Lee Jeong-hoo hits a 153km fastball in front of his father, coach Lee Jong-beom

Hit streak in 3 consecutive MLB exhibition games
Lee Jeong-hoo in a Major League exhibition game

Lee Jeong-hoo started as the first hitter and center fielder in the 2024 American Professional Baseball MLB home exhibition game with the Texas Rangers held at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona, USA on the 2nd (Korean time). Preparing to hit.

Lee Jeong-hoo (25, San Francisco Giants) continued his hitting streak for three consecutive games in a Major League Baseball (MLB) exhibition game.

His father, Lee Jong-beom (53), who was called ‘Son of the Wind’ during his active career, was even more meaningful as he made a hit by targeting a 153 km/h fastball in front of the Texas Rangers minor league training coach.

Grandson of the Wind’ Lee Jeong-hoo started as the number one hitter and center fielder in the 2024 American Professional Baseball MLB home exhibition game with the Texas Rangers held at Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona, USA on the 2nd (Korean time) and hit 1 hit in 3 at-bats.

Lee Jeong-hoo, who hit 1 hit in 3 at-bats in his MLB exhibition game debut on February 28, hit his first home run on March 1, recording 2 hits in 3 at-bats, and produced a hit in the third game as well.

Lee Jeong-hoo’s average performance in exhibition games is 4 hits in 9 at-bats (batting average 0.444), 1 home run, 1 RBI, and 2 runs scored.

San Francisco’s top hitter Lee Jeong-hoo

Lee Jung-hoo faced Adrian Sampson in his first at-bat in the first inning.Sampson played for the Lotte Giants in 2020 and is a pitcher familiar to Korean fans.However, he has never faced Lee Jung-hoo in the KBO league.

Lee Jeong-hoo, who met Sampson in a big league exhibition game, retired with a fly ball to center field.

Lee Jeong-hoo, who was the leadoff hitter in the third inning, was blocked by Sampson and returned to third base with a fly ball.

However, he produced a hit in his third at-bat in the 5th inning.

Lee Jung-hoo targeted the opponent’s right-handed reliever Cole Wynn’s fastball at 95 miles per hour (approximately 153 km) and hit a heavy hit.

Lee Jeong-hoo, who had hit in three consecutive games, finished the game after being replaced by Donovan Walton at the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Coach Lee Jong-beom, who is receiving coaching training in the minor league under Texas, temporarily joined the big league team that day with the club’s consideration, and watched his son play from the ‘opponent team’s dugout.’ 스포츠토토

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