Why is this a mistake? Lee Jung-hoo's home pitch error recorder, who gave an unfair ML first error a hit → walk → ground ball (5 times)

Jun 07, 2025

Why is this a mistake? Lee Jung-hoo's home pitch error recorder, who gave an unfair ML first error a hit → walk → ground ball (5 times)
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants is welcomed by his teammates as he scored on Wilmer Flores' sacrifice fly after hitting a right-handed hit in the bottom of the first inning. AFP Yonhap News



Why is this a mistake? Lee Jung-hoo's home pitch error recorder, who gave an unfair ML first error a hit → walk → ground ball (5 times)
Lee Jung-hoo is entering the dugout after scoring in the first inning. ImagesYonhap News
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo recorded his first major league error.

Lee Jung-hoo played as the second center fielder in the first game of the three consecutive home games against the Atlanta Braves at Oracle Park on the 7th (Korea time) and hit in his first at-bat.

Lee Jung-hoo, who was used as the second batter again in two days, hit a right-handed hit in the bottom of the first inning. Leader Eliot Ramos hit an infield hit toward the shortstop and advanced to second base due to shortstop Nick Allen's throwing error, making it to second base with no outs.




Lee Jung-hoo then pulled the cutter in the middle of Atlanta right-hander Spencer Schwelenback's 96-mile first pitch and hit a clean hit that flew like a bullet toward right field at a speed of 101.3 miles (163 kilometers).

The ball was so fast that second baseman Ramos stopped at third base. As a result, Lee Jung-hoo continued his hit streak in three consecutive games since the game against the San Diego Padres on the 5th.

Lee Jung-hoo then showed off his mobility to quickly turn second base and advance to third base when No. 3 Wilmer Flores hit a missed hit that fell inside the right foul line. At this time, Ramos homered and scored the first run, and San Francisco continued its chances on the first and third bases with no outs.




After Matt Chapman stepped down with a straight out to right field, Lee Jung-hoo rushed home when Dominic Smith's sacrifice fly to center field to make it 2-0. Local NBC Sports broadcasters said, `Lee Jung-hoo came home with world-class base learning" he complimented.

San Francisco then got on base due to third baseman Austin Riley's error, and Mike Yastremski walked to create a bases-loaded chance with two outs, and third baseman Flores came home and ran 3-0 due to the opponent's wild pitch.

Lee Jung-hoo walked in his second at-bat. After Ramos got on base with a left-center hit after one out, Lee Jung-hoo picked a splitter that fell outside 84.9 miles on the sixth pitch after a full-count battle with Schwelenback and walked out. However, Flores struck out and Chapman grounded out to first base, so he couldn't advance further.




Lee Jung-hoo went out as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the fifth inning when he was chasing 3-2, and was out with a pitcher ground ball. Schwelenback's seventh pitch of the full count hit a 97.1 mile fastball, but the 98.8 mile one-bound hit was in front of the pitcher.

Why is this a mistake? Lee Jung-hoo's home pitch error recorder, who gave an unfair ML first error a hit → walk → ground ball (5 times)
Center fielder Lee Jung-hoo's home throw, who caught Michael Harris II's hit with two outs and runners on first and second in the top of the fourth inning, is bouncing one-bound in front of catcher Patrick Bailey. Second baseman Marcel Osuna became a sliding safety, and Harris II advanced to second base. Lee Jung-hoo's throwing error was recorded. Photo = MLB.TV Capture
In defense, an unfair error was recorded. Atlanta had a one-out full base chance against San Francisco starter Hayden Birdsong in the top of the fourth inning, when Matt Olson walked four pitches and Marcel Osuna and Azi Albis walked consecutively. Then, after Sean Murphy's sacrifice fly made up for one point, Michael Harris II hit a heavy hit with two outs and runners on first and second bases.

At this time, center fielder Lee Jung-hoo quickly threw home to prevent the second baseman from scoring. However, catcher Patrick Bailey caught and missed Lee Jung-hoo's throw, which bounced one-bound. Osuna had already touched the home, and in the meantime, first baseman Albies advanced to third base and batter Murphy to second base.

However, the recorder gave an error, believing that Harris II's second base advance was caused by Lee Jung-hoo's mistake in throwing home. While defending another runner, it is a common situation for another runner to go one more base. It is judged that Bailey could not catch it because of the one-bound throw, so the batter allowed the runner to advance to second base.

It is Lee Jung-hoo's first error since entering the Major League.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.