"Again, again, again!"' Lee Jung-hoo, a timely hit in the ML exhibition game opportunity, exploded, and continued to hit '3G' consecutive hits, 'a sense of good hitting'

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San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) continued to boast a good batting sense by hitting hits in three consecutive games.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the first batter and center fielder at the Los Angeles Angels and 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) exhibition game at Diablo Stadium in Tempee, Arizona on the 25th (Korea time) and recorded one hit in three at-bats.

Lee Jung-hoo played one hit in three at-bats against the Chicago Cubs on the 23rd, starting as the sixth batter and center fielder and hitting a hit from his first at-bat in the second inning. In particular, he played right field and showed a fantastic throw, drawing applause from fans. On the 24th, he started as the fourth batter and right fielder and scored one hit and one run from three times at bat. It was Lee Jung-hoo, who added Bodhisattva in defense on the 24th.

And Lee Jung-hoo made a hit on the day and succeeded in hitting in three consecutive games. His batting average at the exhibition game was 0.333, and his on-base plus slugging percentage was 0.666.

It was Lee Jung-hoo who played center field for the first time in a long time. On this day, San Francisco organized the starting lineup in the order of Lee Jung-hoo (center fielder), Jarrod Oliva (right fielder), Elliott Ramos (left fielder), Patrick Bailey (catcher), Herar Encarnacion (first baseman), Jake Holton (designated hitter), Nate Furman (second baseman), Christian Kos (striker), and Casey Schmidt (third baseman). The starting pitcher was Logan Webb.

Lee Jung-hoo appeared as a leadoff hitter in the top of the first inning and hit a 97.4 mile four-seam fastball that came into the low zone outside the second pitch at the ball count of 1-0, but was withdrawn by a fly ball to center field.

Lee Jung-hoo hit a timely hit to the left in the second at-bat and stepped up as a troubleshooter. The top of the second inning when both teams were still 0-0. A chance to get first and third base with two outs. Lee Jung-hoo hit a 91.6-mile four-seam fastball in the middle of the fourth pitch on a 2-1 ball count in favor of right-handed bullpen Jacob Guardado to lead to a timely hit to left. In the meantime, third baseman Holton homered. However, after hitting a timely hit, Lee Jung-hoo attempted to advance to second base, but was out after being caught on a relay play that led to the opponent's "left-winger-third baseman-second baseman."

Lee Jung-hoo took his third at-bat as a leadoff hitter in the top of the fifth inning when San Francisco was leading 2-0. The Angels pitcher is Jordan Romano. Lee Jung-hoo was quickly forced into a 0-2 unfavorable ball count. Lee Jung-hoo, who picked up the ball on the third pitch, hit a 95.1 mile four-seam fastball that came into the high zone from the middle of the fourth pitch, but was grounded out to shortstop. Lee Jung-hoo was replaced by Drew Gilbert ahead of the defense in the bottom of the sixth inning and finished his game on the day.

Meanwhile, Lee Jung-hoo, who entered the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2024, ended the season early due to an unexpected shoulder injury. And Lee Jung-hoo played well throughout the full season without injury in the 2025 season. In 150 games, he played a batting average of 0.266 (149 hits in 560 at-bats) with eight home runs and 55 RBIs, an on-base percentage of 0.327 slugging percentage of 0.407, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.734.

Lee plans to join the WBC national team after some exhibition games. Before leaving the U.S. spring camp, Lee Jung-hoo said, "I think it will be good for both me and the team (to join the WBC national team after a few trial games). Looking at the schedule, I think I can play about 5 games and go to the national team. I think it would be better to play five games like that. If you go to the national team anyway, you won't be able to play a lot of practice games, so it's better to play a lot in exhibition games. I told the coach that I would play as many exhibition games as possible. I think I'll play a few exhibition games and then go according to the official WBC schedule," he said.

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