I can't believe it anymore. Get out of here! SF Lee Jung-hoo, who had no hits in 18 at-bats, scored one point as a pinch runner. Trust within the team has also disappeared. Even the compliments are embarrassing
Sep 18, 2025
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San Francisco Giants' Lee Jung-hoo has fallen into the worst hitting slump at the most important time for the team at the end of the season and is not helping. The team has already abandoned its expectations for Lee Jung-hoo's hit. He is now in a position to use it as a pinch runner after being excluded from the selection.
Lee Jung-hoo was excluded in an away game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on the 18th (Korea time). In the previous day's match against Arizona, he was relegated to the eighth batting order for the first time in his major league debut, and this time, he failed to enter the starting lineup at all.
The reason is the severe hitting slump. Currently, Lee Jung-hoo has been hitless in the strongest game in a row since his Major League debut. He has not had a hit in five consecutive games since the game against Arizona on the 11th. During this period, he was hitless in 18 consecutive at-bats. He was placed in the eighth batting order the day before, but had no hits in four times at bat.
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Moreover, San Francisco awarded Lee Jung-hoo a six-year-old $113 million contract (about 156.8 billion won). Players who have such a large contract rarely miss games unless they are injured. It is common sense to continue to give opportunities even if they are somewhat sluggish. Not only San Francisco, but also other major league teams.
In fact, San Francisco continued to give Raphael Devers a chance even when he was sluggish right after the trade. I did the same to Lee Jung-hoo. When Lee Jung-hoo recorded a serious slump in monthly batting average of 0.143 (12 hits in 84 at-bats) in June, he consistently played as the main player. Lee Jung-hoo appeared in 24 of the 27 games his team played in the month of June.
San Francisco's exclusion of Lee Jung-hoo against Arizona on the 18th can be seen as a result of no longer maintaining patience. In particular, San Francisco is a team that has revived the possibility of advancing to the postseason, which seemed impossible since late August. At one point, he was 0.5 games behind the third-place New York Mets in the National League wild-card competition.
The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment of the player who is that poor. This is why the team's view of Lee Jung-hoo, who suddenly went hitless in 18 consecutive at-bats at a time when he had to ride a winning streak, is cold. It is another background of the drastic exclusion of starters.
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Lee Jung-hoo then advanced to second base when Herar Encarnacion's timely hit to the middle ground. The situation with no outs and runners on first and second bases. Arizona shortstop Heraldo Perdomo missed Patrick Bailey's hit as he tried to catch it with a diving catch. Lee Jung-hoo, who was checking the situation with a skip motion at second base, quickly ran to third base and was safe when the hit became a hit. It was a decent base run.
Later, Lee Jung-hoo homered leisurely on Christian Kos' timely double to left-center, scoring his team's second score. In the end, San Francisco won 5-1 and succeeded in escaping four consecutive losses.
It is true that Lee Jung-hoo came out as a pinch runner and contributed to some of the team's victory. But with this 'I've done my partYou can't rate it '. It is a shameful level in light of the team's status and ransom.
The San Francisco Giants, who are on the edge of the cliff, used Lee Jung-hoo as a pinch runner for overtime. Since each game is the final, it seems that they are doing everything they can to win. San Francisco is in desperate need of one win at the end of the season. If Lee Jung-hoo fails to escape from his poor batting performance on his own, he is likely to continue to be excluded from the starting lineup or fall into a pinch runner status.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
