Potential Risk Factors Hurt Lee Jung-hooFebruary last year → March → Early this month, COL match returned
Jun 10, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo watched the last of the three consecutive home games against the Atlanta Braves from the bench on the 9th (Korea time). In the same game the day before, he left the starting line-up and took a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning, but he took a full-time break on that day.
San Francisco coach Bob Melvin said in a local media briefing, `I couldn't play today, but if I take a break tomorrow, I think I will be able to play the day after tomorrow" he said. MLB.com also said after the game that `Lee Jung-hoo, who is suffering from back pain, is expected to return to the first game of three consecutive away games against Colorado on the 11th.'
Then, is Lee Jung-hoo's back condition okay.
Lee Jung-hoo's debut in the Major League was delayed due to back pain. San Francisco played the opening game of the exhibition game on February 25 last year, and Lee Jung-hoo skipped the first three games and started playing against the Seattle Mariners on the 28th to adapt to the big leagues.
The same phenomenon occurred in spring training this season. When I woke up in the morning while trying to play in an exhibition game against the Seattle Mariners on March 16, I felt back pain and went into rest. When the recovery took longer than expected, he even had an MRI examination. Structural damage did not appear, but it is no different from giving a signal that pain can act as a potential risk factor for recurrence at any time.
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Lee Jung-hoo, who has not been able to overcome his jagged batting feeling since May and has been batting in the 270-800 range, has recently shown recovery. From the San Diego Padres on the 5th to the Atlanta game on the 7th, he had four hits and an RBI in eight at-bats, including three doubles. In particular, he showed off a more stable trail by getting two walks in two consecutive games.
However, back pain is causing concern ahead of the match against Atlanta on the 8th. Fortunately, San Francisco beat Atlanta 4-3 on the day and won five consecutive games. He maintained the third place in the NL West with 38 wins and 28 losses, trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers (39 wins and 27 losses) by one game. There is no win for the second-place San Diego Padres (37-27).
However, Daniel Johnson, who played in center field instead of Lee Jung-hoo, went to the leadoff for the 8th and 9th consecutive days, recording 1 hit and 2 strikeouts in 4 at-bats and 1 strikeout in 4 at-bats, respectively. Johnson, a left-handed and left-handed outfielder, has not settled down since his Major League debut in 2020 through release, trade and FA.
This season, he signed with San Francisco in early May after the season in the Mexican League, played 26 games in Triple-A, hit 0.272 with six home runs, 18 RBIs and an OPS of 0.846, and was called up on the 5th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
