Yes! This is how Lee Jung-hoo, who is properly awakened, hit a home run in 97 days and an additional double. It's been a while since we've had a ransom, but the team lost

Aug 20, 2025

Yes! This is how Lee Jung-hoo, who is properly awakened, hit a home run in 97 days and an additional double. It's been a while since we've had a ransom, but the team lost



If it's at this level, I'll admit it. I can't throw up anymore. 'Grandchild of the Wind', which dominated the KBO League, has definitely revived.

San Francisco Giants center fielder Lee Jung-hoo (27) shook off his sluggish performance by hitting a home run and a double for the first time in a long time.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the first center fielder in an away game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California on the morning of the 20th (Korea time). It was the first time in two days since the game against Tampa Bay on the 18th when "Knee Catch Shin Gong" came out.




San Francisco coach Bob Melvin raised Lee Jung-hoo to the forefront of the batting order on the day, and formed the lineup in the order of Eliot Ramos (left fielder), Rafael Devers (designated hitter), Casey Schmidt (third baseman), Dominic Smith (first baseman), Christian Kos (striker), Patrick Bailey (catcher), Drew Gilbert (right fielder), and Tyler Fitzgerald (second baseman).

Lee Jung-hoo has been hitting steadily since August. Sometimes even if he didn't hit a straight hit, he often got lucky hits. This is also a blessing for a player. The phrase 'luck skills' also applies fairly to MLB. Lee Jung-hoo had a hit in seven consecutive games until the previous day, and his batting average in August was 0.333 (20 hits in 60 times at bat). He has the pace to step up as the No. 1 player.

Melvin's batting order adjustment led to a leadoff home run from his first at-bat.




Lee Jung-hoo came out as a leadoff hitter in the top of the first inning and pulled San Diego right-handed starter Nick Pivetta's second four-seam fastball (94.6 miles per hour) to well over the right-center fence. Lee Jung-hoo, who rarely hit a regular hit during his four at-bats against San Diego the previous day, aimed for a proper fastball from his first at-bat.

Yes! This is how Lee Jung-hoo, who is properly awakened, hit a home run in 97 days and an additional double. It's been a while since we've had a ransom, but the team lost
Yes! This is how Lee Jung-hoo, who is properly awakened, hit a home run in 97 days and an additional double. It's been a while since we've had a ransom, but the team lost
It was a hard hit with a batting speed of 101.8 miles (about 164 kilometers per hour). The distance also reached 400 feet. It was a big hit that could be a home run at any stadium. As a result, Lee Jung-hoo hit his seventh home run of the season for the first time in 97 days since the game against Arizona on May 15. Just in time, this day is Lee Jung-hoo's birthday, so it deserves to be called 'Birthday Self-Congratulations'.

Later, Lee Jung-hoo came out as a leadoff hitter in the top of the third inning, but this time, he struck out a foul tip. In the top of the fifth inning, he hit a double in the third game against Pivetta with one out. In the ball count 1B1S, he did not miss the 93.9-mile (about 151km) four-seam on the third pitch. This time, the batting speed was up to 102.7 miles. This means that he got more accurate than he did in the first inning and put a lot of power into it.




However, the launch angle was formed slightly lower at 12 degrees, which did not lead to a home run. In the first inning, the leadoff hitter home run flew 400 feet with a 101.8-mile escape velocity in orbit of 27 degrees. If the batting angle was about 15 degrees higher in the fifth inning, it could have led to a home run.

Yes! This is how Lee Jung-hoo, who is properly awakened, hit a home run in 97 days and an additional double. It's been a while since we've had a ransom, but the team lost
Yes! This is how Lee Jung-hoo, who is properly awakened, hit a home run in 97 days and an additional double. It's been a while since we've had a ransom, but the team lost
However, he flew at a somewhat gentle angle, so he had to settle for a double over the middle wall. It was Lee Jung-hoo's 29th double of the season. However, Lee Jung-hoo's double did not lead to a score. Ramos, the next batter, was out with a fly ball to right field, and Devers, the third batter, was out with a fly ball to left field.

Later, Lee Jung-hoo came to the batter's box with two outs and a runner on first base in the top of the seventh inning when he was trailing 1-5 and grounded out to the first base. The final record on the day was two hits in four at-bats (one home run), one RBI and one run. No matter where I give it, I'm not ashamed of it.

However, San Francisco failed to take advantage of Lee Jung-hoo's leadoff home run in the top of the first inning. The team's lineup was lethargic. He had only four scattered hits and failed to score other than Lee Jung-hoo's home run. Two of the four hits by the San Francisco lineup came from Lee Jung-hoo. There's a good reason why San Francisco can't go to the fall party.



Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.