Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants hit a superior two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park on the 9th (Korea time) and is running around the base vigorously. AFP United San Francisco Giants Lee Jung-hoo was selected as the 32 most interesting players in the Major League this year.
ESPN published an interesting planning article on the 9th (Korea time). The title is the "2025 MLB Most Exciting Player bracket"'.
It is a corner to select 32 players who are the most dynamic and attractive this season, which is why they are the most interested in fans, and then attach them in a tournament manner to select the final winner. It's a kind of Major League Baseball 'ideal World Cup'.
ESPN said, `A corner where 32 players are matched up to select the most interesting player and then the winner is decided by asking the opinions of MLB experts.' `One from each team was selected, 30 were selected, and one wild card was added for each league to make 32. And Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City Royals) and Ellie Delacruz (Cincinnati Reds), who ranked first and second in this corner last year, were given the top seed and the rest were decided by voting experts to make a matchup. And the AL and NL winners meet in the final round'
According to the report, Lee Jung-hoo was chosen as the player representing San Francisco and received the eighth seed. St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Maisin Win met in the round of 32. Lee Jung-hoo won and advanced to the round of 16.
ESPN said of Lee Jung-hoo 'We want to show this sceneOn the 18th of last month, Lee Jung-hoo caught Yandi Diaz's double to the right-center in the fourth inning of the home game against the Tampa Bay Rays He pointed out the defense he received with his knee in a situation he was likely to miss.
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| Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants makes a surprise bunt toward third base in the bottom of the sixth inning with no outs and runners on the first and second base in the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-4 at Oracle Park on the 9th (Korea time). The hit became an infield hit, which became a decisive link for San Francisco to make a five-run big inning. ImagesYonhap News |
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The media reported 'We've never seen a defense like that. It is not surprising that Lee Jung-hoo, who has the ability to hit the ball well and play well in the traditional way at bat along with the ability to do such unimaginable things, has quickly established himself as a fan favorite player in San Francisco.
In other words, Lee Jung-hoo is a style that has no choice but to monopolize the popularity of fans with 'all around player'.
Although some media outlets have disparaged Lee Jung-hoo's defense, it is true that his hustle play, which catches difficult hits stably overall, is highly evaluated. Above all, ESPN also acknowledges that it shook off its slump in the second half of the hit and got back on track.
Lee Jung-hoo hit three hits, two RBIs and two runs from four times at bat, including his eighth home run of the season, against the Arizona Diamondbacks the day before, and became the main player of the 11-5 victory. He hit a superior two-run home run in the bottom of the second inning, trailing 0-3, setting the stage for a turnaround, and in the sixth inning, he connected the chance to the bases with a surprise bunt hit with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, serving as a link to the five-point big innings.
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| Lee Jung-hoo continues to hit hard in September. AP Yonhap News |
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Lee Jung-hoo had two or more hits in four of the six games in September, raising his batting average for the season to 0.271 (138 hits in 510) and his OPS to 0.752. The batting average of .27 has been 87 days since June 14, and it has been 83 days since June 18 that it has exceeded the OPS 0.750 level. Now, the figure is suitable for a six-year, $113 million (about 156.9 billion won).
He has eight home runs, 51 RBIs, 68 runs, 44 walks, 64 strikeouts, 10 steals, 0.332 on-base percentage, and 0.420. In September alone, he has a batting average of 0.522 (12 hits in 23 at-bats) in six games.
ESPN said of Wynn, `St. Louis is a shortstop whose defense comes first and has the same shoulder as Rocket. In other words, his offense is relatively poor. He has a batting average of 0.253 (124 hits in 491 at-bats), nine homers, 51 RBIs, 72 runs scored, and an OPS of 0.673 in 129 games this season.
However, Lee Jung-hoo met Delacruz in the round of 16 and lost. ESPN was the only one of the eight matches in the round of 16 in 'NL to be unanimous. He said, 'It's an easy decision because he is a tall shortstop with a height of 1m95 and has amazing ability. In other words, all voting experts ruled in favor of Delacruz, not Lee Jung-hoo.
The final victory in this corner was won by Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the final, he increased the AL winner, New York Aaron Judge.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
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