American local media continues to praise Lee Jeong-hoo, who is wearing the new San Francisco Giants uniform.
On the 18th (Korean time), MLB.com designated Lee Jeong-hoo as a player with the potential to represent the MLB team, that is, the major leagues by position, this season.
Regarding Lee Jung-hoo, the media said, “We do not yet know what kind of performance Lee Jung-hoo, who signed a contract worth a total of 113 million dollars (about 147.2 billion won), will perform,” and added, “However
looking at Lee Jung-hoo’s profile as a batsman, it is a huge part.” There are a lot of them.
He has a high contact rate and quick base running ability, and is said to have the title of “Grandson of the Wind” in Korea.
He continued, “Lee Jung-hoo knows how to send the batted ball in all directions.
San Francisco’s home stadium, Oracle Park, has a wide and deep outfield, which could work to Lee Jung-hoo’s advantage 먹튀검증사이트
he said, adding, “He is only 25 years old, but he shows great potential.”
MLB.com instilled confidence in Lee Jung-hoo, saying, “What Lee Jung-hoo promised at his introductory press conference
I will make fans crazy about my baseball even before the opening game,’ can become a reality.
Also, on the 15th, The Athletic reported, “San Francisco announced a surprising contract that overturned expectations.
Lee Jung-hoo signed a huge six-year contract worth $113 million.
Former teammates who played against Lee Jung-hoo in the KBO League said, “They expect him to succeed.”
However, MLB.com voiced concerns. The media said, “Lee Jung-hoo was unable to play in many games this year due to injury.
He also had a ground ball rate of 60% and his power decreased. He pointed out that the slugging percentage dropped significantly by 0.120 compared to 2022.
Nevertheless, the reason why the media included him in the 10 candidates for the MLB team seems to be because of the performance and potential that Lee Jung-hoo has shown so far.
In addition, MLB.com includes Jeong-hoo Lee, Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City Royals), Royce Lewis (Minnesota Twins), Spencer Stier (Cincinnati Reds), Evan Carter (Texas Rangers)
Yanier Diaz (Houston Astros), and Paul Skennes. (Pittsburgh Pirates), George Kirby (Seattle Mariners), and Shota Imanaga of Japan’s Yokohama DeNA BayStars were added to the candidate list.
In the case of The Athletic, we asked the player who played against Jeong-hoo Lee to evaluate him. This was Josh Lindblom, who played for the Lotte Giants and Doosan Bears.
Lindblom is a player who won the KBO League Golden Glove for two consecutive years (2018, 2019) and was named league MVP after winning 20 games in 2019.
Lindblom said, “(Lee Jung-hoo) made a name for himself as the player with the best contact ability in the league upon his debut.
This was really impressive, and it was really difficult to simply get the timing right when dealing with him.
In particular, it was very difficult to strike him out,” he said, recalling his memories of dealing with Lee Jeong-hoo.
Lindblom then praised, saying, “Lee Jung-hoo’s appearance reminded me of Ichiro Suzuki.”
Lee Jung-hoo’s six-year, $113 million contract is the largest MLB posting ever for a Korean player. Hyun-jin Ryu
who transferred from the Hanwha Eagles to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012, received $36 million over six years, and Ha-seong Kim received $28 million over four years.
Lee Jeong-hoo signed a much bigger contract than this. It is also the second-largest contract among Korean major leaguers
following Choo Shin-soo’s 7-year, $130 million contract with the Texas Rangers in 2013. Shohei Ohtani
who made professional sports history by signing a 10-year, $700 million (approximately KRW 923.4 billion) mega-free agent contract with the LA Dodgers on the 10th
also had a signing bonus of $2,315,000 and a first-year salary of $545,000 at the time of posting in 2018. It stopped at
The first move in the United States was successful. It is already receiving keen attention from local media.
Lee Jeong-hoo, who had an induction ceremony at Oracle Park in San Francisco on the 16th, said, “Nice to meet you.
Giants, my name is Jeong-hoo Lee from Korea, the grandson of the wind,” Jeong-hoo Lee’s confident and relaxed words captivated everyone.
After Lee Jung-hoo grabbed the microphone at the press conference, he asked the reporters, “Are you handsome?” and made everyone laugh.
Lee Jeong-hoo said, “San Francisco is a team with a long history and many legendary players. I am honored that San Francisco chose me.
I want to become a player who brings victory to the team.
He expressed his determination, “I will pour everything in to win.”
As for my goal for this season, “I think I’ll have to meet it.” Setting a goal is good
but adapting is important, so I want to make adaptation a top priority and do my best every day.
More than anything, it is important for the team to win, so I will do my best to help the team win.”
Kiwoom Heroes, Lee Jung-hoo’s original team, will receive a total transfer fee of 16.5 billion won if Lee Jung-hoo opts out, and a total of 24.5 billion won if Lee completes the six-year contract period without opting out.
We are also making a charity donation with Lee Jung-hoo. It was also specified that a certain amount would be donated each year during the contract period
starting with $60,000 next year, $80,000 in 2025, $110,000 in 2026 and 2027, and $102,500 in 2028 and 2029.
Lee Jeong-hoo also had good results in 2018, with a batting average of 0.355 (163 hits in 459 at-bats), 6 home runs, 57 RBIs, 11 stolen bases, and an OPS of 0.889.
At this time, he participated in the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games and not only won a gold medal, but also received his first outfielder Golden Glove award in his debut.
Lee Jung-hoo graduated from Whimoon High School and joined Kiwoom Heroes as a first-round draft pick in 2017, dominating the KBO League.
Lee Jeong-hoo took over as the team’s starting outfielder in his first year of debut, and left behind tremendous regular season batting averages of 0.324 (179 hits in 552 at-bats)
2 home runs, 47 RBIs, 12 stolen bases, and an OSP of 0.812. He also broke the record for most hits by a KBO rookie player.
Looking at the detailed terms of Lee Jeong-hoo’s contract, starting with an annual salary of $7 million (about KRW 9.2 billion) next season, $16 million (about KRW 20.9 billion) in 2025, and $22 million (about KRW 28.7 billion) in 2026 and 2027.
It is reported that he will receive an annual salary of $20.5 million (about 26.7 billion won) in 2028 and 2029. The down payment is 5 million dollars (about 6.5 billion won).
In the 2019 season, he posted a batting average of 0.336 (193 hits in 574 at-bats), 6 home runs, 68 RBI, 13 stolen bases, and an OPS of 0.842.
Then, in the 2020 season, he exploded with a batting average of 0.333 (181 hits in 544 at-bats), 15 home runs, 101 RBI, 12 stolen bases, and an OPS of 0.921.
In the 2021 season, along with his father Lee Jong-beom, he became the first father-son batting king in the history of professional baseball in Korea,
the United States and Japan. I took the title.
At that time, Lee Jeong-hoo posted a batting average of 0.360 (167 hits in 464 at-bats), 7 home runs, 84 RBI, 10 stolen bases, and an OPS of 0.959.
He has surpassed the & # 39; OPS of 0.900 or higher, which is considered an S-class player, for two consecutive years.
It was the best in the 2022 season. Lee Jung-hoo won the batting title and league MVP for two consecutive years with a batting average of 0.349 (193 hits in 553 at-bats)
23 home runs, 113 RBI, 5 stolen bases, and an OPS of 0.996. This season, he left mid-season due to an ankle injury and ended up on the operating table, but despite this
he posted decent results with a batting average of 0.318 (105 hits in 330 at-bats), 6 home runs, 45 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.861.
