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San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo (28) will aim for his third season in the Major League Baseball (MLB). In particular, it is expected to be a busy season for Lee Jung-hoo as he is set to hold an important international competition called the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March.
Lee Jung-hoo's management company, Rico Sports Agency, said, "Lee Jung-hoo will depart for Los Angeles (LA) through Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 21st. A brief interview will be held just before leaving the country," he said.
Lee Jung-hoo, who returned home after his second season on September 30 last year, is expected to spend a short and fruitful off-season in Korea and focus on local adaptation and body building across the Pacific Ocean.
2026 is more important than ever to Lee Jung-hoo. Lee Jung-hoo, who swallowed the disappointment by going to the operating table due to an unexpected shoulder injury in 2024, his first year of debut, showed a healthy full-time season in the 2025 season.
Lee Jung-hoo, who had a batting average of 0.266 (149 hits in 560 at-bats) with eight home runs and 55 RBIs in 150 games in the 2025 season, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS), an indicator of his offense, showed his disappointing ups and downs. In May last year, Lee Jung-hoo's monthly batting average was excellent at 0.324 days, but it showed a sharp decline in June. Lee Jung-hoo's batting average in June was not good at 0.143 days. Fortunately, he succeeded in raising his monthly batting average to 0.300 in August, and finished with 0.315 in 21 games in September. Still, I was able to make sense that I finished a season safely.
Lee Jung-hoo, now in his third year, is in a time to show a "leap" beyond "adaptation" in the 2026 season. Local media predict that Lee Jung-hoo will have a batting average in his late 270s and a double-digit home run based on his unique sophisticated contact ability. There is a prospect that it may move to the corner outfield, but it is a homework to be solved with the club through spring camps.
On top of that, 2026 WBC, which will be held in March, is also the biggest variable and opportunity for Lee Jung-hoo. Lee Jung-hoo is a key outfielder of the national team and is very likely to be assigned. After boosting his condition at the San Francisco club's spring camp in early February, he plans to join the national team's schedule immediately and enjoy the world stage with the national flag. Through this competition, you can prove your strength for the center field position. Attention is focusing more on the new season's resolutions that Lee Jung-hoo will reveal himself through an interview at Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 21st.
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