"Argh!"' Lee Jung-hoo's 'one threatening ball' to his head is so mean. → In the end, the result was no hit in four at-bats, 'painful silence.'

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Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) was unfortunately silent without continuing his good batting sense. In his first at-bat, he fell hard while trying to avoid a threatening ball toward his head. In addition, in the last at-bat, he suffered the bad luck of being blocked by the opponent's defense and ended the game without a hit.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the fifth batter and center fielder in the away game of the 2026 U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Maryland on the 13th (Korea time), and was silent with no hits in four at-bats.

Lee Jung-hoo succeeded in multi-hit games, including a two-run home run (his first home run of the season) on the 11th. In the previous day's game (12th), he made two multi-hitters in two consecutive games with two hits in four at-bats. He also raised his batting average for the season to 0.200, but he fell back to the 10% level due to his silence on that day.

After the game, Lee Jung-hoo played in 16 games and had a batting average of 0.185 (10 hits in 54 times at bat), four doubles, four RBIs and four runs, five walks and 10 strikeouts, a 0.246 on-base percentage, a 0.315 on-base plus slugging percentage, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.561.

San Francisco has Adrian Hoosier as its starter. The batting order was in the order of Willie Adames (striker), Rafael Devers (first baseman), Matt Chapman (third baseman), Case Schmidt (designated hitter), Lee Jung-hoo (center fielder), Elliott Ramos (left fielder), Daniel Susak (catcher), Herar Encarnacion (right fielder), and Christian Cos (second baseman).

In Baltimore, Cade Povich took the mound as the starting pitcher. Gunner Henderson (striker), Taylor Ward (left fielder), Pete Alonso (first baseman), Samuel Basalo (catcher), Dylan Beaver (designated hitter), Leody Taveras (center fielder), Colton Kauser (right fielder), Kobe Mayo (third baseman), and Jeremiah Jackson (second baseman).

Lee Jung-hoo took his first at-bat with one out in the top of the second inning when San Francisco was trailing 0-2. The first pitch came in with the low ball wide outside. And the second ball. Povich's 92.1-mile (148.2km) four-seam fastball headed toward Lee Jung-hoo's head. For a moment, Lee Jung-hoo instinctively avoided the pitch with his head and waist tilted back, then fell on his hip.

From Lee Jung-hoo's point of view, who had a very good batting sense recently, it was a scene that felt like a threat that could be considered too much. As soon as Lee Jung-hoo collapsed, he immediately shook off and stood up, and then hit again without making eye contact with the pitcher. Then, the third pitch, a four-seam fastball, came into the high course outside, and Lee Jung-hoo hit it, but it ended up with a fly ball to the left field.

Did the aftermath of the first at-bat continue. In the next three at-bats, Lee Jung-hoo remained silent. With the team still trailing 0-2 in the top of the fifth inning, Lee Jung-hoo took the batter's box for the second time with no outs and a first base opportunity. Lee Jung-hoo hit a slider on a low ball course outside the third pitch with a ball count of 1-1 against Povich, but ended up hitting a ground ball in front of the pitcher. At the same time, he had to be satisfied with sending the first baseman to second base.

Lee Jung-hoo faced his third at-bat in the top of the seventh inning when San Francisco was losing 1-5. The pitcher who is still on the mound is Povich. After a persistent game to the full count, Lee Jung-hoo hit a 90.6-mile (145.8-kilometer) sinker on the seventh pitch and withdrew due to a double play in front of the shortstop.

Lee Jung-hoo entered the batter's box for the fourth time in the top of the ninth inning with one out and no runners when his team was being dragged 2-6. Lee Jung-hoo pulled the third pitch with a ball count of 1-1 and hit a fast grounder toward the first base foul line. At this time, the opponent's first baseman Alonso flew himself and caught him. In the end, Lee Jung-hoo was also out in the last at-bat, and unfortunately, he was silent with no hits in four at-bats.

San Francisco struggled with three hits, one homer and one RBI, but lost with only seven scattered hits. San Francisco finished bottom of the National League West with two consecutive losses and six wins and 10 losses. Baltimore, on the other hand, secured its first win of the season by allowing five hits, five strikeouts and one run (one earned) without a walk during six ⅔ innings (a total of 97 pitches). Baltimore led the American League with an 8-7 record.

Meanwhile, Lee Jung-hoo, who entered the big league in 2024, unfortunately ended the season early due to an unexpected shoulder injury. And Lee Jung-hoo played the entire season without injury in the 2025 season. He played in 150 games and posted 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, an on-base percentage of 0.407, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.734. In the 2026 season, Lee Jung-hoo is aiming for a full-fledged leap forward by changing his position from center field to right field.

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