adames are going into the dugout after completing pre-match training. AP Yonhap News
Lee Jung-hoo struck out Washington left-hander McKinsey Gore in his first at-bat after one out in the top of the first inning. I watched a 97-mile fastball outside on the fourth pitch at ball count 1B2S, and center Brian Walsh declared a strike. The slow screen and pitch analysis graphics on MLB.com GameDay showed that it was slightly off the edge of the strike zone. Lee Jung-hoo tilted his head after the strikeout decision and looked at the home plate for a while before entering the dugout.

However, in the second at-bat, he made a hit to relieve the unfairness. He went as a leadoff hitter in the fourth inning when he was 0-0, pulled Gore's fastball in the middle of the 94.9-mile first pitch, and hit a line drive hit that passed by second baseman Luis Garcia Jr. and flowed in front of right field. With a batting speed of 102.3 miles, he hit a strong ball of more than 100 miles for the first time in a long time.

After Matt Chapman stepped down with a fly ball to center field, Wilmer Flores succeeded in stealing second base when he struck out swinging, but Flores was ruled out after he interfered with catcher Keibert Lewis' throw.




Korean superstar, tremendous player Lee Jung-hoo, contact heating with a different dimension, ML's first 2nd batter, 2 hits 2 walks 2 points
Lee Jung-hoo narrowly avoids Washington starter McKinsey Gore's body ball in the top of the seventh inning. AP Yonhap News
Korean superstar, tremendous player Lee Jung-hoo, contact heating with a different dimension, ML's first 2nd batter, 2 hits 2 walks 2 points
Lee Jung-hoo hits a right-handed hit in the top of the eighth inning and steps home with Wilmer Flores' timely hit to make a high-five with his teammates. AFP Yonhap News
In the seventh inning before the 0-0 tight pitching match, Lee Jung-hoo got on base with a walk and homered to score the first run. Lee Jung-hoo, who entered as the leadoff hitter, picked up a 93.6-mile-high fastball that intentionally flew toward his head in the fifth ball count of 3B1S and walked out.

While the pitcher was changed to Jackson Rutledge, Chapman also got a walk and was on the first and second bases with no outs. Lee Jung-hoo, who advanced to third base while Flores hit a double play by shortstop, homered during Willy Adames' heavy hit to lead 1-0.

San Francisco continued with Casey Schmidt and Mike Yastremski walking back-to-back to create a bases-loaded chance with two outs, and Patrick Bailey drew a push walk to widen the gap to 2-0.

San Francisco added two more runs in the top of the eighth inning to seal the victory. After one death, Lee Jung-hoo hit the right-handed hit and created a chance. Lee Jung-hoo pulled a 94.7-mile high four-seam fastball from Washington right-hander Jack Bricksy's second pitch into the head level and connected it with a single that fell in front of right field.

At this time, the local relay team "Lee Jung-hoo hits a soft line drive to the right and gets on base three times today. He's such a great baseball player. He is a superstar from Korea."

Lee Jung-hoo, who ran to third base with Chapman's right-center hit, then homered when Flores hit left-handed, widening the gap to 3-0. San Francisco ran away 4-0 when Chapman scored during pitcher Andrew Chapin's wild pitch with two outs and the bases loaded.

Lee Jung-hoo entered the batter's box for the fifth time in the ninth inning with two outs and a runner on the first base, but the inning ended as first baseman Elliott Ramos was caught in pitcher's check and out of the ball count 2B2S.

San Francisco starter Landon Loop won his third win (three losses) of the season with five hits and no runs in six innings. San Francisco, which has posted 6 wins and 3 losses in its last nine games, has 30 wins and 21 losses to keep second place in the NL West. It is still two games behind the first-place LA Dodgers (32 wins and 19 losses).



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.