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One at-bat and cancelled Maintained batting average of 0.432 in exhibition games

San Francisco Giants Lee Jeong-hoo

San Francisco Giants' starting center fielder Jeong-hoo Lee (25) faced a left-handed pitcher for the first time since entering the Major League Baseball (MLB) and was out with a hit.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the number one hitter and center fielder against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 MLB exhibition game held at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona, USA on the 8th (Korean time).

He faced Dodgers' left-handed starter James Paxton in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning when the score was 0-0.

Lee Jeong-hoo harassed Paxton with his unique pioneering plan.

After watching two outside balls, he let go of one strike.

After that, he touched a ball in the middle, hit a ground ball foul, and watched one more ball that fell to the outside.

Lee Jeong-hoo hit the ball in the middle in a full-count game.

It didn't turn out to be a successful hit.The large bounced ball headed toward the opposing team's first baseman, and Lee Jeong-hoo retired with a ground ball to first base.

This is the first time that Lee Jeong-hoo, who debuted in MLB this year, has faced a left-handed pitcher in this exhibition game.

Until today's game, he had faced only right-handed pitchers and achieved outstanding results with 6 hits (1 home run) in 13 at-bats, 3 RBIs, 2 walks, 1 strikeout, and a batting average of 0.462.

Left-handed hitter Lee Jeong-hoo tended to be stronger against right-handed pitchers than left-handed pitchers in the KBO League.

The batting average against right-handed pitchers in the 2023 season was 0.317, but the batting average against left-handed pitchers was 0.292.

Even in the 2022 season, the batting average against right-handed pitchers (0.371) was higher than the batting average against left-handed pitchers (0.327).

The overall batting average against right-handed pitchers in the KBO League is 0.344, and the batting average against left-handed pitchers is 0.327.

However, today's results were invalidated as the game was canceled due to rain.

The game was stopped in the top of the 3rd inning when the game was tied 0-0 due to heavy rain during the Dodgers' attack, and the umpires decided to cancel after examining the situation.

Lee Jeong-hoo's streak of hitting in five consecutive games did not stop.

The Dodgers' star, Shohei Ohtani, who attracted attention, was absent due to physical issues. 스포츠토토