It's coming With the exception of SF Lee Jung-hoo's shocking selection, there is only a break right now

Jul 02, 2025

It's coming With the exception of SF Lee Jung-hoo's shocking selection, there is only a break right now
Lee Jung-hoo is moving with his head down after his defeat is confirmed. AP Yonhap News



Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants, who is unable to escape from the endless slump, was eventually excluded from the starting lineup.

First of all, it's a rest. Lee Jung-hoo has been hitless in four games-14 at-bats recently, and his batting average has fallen to 0.240 (74 hits in 308 at-bats). The monthly batting average for June was just 0.148 (12 hits in 84 at-bats). Playing as the team's main player all month, he had only 12 hits.

Continuing to put in the game in this situation is rather like putting the player in a quagmire. Coach Bob Melvin gave Lee Jung-hoo a break even though he desperately needed to escape three consecutive losses. This is because there is no way to solve the severe batting slump.




It's coming With the exception of SF Lee Jung-hoo's shocking selection, there is only a break right now
San Francisco, which has lost three consecutive games, will play an away game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on the morning of the 2nd (Korea time). The previous day, San Francisco lost 2-4, scoring only two runs with seven scattered hits.

Coach Melvin shook the starting lineup again. He left the leadoff to Mike Yastremski (right fielder) and put Eliot Ramos (left fielder) in second. He then set up a clean-up trio with Rafael Devers (designated hitter), Wilmer Flores (third baseman), and Dominic Smith (first baseman), followed by Willie Adames (striker), Daniel Johnson (center fielder), Patrick Bailey (catcher), and Tyler Fitzgerald (second baseman).

San Francisco's overall batting lineup is sluggish as well as Lee Jung-hoo. Coach Melvin has not been able to come up with a solution to this.




It's coming With the exception of SF Lee Jung-hoo's shocking selection, there is only a break right now
It's all about changing the batting order here and there. Naturally, it doesn't work very well, and San Francisco is losing its early season competitiveness. It's been a long time since they were pushed out of the race to lead the National League West. He is in third place, eight games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers, the No. 1 player in the district. Maybe the coach needs a break first.



Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com






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