Lee Jeong-hoo’s Return to the Field Cancelled Due to Rain: A Recap

Lee Jeong-hoo took the field after three days, but the game was canceled due to rain.

Lee Jung-hoo started as No. 1 center fielder in the game against the LA Dodgers held at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA on the 8th (Korea time) and recorded no hits in one at-bat. However, the match was canceled due to heavy rain.

Lee Jeong-hoo took to the field for the first time in three days. As we met the Dodgers that day, we were expecting a ‘Korea-Japan mini-game’ with Shohei Ohtani, but Ohtani took a rest that day. Key players including Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman were all absent.

Lee Jeong-hoo, who boasts hot hitting ability with a .462 batting average (6 hits in 13 at-bats), 1 home run, 3 RBI, 1 strikeout, 1 walk, and an OPS of 1.302 in 5 games display , he was given a new mission. Against a left handed pitcher.

The Dodgers starter that day was James Paxton. Lee Jeong-hoo, who had only faced right-handed pitchers, faced a left-handed pitcher for the first time in an exhibition game on this day.

Paxton, who debuted in the major leagues in 2013, has a career record of 64 wins and 38 losses, a 3.69 ERA, and 932 strikeouts in 156 games. Although he continues his career as a starting pitcher, he has never had a regulation inning season. In 2018, when he was a member of Seattle, his most innings season was 160⅓ innings in 28 games. This year, he recorded 11 wins, 6 losses, and an average ERA of 3.76.

From the start of his debut, he suffered from a back injury, and in 2020, he underwent surgery to remove an intervertebral disc cyst while with the New York Yankees. He even had Tommy John surgery in Seattle in 2021. He was traded to the Boston Red Sox before the 2022 season, but injured his lat muscle. Last year, he suffered a hamstring injury in an exhibition game and a season-ending knee injury. In the last four years, he has been on the injured list five times due to injuries to various parts of his body, including his back, elbow, lats, hamstrings, and knee. He signed a one-year contract with the Dodgers worth $7 million guaranteed ($3 million down payment, $4 million annual salary). In addition, a contract containing detailed incentive provisions was signed. Due to injury concerns.

However, when healthy, he is a left-handed pitcher with a four-game fastball velocity of up to 98.2 mph (158 km) and an average of 95.2 mph (153.2 km). From the start, Lee Jeong-hoo met a left-handed pitcher of a fairly high level.

Lee Jeong-hoo’s presence in the defense was revealed in the top of the first inning. In the top of the first inning, with one out and no runners on base, Miguel Rojas showed quick feet and wide defensive range when he was in the inning. Lee Jeong-hoo’s defensive position was tilted towards the center right and was being pulled forward. However, Rojas’ batted ball headed toward left-center. Lee Jeong-hoo quickly chased after him and stopped the batted ball from rolling all the way to the wall. It ended up being a double, but Lee Jeong-hoo’s speed prevented extra bases from getting higher.

Lee Jeong-hoo took the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning. I had him throw a lot of balls against Paxton, a left-handed pitcher he met for the first time. The first and second pitches were selected. I watched the hit on the third pitch and Paxton’s breaking ball on the fourth pitch. Watching the outside ball break on the 5th pitch, it was a full count game. He did, however, touch the infield ball on the 6th pitch, but was dismissed by a ground ball to the first baseman.

However, the at-bat did not return after that. Gradually the rain that had been falling throughout the game became heavier. San Francisco starting pitcher Kyle Harrison expressed his displeasure during the game being played. In the end, the game was stopped, and soon a decision was made to cancel it. Lee Jeong-hoo’s record remained the same.

/jhrae@osen.co.kr

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