"You have to fail to gain something.""Lee Jung-hoo reminded Ko Woo-seok of "The Value of Challenge"" again."

Oct 02, 2024

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) returns home through Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 1st after the 2024 season.【

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) returns home through Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 1st after the 2024 season and answers questions from reporters.. 【

"There's nothing better than what I felt."

Lee Jung-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants) returned home via Incheon International Airport on the 1st.

Lee Jung-hoo, who left the U.S. on the 2nd, came to Korea after about eight months of living in the U.S.

Immediately after returning home, there was a story about Ko Woo-seok (26, Spencer Cola Blue Wahoos) who was 'Chunnam'. Ko Woo-seok signed with the San Diego Padres shortly after Lee Jung-hoo signed a major league contract. It is worth up to $9.4 million (about 12.4 billion won) per 2+1 year.

It was Ko Woo-seok, who played as a top KBO league closer, but the wall of the Major League was high. In the end, he was traded to the MyMae Marlins in May without making the big league stage, and eventually, he was confirmed to go to Double A after waiting to be released.

Some viewed the Major League challenge itself poorly due to Ko Woo-seok's appearance. However, Lee Jung-hoo made me think again about the story that "Failure is the mother of success".

Lee Jung-hoo carefully rhymed when the story of Ko Woo-seok came out. Lee Jung-hoo said, `Let's cheer up together. We felt a lot lacking in each other. I don't think there's anything better than I felt"I hope you cheer up because there's more to gain if you fail."."

The team gathered at the WBC National Team's accommodation in Arizona on the 15th (Korea Standard Time). Lee Jung-hoo and Ko Woo-seok are moving together. Arizona (US) = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2023.2.15/

Meanwhile, Lee Jung-hoo signed a six-year, $113 million contract with San Francisco this season and succeeded in advancing to the Dream Stage. He was named in the starting entry for the opening game and also had a hit. In the U.S., praise continued for the elaborate batting that dominated the KBO League.

He was adjusting smoothly to the major league stage, but the injury reef hit. 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) examination revealed structural damage to the left shoulder. In the end, he finished the season with surgery.

Lee Jung-hoo will end 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.

Lee Jung-hoo said "The rehabilitation exercise is over. I left some, but now I think I've recovered to almost 80 to 90%. Baseball training will begin in November. I have an off-season program that the club dropped me off, so I hope I can build up well during the off-season"I don't think next year's camp will be a problem if the club does well with the schedule given by the club"I was confident in my physical condition.

Lee Jung-hoo continued "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. It's been a year this year, but I think we should start again next year. I think I should prepare more for the winter what I felt."

bellstop@sportschosun.com

"You have to fail to gain something.""Lee Jung-hoo reminded Ko Woo-seok of "The Value of Challenge"" again."

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