SF Lee Jeong-hoo, first substitute appearance in the big league… No hits in 1 at-bat, 1 walk

Season batting average fell slightly to 0.269

Lee Jeong-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants) appeared as a substitute for the first time since his big league debut and picked up a walk.

Lee Jeong-hoo was left out of the starting lineup for the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) game against the New York Mets held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA on the 25th (Korean time).

This is the third time that Lee Jeong-hoo, who entered the big league this year, has been omitted from the starting list. Unlike the previous two times where he stayed on the bench until the end of the game, on this day he was brought in as a center fielder during the defense in the top of the 6th inning when the team was losing 0-6.

After two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, he took his first turn at bat.

Facing Mets relief pitcher Reed Garrett, Lee Jeong-hoo hit a high slider on the third pitch with a ball count of 1 ball and 1 strike, but it was caught as a fly ball to center field.

After two outs in the eighth inning, he received a walk from replaced pitcher Adam Ottavino. In a 3-ball, 2-strike game, the sinker on the 7th pitch missed wide and flew towards the leg, and Lee Jeong-hoo avoided it by falling.

Although he succeeded in getting on base, he was unable to score as the follow-up batter, Tyler Fitzgerald, struck out.

Lee Jeong-hoo’s season batting average, who recorded no hits and one walk in one at-bat, fell slightly from 0.272 to 0.269.

Meanwhile, San Francisco lost 2-8. San Francisco, whose three-game winning streak was canceled, had a season record of 12 wins and 14 losses.

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