San Francisco Lee Jeong-hoo. Photo = AFP Yonhap News
‘Man of the Wind’ Lee Jeong-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants) produced a hit in his first at-bat with a bullet.
Jeong-hoo Lee started as the leadoff hitter and center fielder in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) away game against the Colorado Rockies held at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on the 8th (Korea time), and reported a hit in his. the first at-bat in the first inning, tying his 5th game.
Lee Jeong-hoo, who started as the leadoff hitter, took three balls against Colorado starter Dakota Hudson to create a 3-1 advantage, then hit an 89.7 mph (about 144.4 km) fastball in the fifth. field , creating a hit to right field. Lee Jeong-hoo’s batted ball was recorded at 105.8 miles per hour (about 170 km).
With this day’s hit, Lee Jeong-hoo continued his hitting streak for five consecutive games. Starting with a hit against the Philadelphia Phillies on the 4th, he had a multi-hit game (2 hits in 4 at-bats) for the first time in 14 games the day before (7th). hit by his first at-bat the next day (8th).
Lee Jeong-hoo failed to advance on base or score due to a double play by the following batter Tyro Estrada. In his second at-bat in the third inning, after a tenacious battle with Hudson that went all the way to the 9th pitch, he retired with a missed swing and a strikeout.
Reporter Seungjae Yoon yogiyoon@edaily.co.kr
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