Demonstration game batting average: 0.462
‘Grandson of the Wind’ Lee Jeong-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants)’s bat never cools down. He went on a five-game hitting streak in Major League Baseball (MLB) exhibition games.
Jeong-hoo Lee started as the number one hitter and center fielder in the 2024 MLB exhibition game against the Colorado Rockies held at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA on the 5th (Korean time) and performed with 1 hit, 1 RBI, and 1 walk in 2 at-bats. did.
As a result, Lee Jeong-hoo produced hits in all five games he played in until this day, starting from the Seattle Mariners game on February 28th, which was his MLB exhibition game debut.
Lee Jeong-hoo's batting average in exhibition games is 0.462 (6 hits in 13 at-bats), and his on-base percentage is 0.533.
In his first at-bat in the top of the first inning, Lee Jeong-hoo, who faced opposing right-handed starting pitcher Dakota Hudson, retired with a ground ball to second base. He aimed for a fastball toward his body with a strike count of 1, but it ended up being an infield grounder.
Lee Jeong-hoo walked in the top of the second inning with San Francisco ahead 2-0 with two outs and runners on second base. Follow-up hitter Mike Yastrzemski hit a fly ball to left field and was unable to advance further.
The hit came in the 4th inning.
In the top of the fourth inning, with San Francisco trailing 2-1, Lee Jung-hoo came to bat with a chance to reach first and third base with no outs, and faced Colorado right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner.
Lee Jeong-hoo touched the first fastball that came low toward his body, but it was a foul. Then, he missed the changeup on the inside and ended up with 2 strikes on the ball count.
But he remained calm. He aimed for an outside changeup on the third pitch, leading to a hit to left field, and brought the runner home on third base. Lee Jeong-hoo's RBI in the exhibition game increased to 3.
Lee Jeong-hoo, who stepped on first base, was replaced by pinch runner Chase Pinder and finished the game that day. 일본야동