'126 Years' of Franchise History Shaken by Lee Jung-hoo, SF's First '11 Games, 27 Hits' Explosion in the 21st Century! Standing Shoulder to Shoulder with Legends

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'Grandson of the Wind' Lee Jung-hoo (28, San Francisco Giants) set a historic record for the 21st century in the franchise's 126-year history on the Major League Baseball (MLB) stage. Lee Jung-hoo, who boldly pushed through even the umpire's absurd bad call with his hitting form, tied the record for the most consecutive games with a hit by a Korean MLB player and rose to joint second place overall in MLB batting.

On the 9th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo started as the fifth hitter and right fielder in a home game against the Washington Nationals at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, going 4-for-5 with 2 runs scored in a dominant performance.

With four hits on the day, Lee Jung-hoo hit a staggering 27 hits over the recent 11 games, rewriting the franchise's history. According to Sara Rank, a reporter for the official MLB website, Lee Jung-hoo became the first hitter since Whitie Lockman in 1953 to record 27 or more hits in an 11-game span in the franchise's 126-year history, including the New York era, since 1900. By 21st-century standards, this is a unique record in the franchise's history. Lee Jung-hoo now stands shoulder to shoulder with legendary hitters inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame, such as Bill Terry (1930, 1932) and Ed Roush (1929), creating a new chapter for the Giants.

On the day, Lee Jung-hoo was retired on a line drive to left field in his first at-bat, but in the bottom of the 4th inning with one out, he attacked the first pitch, an 89 mph slider from Washington's reliever Miles Mikolas, and produced a sharp hit to right field. With this hit, Lee Jung-hoo broke his own career record for most hits in a single game and simultaneously tied the record for the most consecutive games with a hit by a Korean MLB player, '16 consecutive games with a hit,' previously held by Choo Shin-soo and Kim Ha-seong.

His hitting form did not cool. After falling behind 0-1, in the bottom of the 6th inning with one out, he lightly pushed a 91.2 mph four-seam fastball from Washington's left-handed pitcher Mitchell Parker on the second pitch, sending a hit to center field. Completing his 21st multi-hit game of the season, Lee Jung-hoo crossed home plate during consecutive hits by Bryce Eldridge and Matt Chapman to tie the game 1-1.

In the bottom of the 8th, he even overcame a bad call. Lee Jung-hoo, leading off, hit a ground ball to the infield against Clayton Kershaw and sprinted to first base. It was clearly a safe timing, but first base umpire Jen Powell called him out. It was the same umpire who had made an absurd bad call during the Korea-Japan national team evaluation match last November. The San Francisco bench immediately requested a video review (challenge), and the call was overturned to safe. After overturning the bad call and finding his third hit, Lee Jung-hoo crossed home plate again on Eldridge's double to complete a 2-1 go-ahead run.

Finally, in the last 9th inning, he completed a four-hit game. In the bottom of the 9th with two outs and a runner on first, Lee Jung-hoo hit another hit to right field, creating a four-hit game for the first time in four days since the game against the Milwaukee Brewers on the 5th.

With four hits on the day alone, Lee Jung-hoo raised his season batting average to 0.333, jumping to joint second place in MLB batting alongside Brandon Marsh (Philadelphia Phillies). He is now closing in on the MLB batting leader, Otto Lopez (Miami Marlins, 0.336).

Meanwhile, despite Lee Jung-hoo's one-man show, San Francisco failed to hold its lead in the top of the 9th and allowed a comeback, losing to Washington 3-4.

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