Lee Jung-hoo, you can't adapt to fastball media, really? positive signs launched in July

Jul 18, 2025

Lee Jung-hoo, you can't adapt to fastball media, really? positive signs launched in July
Lee Jung-hoo hits a right-center triple in the bottom of the fourth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park on the 12th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News



Lee Jung-hoo, you can't adapt to fastball media, really? positive signs launched in July
Lee Jung-hoo looking at his teammates from the base after hitting a triple in the fourth inning against the Dodgers on the 12th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News
Is Lee Jung-hoo really weak against fast balls.

According to Statcast data, Lee Jung-hoo faced off 161 fastballs over 96 miles in the first half. Among them, the record obtained by connecting with in-play hits is 10 hits in 30 at-bats (0.333 batting average). The on-base percentage is 0.429, the slugging percentage is 0.433, and the OPS is 0.862.

In other words, records show that the ability to cope with a fast ball of 96 miles or more far exceeds the league average. The slash line for all hitters over 96 miles in the first half was 0.237/0.319/0.369.




In a home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park on the 12th, Lee Jung-hoo pulled Dustin May's high 96.6-mile four-seam fastball with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the fourth inning, hitting a triple to the right-center, bringing in both runners. Local media also gave favorable reviews on this part.

On the 18th, McCovie Chronicles predicted in an article titled `Can Giants hitters end their serious thirst during this year's batting record?'Given up' in a corner dealing with the possibility of hitting a .300 batting average after Lee Jung-hoo.

However, regarding the triple against the Dodgers on the 12th, there are positive signs about his batting average. 'Even more so when you look at half the at-bats and a solid week in July' he hit Dustin May's 97-mile four-seam fastball in the LA series with a triple over right fielder Teoscar Hernandez Glove'




Lee Jung-hoo, you can't adapt to fastball media, really? positive signs launched in July
LA Dodgers Dustin May. AP Yonhap News
According to Lee Jung-hoo's batting average by pitch type, his fastball is 0.265, his breaking ball is 0.192, and his off-speed is 0.292. Looking at the swing and miss rate, the fastball is the lowest at 9.4% for fastballs, 15.1% for breaking balls, and 20.9 for off-speed pitches. In addition, when hitting a fastball in the batting speed category, the average was 88.4 miles, the breaking ball was 85.7 miles, and the off-speed pitch was 85.9 miles, indicating that he hit the fastball the best.

In conclusion, Lee Jung-hoo is not weak in fastballs. It can be interpreted that he is not good at targeting flashy combinations such as fastball, breaking ball, splitter, and change-up.

Lee Jung-hoo, you can't adapt to fastball media, really? positive signs launched in July
San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo. ImagesYonhap News
However, McCovie Chronicles said of Lee Jung-hoo's May-June batting average of 0.231 in May and 0.143 in June is due to many ground balls at second base and ordinary center field flies, and the opponent already knows that he is vulnerable to fastballs due to his slow bat speed. While analyzing that he is targeting some breaking balls and off-speed pitches, he has not yet adapted to fastballs, his priority would have been to reproduce the power figures that he boasted about on KBO, but home runs are not a problem. In other words, he has 33 extra-base hits and a .403 slugging percentage by adding a double and a triple, which is much higher than the lead average'.




In other words, it highlighted Lee Jung-hoo's slugging power. Lee Jung-hoo is tied for 17th in NL with 19 doubles and second in eight triples. It is also thanks to the wide home field in the left and right middle, but fast feet and occasional hard hits lead to two or three doubles.

McCovie Chronicles said in this regard, `Lee Jung-hoo is the No. 1 player in the team in the double category, and there are more hustle doubles with active base learning than he threw into the outfield. Speed helps increase the number of doubles, but if he crosses the outfielder or hits the fence, he doesn't stop at second base, so he has more triples than '8 triples are the second most in the entire major league.

It is obvious that San Francisco's batters will gain strength only when Lee Jung-hoo survives. The hit revived in July, but this is why the second half of the year is expected.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.