Also, the injured evil spirit, ML debut season with 37G'Return'Lee Jung-hoo's earnest wish "I want to play full season"
Oct 01, 2024
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Lee Jung-hoo entered Korea via Incheon International Airport on the 1st.
Lee Jung-hoo signed a six-year, $113 million contract with the San Francisco Giants ahead of this season.
He started his first year in the big league with a brilliant start as the first batter and center fielder in the opening game. Since then, he seemed to have successfully made a soft landing in the Major League with a sophisticated hit, but the injury came.
In a home game against the Cincinnati Reds at Oracle Park on May 14, he hit the outfield fence hard during defense in the top of the first inning. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test revealed structural damage to the left shoulder, and surgery was inevitable in the end.
I had surgery in early June, and I heard that the rehabilitation period took 6 months. In the end, he finished his first year in the Major League with a batting average of 262 (38 hits from 145 hits), two homers, eight RBIs, and two steals (OPS) of 0.641 in 37 games.
Lee Jung-hoo, who met with reporters after returning home on the 1st, said, `I feel like the season passes faster than when I was in Korea. Other teams are playing important games from tomorrow and I'm sorry that the season is over now."
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a moment of injury. I felt the operation. Lee Jung-hoo said "If I had lost it for the first time, I would have wondered what it was, but knowing the feeling, at first, I thought 'I had surgery, but I was losing it again." I thought it would be severe because I had one operation, but it was a little worse. I thought I would need surgery since I went to the hospital, but it happened as expected. Also, I'm sorry that the season ended with one such play, but I think it will be a good experience because there are many days to play baseball in the future" he said.
I spent a year without filling the first half of the year, but it was time for another growth. Lee Jung-hoo "I also felt a lot lacking. As I did it, I thought a little more 'If I had done something' It's such a shame because I got hurt when I started to get used to it little by little. I think that's also something I have to overcome. I've done it for a year, but I think I should start again next year. I think I should prepare more for the winter what I felt."
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In 2023, when he was aiming to advance to the Major League, Lee Jung-hoo said, `I want to play full-time for one season without injury. I haven't been out for two years due to injury, but the player has to play first to get something going. I'm worried about that because I think I keep resting at a time when I have to play a lot of baseball and improve. Whether I'm good or not, I want to compete in many games," he said of the wind.
He also said hello to his fans. Lee Jung-hoo said "Thank you for coming. Thank you so much for supporting us over the past year. I want to prepare well and show better performances without injury next season."
Incheon Airport = Reporter Lee Jong-seo bellstop@sportschosun.com
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