Lee Jung-hoo and Imanaga's first showdown Dune → The first leadoff, left-handed pitcher opponent, and task were confirmed in the trial game
Feb 27, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo started as a leadoff center fielder in an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona on the 27th (Korea time) and recorded no hits, one run and one strikeout in two at-bats. The point of view of the game was the first face-off against Cubs left-hander Shota Imana.
Imanaga signed a four-year, $53 million contract last year and made his major league debut, marking 15 wins, 3 losses, 2.91 ERA, and 174 strikeouts, rising to the position of the Cubs ace at once. He has been named the starting pitcher for the opening game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Tokyo Dome on March 18. He was sluggish in his first exhibition game on the day. He struck out six in two ⅔ innings, but gave up three hits and one walk and allowed three runs.
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However, in the second at-bat of the third inning with a 2-1 lead, Lee Jung-hoo got on base with a pitch that hit his body and stepped home. Lee Jung-hoo, who entered as the leadoff hitter, was hit by Imanaga's first ball. Lee Jung-hoo, who advanced to third base with a quick foot when Willy Adames' right-handed hit, dug into the groove during Imana's wild pitch and added a point to widen the score gap to 3-1.
In the fourth inning with a 3-1 lead, the runner on first base with two outs was grounded out to shortstop by left-hander Caleb Tilba. Lee Jung-hoo was replaced when defending in the top of the fifth inning. San Francisco failed to keep its lead and allowed a tie in the eighth inning to end the game 4-4. As a result, Lee Jung-hoo had a batting average of 0.286 (2 hits in 7 at-bats), one homer, one RBI, two runs, one walk, two strikeouts, and an OPS of 0.714 in three spring training games.
In particular, Lee Jung-hoo, who faced left-handed pitchers three times on the day, failed to get a hit. Overcoming left-handed pitchers has emerged as a task again. Last season, he marked a batting average of 0.277 against right-handed pitchers and 0.227 against left-handed pitchers, respectively. In this exhibition game, Lee Jung-hoo had two hits in five at-bats against right-handed pitchers.
Lee Jung-hoo, who was the third batter against the Texas Rangers on the 23rd and the Colorado Rockies on the 25th, took the leadoff for the first time on the day. San Francisco coach Bob Melvin plans to put Lamont Wade Jr. as the leadoff for this season's lineup, followed by No. 2 Adames, No. 3 Lee Jung-hoo and No. 4 Matt Chapman.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
