This is crazy! Lee Junghoo! A delightful double explosion from the first at-bat, his 28th of the season. Leadoff Plan Successful

Aug 18, 2025

This is crazy! Lee Junghoo! A delightful double explosion from the first at-bat, his 28th of the season. Leadoff Plan Successful



'Lee Jung-hoo = lead-off' plan succeeded.

Lee Jung-hoo, who was the first batter of the San Francisco Giants in 21 days, continued his hot August hitting sense with a cheerful double from his first at-bat.

Lee Jung-hoo was forward-deployed as the first center fielder for the first time in a long time in a home game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, in the early morning of the 18th (Korean time). It is the first time in 21 days since the home game against the New York Mets on July 28 that Lee Jung-hoo has reappeared as the first batter in August.




San Francisco coach Bob Melvin put forward Lee Jung-hoo as the spearhead of the offense. After that, Eliot Ramos (left fielder), Rafael Devers (designated hitter), Willie Adames (striker), Dominic Smith (first baseman), Christian Koss (third baseman), Patrick Bailey (catcher), Drew Gilbert (right fielder), and Tyler Fitzgerald (second baseman) made up the lineup.

Lee Jung-hoo, who was the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning, proved why Melvin took the lead in offense. He blew his 28th double of the season and provided a chance to score first.

This is crazy! Lee Junghoo! A delightful double explosion from the first at-bat, his 28th of the season. Leadoff Plan Successful
Lee Jung-hoo, who faced Tampa Bay right-hander Ryan Pepio in his first at-bat, pulled a 94.2 mph four-seam fastball into the third pitch in the ball count 1B1S and flew it deep into the right outfield. The 99.1-mile-per-hour hard hit flew 313 feet (about 95 meters) and rolled to the fence after bounding. When Tampa Bay right fielder Jake Mangum picked up the ball, Lee Jung-hoo had already turned first base. Lee Jung-hoo safely settled on second base and raised both hands to return home fans' cheers.




This was Lee Jung-hoo's 28th double of the season, which came 11 days after the game against Pittsburgh on the 7th. Lee Jung-hoo tied for eighth in the National League double category. He is only four shots behind the first-place Pitt-Crow Armstrong (Chicago Cubs, 32). It is a gap that one can dream of turning the tables on the first place in the National League.

However, San Francisco failed to take advantage of the first-run chance created by Lee Jung-hoo. Ramos stepped down with a fly ball to left field at second base with no outs, and Devers and Adames continued to bow down with consecutive strikeouts.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.