Shall we move on to the Hall of Fame? Lee Jong-beom's son Lee Jung-hoo, if this trend continues, it is possible → Major Leaguers' new history Jung Jo-joon
Aug 15, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo hit a triple in the bottom of the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres in San Francisco on the 14th (Korea time).
San Diego starter Nick Pivetta's 90.4 miles (about 146 kilometers) cut fastball was hit on the right-field line and ran to third base. A sacrifice fly came out of the subsequent lineup and stepped home. It was San Francisco's only score on the day.
Lee Jung-hoo was out with a fly ball to center field after one out in the second inning and a ground ball to the first base after one out in the fourth inning. He hit San Diego starter Nick Pivetta's 90.4 miles (145.5 kilometers) cutter to hit a right triple in his third at-bat after losing 0-11. Afterwards, Christian Kos scored a sacrifice fly and Lee Jung-hoo scored. It was San Francisco's only score.
Lee Jung-hoo continued his good batting performance in August by recording hits in three consecutive games. He has a batting average of 333 (15 hits in 45 at-bats) in August. He hit five doubles and two triples out of 15 hits, showing his slugging percentage.It's 533.
This marks Lee's 10th triple this season. He ranks third overall in triples this season after Corbin Carroll (Arizona Diamondbacks, 14) and Jarran Duran (Boston Red Sox, 12).
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Choi Hee-seop took his first step as a batter in 2002. Choo Shin-soo (2005) followed, and since Kang Jung-ho in 2015, the proportion of hitters has increased sharply. Park Byung-ho, Lee Dae-ho, Choi Jimin, Kim Hyun-soo, Hwang Jae-gyun, 2017), Kim Ha-sung, Park Hyo-joon, Bae Ji-hwan (2022), Lee Jung-hoo (2024), and Kim Hye-sung (2025) made the big league stage one after another.
However, except Lee Jung-hoo, only Choo Shin-soo (six) hit a triple in five costumes in a single season in 2009.
Lee Jung-hoo has already set the record for the most triple in Korean major leaguers ever, surpassing Choo Shin-soo. He became the first Korean batter to hit a double-digit triple in 23 years since Choi Hee-seop.
The next target is Ichiro Suzuki, the legend of the hall of fame. A double-digit triple is a record that even Ichiro, who was famous for his fast feet, made only one in 2005 (12).
Lee Jung-hoo is not a big shot like Choi Hee-seop or Kang Jung-ho, but a hot hitter. Even if it is not as extreme as Ichiro in the big league, the enemy needs to focus more on producing hits rather than hitting long balls like Ichiro in the Japanese professional baseball (NPB) era.
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In particular, it is encouraging that he is tied for 16th in the league by hitting 27 doubles in addition to triples. This means that Lee Jung-hoo's unique swing and batting style, which is neither centered on the so-called 'tick's single stroke nor a big gun, is regaining.
However, San Francisco lost to San Diego 1-11. It remains in third place in the National League West, with a winning rate of less than 50%.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
