American Media Paid Attention to Lee Jeong-hoo’s Contact Skills “2024 All-MLB Team Candidate”
The San Francisco Giants signed a large 6-year contract worth $113 million (approximately 146.9 billion won) with Jeong-hoo Lee (25) and then promoted his contact ability and vision to the Major League.
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The basis was the incredible strikeout/walk ratio. 파워볼사이트
Local American 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 said, “Lee Jung-hoo’s ground ball rate is about 60%, and his 2023 slugging percentage (0.455) is 0.120 lower than his 2022 slugging percentage (0.575)” he pointed out.
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, 515 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 plate appearances 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.
