"Double Machine, Outstanding Bat Control" Lee Jung-hoo is praised again, "SF center fielder, 5th ML position to make a leap." US media
"Double Machine, Outstanding Bat Control" Lee Jung-hoo is praised again, "SF center fielder, 5th ML position to make a leap." US media
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Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) is drawing attention as a representative player of San Francisco with an amazing performance in the early part of the season.
MLB.com , the official website of the Major League, said on the 30th (Korea Standard Time) that how big a change more than one player can make in a year and seven teams that have made a big leap forward in certain positions. It analyzed that the team struggled aggressively in certain positions in 2024, but showed high performance in the same position in 2025 as wRC+ (adjusted scoring ability).
Media praised Lee Jung-hoo for making a leap from the San Francisco center field position. MLB.com mentioned Lee Jung-hoo, "It was difficult to predict what kind of player Lee Jung-hoo will be in the Major League last year. The two-time batting champion in the KBO recorded a poor performance of wRC+83 during 37 games with the Giants before undergoing season out surgery for a left shoulder injury on May 13.
This year, however, has completely changed. ``Lee is clearly not feeling any signs of abnormality as he is hitting almost all of the visible pitches,'' the media reported. He said he has a minimum batting average of .300 and a slugging percentage of .450 on all three pitches: fastball, breaking ball and off-speed ball.
Lee has posted wRC+159 this year. He increased wRC+ by 69 points in San Francisco's center field position compared to last year. Lee has a batting average of 324 (three hits in 108 at-bats), three homers, 16 RBIs, 22 runs scored, and OPS.929 in 28 games. He also has a high slugging percentage of .546, with 11 doubles, two triples and three homers.
The MLB.com reported that a 13-point increase in the ratio of sweet spot (a statcast indicator that measures the number of times the ball was hit with the optimum angle of launch between 8 and 32 degrees) after Lee Jeong contributed to 16 long balls in 28 games. In 2024, he recorded just six long balls in 37 games.
Rather than performing brilliantly for a month, Lee will continue to display good performance until the end of this season 온라인바카라. Media outlets reported that Lee was a "double machine" in Korea, and his momentum seems to have continued in the Major League. He is tied for the lead in the National League with 11 doubles. Considering his excellent bat control (13.4% swing rate) and ability to hit any ball, this season will be a memorable season for Lee Jung-hoo," he predicted positively.
Meanwhile, the Chicago Cubs catcher (Carson Kelly, 2025 wRC+: 173 (+104 points) was the first, the Tampa Bay Rays center fielder (Johnny DeLuca, Cameron Meissner, Chandler Simpson, 2025 wRC+: 181 (+99 points) was the second, and the New York Yankees first baseman (Paul Goldschmidt, 2025 wRC+: 152 (+76 points) was the third biggest leap forward.
The Boston Red Sox's second baseman (Christian Campbell, 2025 wRC+: 120 (+75 points) was fourth, and Lee Jung-hoo's San Francisco center fielder was fifth. The Cleveland Guardians' second baseman (Gabriel Arias, Daniel Schniman, 2025 wRC+: 146 (+60 points), and the Athletics' shortstop (Jacob Wilson, 2025 wRC+: 123 (+52 points) were second baseman.