"Otani, Tatis, and Lee Jung-hoo" Even if they falter for a while, the team's leading competition is still... "signaling that SF is getting hot again."
"Otani, Tatis, and Lee Jung-hoo" Even if they falter for a while, the team's leading competition is still... "signaling that SF is getting hot again."
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Lee Jung-hoo was evaluated as the core of the San Francisco Giants' race for the top spot.메이저놀이터
Local media "Sports Illustrated" mentioned Lee Jung-hoo's name on the 29th (Korea Standard Time), saying, "After three years of frustrating performance, San Francisco has re-entered the race to lead the National League (NL) West. After two months of consistent performance, San Francisco has no choice but to be considered a true favorite."
The media explained the driving force behind San Francisco's rise, saying, "Other teams in the district are ahead of stars such as Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers) and Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Diego Padres), while the Giants are performing with players with less name value such as Lee Jung-hoo and Wilmer Flores."
Citing Thomas Harrigan, a member of the Major League's official website MLB.com , he said, "The Giants lack superstars, but they have a +40 difference," adding, "Willy Adames is sluggish in attack, but Lee Jung-hoo, Mike Yastremski and Flores are filling the gap sufficiently."
In the early days of the season, Lee Jung-hoo showed off his strong batting performance to the extent that he ranked first in the league's overall double and second in the OPS category after Aaron Judge (New York Yankees). However, after struggling to produce long balls and multi-hits since late last month, both the .300 batting average and .8 OPS collapsed in the away game in Minnesota, which was held from the 10th to the 12th.
After suffering a brief slump, Lee garnered hits in seven consecutive games from the game against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, and made multi-hit games in two of them, to elevate his batting performance again. However, his team has lost no hit in two consecutive away games in Detroit recently, slowing down his pace a bit. Meanwhile, his team has also lost three consecutive games, ranking third, three games behind the world's leading Dodgers and one game behind the second-ranked San Diego Padres.
Nevertheless, Lee continues to be the core of the batting lineup, ranking second in most offensive indicators including hits (59), RBI (31), batting average (0.276), slugging percentage (0.444), and OPS (0.770). Notably, he has posted a batting average of 0.366 and an OPS of 1.050 in scoring position, displaying stellar performance that truly matches his role as a center hitter.
"Lee Jung-hoo was an international free agent that the Giants ambitiously signed in the winter of 2023," SI said. "I spent most of 2024 with injuries, but I'm definitely rebounding and showing my presence this year," he said. "After an explosive performance in April, it slowed down for a while in early May, but it has risen again with a batting average of 0.320, an on-base percentage of 0.414 and a slugging percentage of 0.360, in the last seven games (May 21-28). His recent performance is interpreted as a sign that San Francisco is getting hot again."