Lee Jeong-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants), who is about to make his major league debut, is cruising in an exhibition game. Not only simple figures such as batting average but also batting speed show notable data, increasing the likelihood of success.

Major League Baseball senior analyst Jake Mintz mentioned Jeong-hoo Lee's first home run in an article he contributed to Yahoo Sports on the 6th (Korean time).

Lee Jung-hoo hit a solo home run in the top of the third inning in an exhibition game against the Arizona Diamondbacks held on the 1st. It was a solo home run that went over the right-center wall after hitting a 94.7 mile per hour (approximately 152.4 km) fastball from opposing pitcher Line Nelson.

Although it was an exhibition game and not an official game, it was meaningful that they quickly hit their first home run. In particular, according to MLB Statcast, Lee Jeong-hoo's home run hitting speed reached 109.7 miles per hour (about 177 km), and the distance was 127.4 m.

Mintz said, “Lee Jung-hoo, who signed a six-year, $113 million contract with San Francisco, is one of the attractive mystery boxes in the Major League this year,” and added, “Some people doubt whether Lee Jeong-hoo can be competitive in MLB.”

He continued, “Lee Jeong-hoo’s 109.7 mile home run is a fantastic start. “This means that the ‘ability to produce fast batted balls’ is at least the MLB average,” he said. “Jose Altuve (Houston Astros), Dansby Swanson (Chicago Cubs), and Bryson Stutt (Philadelphia Phillies) also did not produce batted balls this fast last year. “I couldn’t do it,” he explained.

He added, “Of course, Lee Jeong-hoo still has homework to do. “He needs to prove that he can consistently hit hard balls and have a higher launch angle,” he added.

Meanwhile, Lee Jeong-hoo has played in 5 exhibition games as of the 6th and has hit in all games. His exhibition game batting average to date is 0.462 (6-for-13), and his OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) is 1.302.

Lee Jeong-hoo, who signed a large contract, is expected to take over as the team's leadoff and center fielder starting in his rookie season. 스포츠토토맨