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San Francisco Giants Lee Jeong-hoo (26) hit good balls day after day, but was not lucky.
Lee Jung-hoo started as center fielder No. 1 in the game against the Boston Red Sox held at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on the 3rd (Korean time) and recorded no hits in four at-bats. His season performance includes a batting average of .205 (29-for-116), 2 home runs, 7 RBI, 13 runs, and 2 stolen bases in 30 games with an OPS of .638.
Although he didn't get any hits, the quality of his batting was good. Lee Jeong-hoo appeared as the leadoff hitter in the top of the first inning and hit Boston right-handed starting pitcher Josh Winkowski's first pitch sinker at 96.4 miles per hour (155.1 km). It was a well-hit ball with an exit speed of 103 mph (165.8 km) and an expected batting average of .800, but it was caught as a fly ball as it went straight toward center fielder Jaron Duran. According to Baseball Savant, the official statistics site of the Major League Baseball, the distance of this batted ball was 400 feet (122 m), making it a home run in 10 of the 30 major league stadiums. In particular, it turned out to be a home run at the home stadium, Oracle Park.
Lee Jeong-hoo hit home runs in all three Boston games. In the game on the 1st, he hit right-handed reliever Justin Slatten's 6-pitch, 90.6 mph (145.8 km) cutter in the 9th inning and hit a ball with an exit speed of 100 mph (160.9 km), but it was caught as a fly ball to right field. He had an expected batting average of .377, a distance of 377 feet (115 m), and hit balls that became home runs in 26 of 30 stadiums. However, he became a fly ball as Fenway Park was included in the four stadiums that do not hit home runs (Fenway Park, Kauffman Stadium, Oakland Coliseum, and Nationals Park).
In the game on the 2nd, Lee Jung-hoo hit right-handed relief pitcher Cooter Crawford's three-ball 92 mph (148.1 km) sweeper in the 5th inning, hitting an exit speed of 99.4 mph (160.0 km). He had an expected batting average of .377, a distance of 360 feet (110 m), and hit a ball that would have been a home run in 14 stadiums, but this time he was caught with a straight hit to right field.
Lee Jeong-hoo's expected batting average this season is high at .301. The missed swing rate is 10.4%, less than half of the overall major league average (24.8%), and the strikeout rate is 8.0%, which is close to 1/3 of the league average (22.2%), showing off his excellent contact ability and producing high-quality batted balls. I'm paying. However, his BABIP (Batting in Play Percentage) is .205, which is not good compared to his batting quality, and accordingly, his actual batting average remains at .205.
In defense, Lee Jeong-hoo had difficulty adjusting to Fenway Park. In the Boston attack in the bottom of the 4th inning, with both teams tied 1-1, Sedan Raffaella scooped up San Francisco left-handed starting pitcher Kyle Harrison's 5-pitch four-seamer at 94 miles per hour (151.3 km). The exit speed was 98.1 miles (157.9 km), which was a strong hit, but the high hit looked like it would be an ordinary center fielder's fly ball. However, center fielder Lee Jeong-hoo looked for the hit ball while blocking the sun with his glove, but was unable to find the hit ball, and in the end, the hit ball ended up being a double that fell in front of Lee Jeong-hoo. It was a batted ball with an expected batting average of only 1 penny, but Lee Jeong-hoo's defense was disappointing.
However, he immediately made up for his mistake with a great defense. Harrison threw a 3-pitch 82.3 mile (132.3 km) slurp to Duran and then allowed a sharp hit. It was a perfect hit, with his exit speed of 103.4 mph (166.4 km) and an expected batting average of .666. However, Lee Jeong-hoo did not give up on the batted ball and ran forward, catching it with a diving catch. Lee Jeong-hoo, who made up for his previous mistake with a super catch, expressed his strong emotions by hitting the ground with his hand. The NBC Sports Bay Area broadcaster, a local San Francisco media outlet that broadcast the game that day, shouted, “Dive! Amazing play! We stopped conceding a goal! Hits the ground. Let’s go!” he said, enthusing about Lee Jeong-hoo’s great defense.
Lee Jung-hoo, who signed a six-year, $113 million (approximately 154 billion won) contract with San Francisco this season, is quickly adapting to the major league. Although he has not yet achieved the batting performance expected and often makes mistakes in defense, he is showing the potential to succeed in the major leagues. Fans have high expectations for what Lee Jung-hoo, who is spending his first season on the world's best stage, will show in the future
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