[Breaking News] Ah! What a missed opportunity for a splash hit; Lee Jung-hoo explodes with his second home run of the season and three hits... Season batting average surges vertically from 0.253 to 0.275

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Lee Jung-hoo (28) narrowly missed the chance to become the 55th person in San Francisco Giants franchise history to record a splash hit.

On the 25th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo hit his second home run of the season in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs during a home game against the Miami Marlins at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season.

Facing right-handed pitcher Lake Bacha, Lee Jung-hoo fouled off four pitches and held on tenaciously. After reaching a full count, the ninth pitch, a 93.7 mph (approximately 150.8 km/h) fastball aimed at his body, met with Lee Jung-hoo's powerful swing. The well-hit ball landed in McCovey Cove, beyond the right-field fence at Oracle Park. His second home run of the season.

Unfortunately, he failed to achieve the 109th splash hit. The San Francisco franchise counts only home runs that travel directly to McCovey Cove without touching any other part of the stadium as splash hits.

However, the performance was significant enough to demonstrate Lee Jung-hoo's recently blossoming batting form. Lee Jung-hoo started the game as the cleanup hitter and center fielder, recording three hits in four at-bats (one home run), one RBI, and one run scored.

In the bottom of the second inning, Lee Jung-hoo hit a line drive single to center field after fouling off a low-changing pitch from Sandy Alcantara. After being retired on a fly ball to center field in the bottom of the fifth inning, Lee Jung-hoo targeted an outside sinker from Alcantara in the bottom of the sixth inning with one out, producing an infield hit. The sharpness honed over his previous three at-bats then culminated in a massive home run in the eighth inning.

As a result, Lee Jung-hoo's season batting average rose vertically from 0.253 to 0.275. His OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) also surged to 0.727, breaking through the 0.7 mark in one fell sw

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