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MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, posted a batting training video of Jeong-hoo Lee (25, San Francisco Giants).
Although he wore a shirt with the San Francisco logo, it was an ordinary video of him batting at an indoor training center in light clothing.
However, Lee Jeong-hoo is already a hitter that MLB is paying attention to.
On the 9th (Korean time), MLB.com gave meaning to the 'ordinary batting training video' as 'Lee Jung-hoo's first batting training with San Francisco.'
Lee Jung-hoo, who signed a six-year contract with San Francisco for $113 million (approximately 150.3 billion won) in December last year, departed for the United States on the 1st and unpacked at the San Francisco team's spring camp training facility in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The team's official training begins on the 21st, but Lee Jung-hoo has begun acclimating to the big league at the club's facilities.
Matt Williams, former KIA Tigers manager and current San Francisco third base coach, the 'major league current leader' who knows Lee Jeong-hoo best, was confident of Lee Jeong-hoo's soft landing in the big league.
Coach Williams said in an interview with The Athletic on the 9th, "There are only 10 teams in the KBO league, so I saw Lee Jeong-hoo often during the period I was the KIA coach (2020-2021). Lee Jeong-hoo is a really great hitter. When I see him, I think, 'Really. “I am amazed, ‘There is nothing I can’t do,’” he said.
He said, “Lee Jeong-hoo is a good outfielder and the best hitter in the KBO league. His base running is also excellent. Even when he is not holding the bat, Lee Jeong-hoo contributes to the team (on base, running, and defense).” He added, “He has a high understanding of baseball and the clubhouse. He added, “He is a player loved by his teammates.”
Coach Williams, who has deep ties to Korea, including playing as a teammate with Kim Byung-hyun during his active years, serving as a manager in the KBO League, and meeting Kim Ha-seong at the San Diego Padres after returning to the major leagues, can be of great help in Lee Jeong-hoo's adaptation to the big league.
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