Third hitter Lee Jung-hoo's first home run explosion! Col prospect beat, SF club LEE is back! Great excitement
Feb 25, 2025
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Lee Jung-hoo hit a solo home run in the first inning in an exhibition game against the Colorado Rockies at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona on the 25th (Korea time).
Lee Jung-hoo, who started as the third center fielder, hit a home run that flew into the middle of the first pitch against Colorado right-hander Chase Dolander in his first at-bat after two outs in the bottom of the first inning. Statcast did not provide data on the game between the two teams, so the pitch type, speed, batting speed, and distance of Lee Jung-hoo's home run are unknown.
Dolander, who allowed a home run, is a promising Colorado pitcher who joined as the ninth overall pick in the first round of the 2023 draft. Last year, he started a total of 23 games in minor league singles A+ and Double A, throwing 118 innings, 6-2 with a 2.59 ERA and 169 strikeouts. He marked a hit rate of 0.215. Colorado is a 23-year-old next-generation ace. Most of the recent live pitching speed was 97-98 miles.
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Lee Jung-hoo hit two home runs in the regular season last year. He hit his first major league home run in an away game against the San Diego Padres on March 31, followed by his second against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 21. In other words, he hit a home run in 310 days in a major league game.
Lee Jung-hoo hit an equalizer in the top of the first inning when San Francisco starter Justin Verlander allowed Michael Toglia a home run to right-center to give up the first run.
Lee Jung-hoo then walked to get on base in his second at-bat in the third inning with a 2-1 lead. San Francisco, which had a chance by getting a walk from the leadoff Max Stasi, expanded the opportunity with a bases loaded with Lee Jung-hoo's walk after Willy Adames hit a left-handed hit to make the first and second bases after one out. However, Matt Chapman struck out swinging and Wilmer Flores stepped down with a fly ball to shortstop and failed to score.
Lee Jung-hoo hit a fly to left field after two outs in the fifth inning and was replaced by Jonah Cox in defense in the top of the sixth inning to finish the day.
In the opening game of the exhibition game against the Texas Rangers on the 23rd, Lee Jung-hoo hit a clean right-handed hit in his first at-bat in the first inning, took a day off and made a hit streak for two consecutive games on the same day? 慧? He has a batting average of 0.400 (2 hits in 5 at-bats), one home run, one RBI, one run, one walk, one strikeout, and an OPS of 1.500 in exhibition games.
Lee Jung-hoo, who injured his left shoulder while playing defense in May last year and ended the season early after undergoing surgery, is firmly preparing for this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
