Lee Jung-hoo is a defense that will come out once a decade, who will throw up, who is in love all day long with Jin Ki-ki

Aug 18, 2025

Lee Jung-hoo is a defense that will come out once a decade, who will throw up, who is in love all day long with Jin Ki-ki
San Francisco center fielder Lee Jung-hoo sprints and catches Yandy Diaz's fly to the right-center in the top of the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oracle Park on the 18th (Korea time). Lee Jung-hoo caught the ball protruding from the glove with his two knees and did not miss it in the end. Photo = MLB.TV Capture



San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo's defense completely took out the souls of Major League Baseball officials.

Lee Jung-hoo had a very rare defense in the last of three consecutive home games against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oracle Park on the 18th (Korea time). He caught a double-base hit with a sliding catch, which was a must-see scene in the corner of 'Jingi Mingi'.

The defense came in the top of the fourth inning when the 0-0 balance continued.




Tampa Bay's leading right-handed hitter Yandy Diaz pushed a low sweeper 83.9 miles into San Francisco's starting Logan Webb's first pitch and hit a big ball toward right-center. When he flew wide to his left at an angle of 26 degrees and 105 miles, center fielder Lee Jung-hoo ran to his full strength and reached out his glove at a distance of 383 feet to snatch the ball.

However, the ball bounced off the glove and landed on Lee Jung-hoo's left thigh, which slid into a sliding position. When the ball came down on his thigh, Lee Jung-hoo held the ball with both knees and did not miss it in the end. The second base judge's hand went up and was declared out. It was a perfect 'knee catch' that you couldn't even ask for a challenge on the Tampa Bay bench.

Lee Jung-hoo is a defense that will come out once a decade, who will throw up, who is in love all day long with Jin Ki-ki
Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants is catching Yandy Diaz's big ball in the top of the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oracle Park on the 18th (Korea time). Lee Jung-hoo caught the ball falling off the glove with both knees and did not miss it in the end. AP Yonhap News
Local broadcaster NBC Sports reported "Lee Jung-hoo sprinted to the triple zone and caught him with both knees. I'm sure he's holding the ball between his knees"No matter what anyone says, this is the best catch of the decade. "Catch of the year, catch of the day, catch of the week, catch of this week, catch of this home series, not catch of this year."




Don't forget that when the scene was replayed, he called it 'the play of the decade'. Who would vomit on that opinion?"I was astonished once again.

MLB.com after the game 'knee bones connected to the ball? Lee Junghoo makes an unrealistic catchLee Jung-hoo's 'circus' was described in detail with an article titled '.

In an interview with the media, Lee Jung-hoo said "It blew quite hard in the wind and the ball flew far away. So I did the sliding. I thought I caught it, but it seemed to flow down on my chest. It was definitely a fun catch" expressed his feelings.




Right fielder Drew Gilbert, who watched the scene right next to him, said "It was a crazy defense. It was so impressive. It was a winning play by the winning player" he said with a thumbs up.

Director Bob Melvin also thought he had fallen to the floor. Lee Jung-hoo lay down and didn't stand up for a while, so I was worried that he might have hurt his ankle. I watched the replay after a while. People talk about it. There was a ball between my knees. It was great. I've never seen a defense like that before."

Diaz, who missed a hit, saw it as a 200% double. I wasn't lucky to catch it. I think such a defense will be the only one after Lee Jung-hoo. It was a very strange play."

Statcast considered the hit's probability to be 92.0%. It means it had to be a hit, of course.

Lee Jung-hoo is a defense that will come out once a decade, who will throw up, who is in love all day long with Jin Ki-ki
Lee Jung-hoo hits a line drive double to the right in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning. ImagesYonhap News
Meanwhile, Lee Jung-hoo doubled to the right in the bottom of the first inning and continued his hit streak for six consecutive games. Against Tampa Bay right-hander Ryan Pepio, he pulled a 94.2 mile fastball that flew toward his body for the third time in the ball count of 1B1S, hit a sharp hit that fell off the bottom of the fence inside the right foul pole and slid into second base.

The ball speed was 99.1 miles and the distance was 313 feet. Lee Jung-hoo's 28th double this season raised him to eighth place in the NL. However, it was not more advanced because the follow-up hit did not explode.

Lee Jung-hoo, who had one hit in four at-bats, hit 0.260 (15 hits in 443) with six home runs, 46 RBIs, 60 runs scored, and an OPS of 0.733. In August, he has hit in 14 out of 15 games, hitting a monthly batting average of 0.339 (19 hits in 56 at-bats) and an OPS of 0.891.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.