Of course, on the first pitch day of NMIX, he laughed with 'floating → double play → ground ball' and Lee Jung-hoo laughed with 'hit + lake ratio' at the end [SF Review]

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Popular girl group NMIXX visited Oracle Park in San Francisco for the first pitch, and Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) started the game in a good mood by receiving the first pitch from member Seol-yoon as a catcher. I couldn't laugh until the middle, but I was able to shake off the bitterness with a last-minute hit and good defense.

Lee Jung-hoo started the home game against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on the 7th (Korea time) and recorded one hit in four at-bats.

Lee Jung-hoo, who added a hit on the day, slightly increased his batting average for the season from 0.152 to 0.162 (6 hits in 37 times at bat). The on-base percentage remained at 0.256, and the slugging percentage rose from 0.242 to 0.243. The on-base plus slugging ratio (OPS) became 0.499.

Lee Jung-hoo, who played three hits on the 1st but was in a slump with only one hit in the next five games, needed to play well.

NMIX visited Oracle Park, and the decisive reason was Korean major leaguer Lee Jung-hoo. NMIX members even performed a celebratory performance, and Seol Yoon and other members, who were the first pitchers, all wore San Francisco uniforms and cheered for Lee Jung-hoo.

However, Lee Jung-hoo had difficulties early in the game. Lee Jung-hoo, who appeared as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the second inning, boldly swung his bat on a real-time slider with opposing starter Andrew Painter at the ball count 3-1, but the ball failed to extend far and was sucked into the left field glove. It was a situation worth taking a bold aim, and even though the ball was concentrated in the middle, he couldn't hit a strong ball. It was a scene that confirmed that Lee Jung-hoo's batting sense was not good.

At the bottom of the third inning, Willy Adames and Luis Arraez's hits, Matt Chapman's two-run timely hit, and Elliott Ramos' additional hit gave him a 3-0 lead and took the batter's box with one out. Similarly, he hit an outside sinker in a 3-1 advantage, but the ball retreated to second base with a double play.

At the bottom of the fifth inning with a 4-2 lead, he went to the batter's box with two outs and no runners, and once again bowed his head to the shortstop's sinker.

In the top of the seventh inning, San Francisco gave up four runs and allowed a 4-6 turnaround, and Lee Jung-hoo entered the batter's box for the fourth time in the bottom of the eighth inning. In the absence of a runner with two outs against Brad Keller, he targeted a four-pitch four-seam fastball of 96.2 miles per hour (about 154.8 kilometers). It was not a good hit, but it was the first hit to center field through shortstop and second baseman.

Lee Jung-hoo, who failed to score due to the subsequent batter's failure and played defense, also showed his true value in defense in the top of the ninth inning. With no runners with one out, Bryson Stott's ball stretched wide toward the right, and Lee Jung-hoo calmly chased the ball and collided with the fence, but caught the ball stably.

However, the team failed to score an additional goal in the bottom of the ninth inning and lost 4-6. San Francisco, which has lost four games in a row, remained at the bottom of the National League West with three wins and eight losses.

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