2024-05-14 01:00:53
Lee Jeong-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants), who was spending his first season as a big leaguer, suffered a sudden injury. He was diagnosed with a dislocated shoulder after colliding hard with the fence and is expected to be sidelined for an extended period of time.
Lee Jung-hoo started as the number one hitter and center fielder in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) home game against the Cincinnati Reds held at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California on the 13th (Korean time), but suffered a serious injury to his shoulder while fielding in the top of the first inning.
Lee Jeong-hoo, who suffered a left foot bruise in the game against the Colorado Rockies on the 9th, played for the first time in four games, and his aggressive defense to prevent runs when the bases were loaded led to the injury.
Lee Jeong-hoo jumped up to catch Jamer Candelario’s home run hit with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the first inning, but collided hard with the fence and fell.
Jeong-hoo Lee, who complained of pain while holding his shoulder, had difficulty continuing to play and was eventually replaced by Tyler Fitzgerald. As the trainer supported Lee Jeong-hoo and held on tightly to prevent his left arm from moving, you could feel that the severity of the injury was unusual.
The club first explained that the reason for Lee Jung-hoo’s replacement was a left shoulder sprain, but after the game, coach Bob Melvin said, “Lee Jung-hoo suffered a shoulder dislocation injury.”
Lee Jeong-hoo is scheduled to undergo a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test on the 13th local time to more accurately check the condition of his shoulder. Afterwards, the rehabilitation method and period are expected to be decided.
In the case of a shoulder dislocation injury, long-term absence is inevitable. Depending on the situation, there may be a possibility of being put on the operating table.
This is the third time that Lee Jeong-hoo has suffered a serious shoulder injury. While playing for Kiwoom Heroes, he injured his left shoulder while sliding to third base after hitting a double against the Doosan Bears in the KBO League on June 19, 2018. As a result of a thorough examination at the hospital, he was diagnosed with a labral tear in his left shoulder, and was unable to play for a month.
On October 20 of that year, in the second game of the semi-playoffs against the Hanwha Eagles, he injured his left shoulder again while trying to catch a batted ball while fielding in the bottom of the 9th inning. In the end, Jeong-hoo Lee was unable to play in the remaining fall baseball games and underwent surgery to repair the anterior inferior labrum of his left shoulder.
If Lee Jung-hoo is added to the injured list, it will be his first time since entering the major league. He had missed a total of 5 games before the Cincinnati game on this day, but it was due to a left foot bruise and rest.
The first bad news came to Lee Jeong-hoo’s major league challenge, which was going smoothly. At the end of last year, he entered the Major League with great fanfare by signing a mega-contract with San Francisco for 6 years and a total of $113 million through the posting system (private competitive bidding).
Lee Jeong-hoo, who has established himself as the first hitter and center fielder, raised expectations by displaying excellent batting and decent defense, including recording a batting average of 0.343 in exhibition games. Even after the regular season opened, he quickly adapted to the big league stage, hitting a hit and an RBI in his debut game and hitting a home run in three games.
At one point, his batting average dropped to 0.200, but he gradually produced hits and raised it to 0.262. In addition, he was well-received for his accurate hitting and good pitching vision, as well as his low swing and miss rate and strikeout rate.
However, due to an unexpected shoulder injury, Lee Jeong-hoo was forced out of the team just two months after the start. This injury is all the more unfortunate because he was gradually picking up his pace.
(Seoul = News 1)
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