American media paid attention to Lee Jeong-hoo’s contact skills “2024 All-MLB Team Candidate”
The San Francisco Giants signed a large six-year contract worth $113 million (approximately KRW 146.9 billion) with Lee Jeong-hoo (25) and then promoted his contact ability and vision to the Major League Baseball (MLB). It was cited as an advantage of Lee Jeong-hoo, which will also work in Korea.The basis was his incredible strikeout/walk ratio.The local U.S. media also predicts a soft landing for Lee Jeong-hoo in the Major League Baseball (MLB) based on his strikeout/walk ratio.On the 18th (Korean time), MLB.com selected ’10 players who could be selected for the 2024 All-MLB Team’ and also named Lee Jung-hoo. The All-MLB team is decided by combining 50% of online fan votes and 50% of votes from a panel of media personnel, team officials, and former players.This means that he is the best player at each position in the season.MLB.com pointed out, “Lee Jung-hoo’s ground ball rate is about 60%, and his slugging percentage in 2023 (0.455) is 0.120 lower than his slugging percentage in 2022 (0.575),” and added, “This is a cause for concern found in Lee Jeong-hoo, a star from Korea.” did.
Lee Jeong-hoo is the best active hitter in the KBO League.Lee Jeong-hoo, who began his professional career in 2017, has played in 884 games so far this year, recording a batting average of 0.340, 65 home runs, 55 RBI, 69 stolen bases, and OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.898.He boasts the highest batting average among players with more than 3,000 at-bats in the KBO League.This year, he only played in 86 games due to an ankle injury.His 2023 performance is a batting average of 0.318, 6 home runs, 45 RBI, and an OPS of 0.861.MLB.com warned that Lee Jeong-hoo’s decline in slugging percentage due to an ankle injury could continue in MLB.However, MLB.com soon said, “Lee Jung-hoo has the ability to hit the ball. The ability to send the ball to all parts of the ground can be more effective at Oracle Park, where the outfield is asymmetrical.” Lee Jung-hoo is young at 25 years old, and his defense is also excellent. “He listed Lee Jeong-hoo’s strengths.He also introduced the fact that Lee Jeong-hoo’s father, former LG Twins coach Lee Jong-beom, was a Korean baseball legend, saying, “A player with an outstanding baseball pedigree that 무료슬롯게임 earned him the nickname ‘Grandson of the Wind.’