"They're the best hitters in the world..." Lee Jung-hoo was recognized as a world-class pitcher with an annual salary of 39.7 billion won
"They're the best hitters in the world..." Lee Jung-hoo was recognized as a world-class pitcher with an annual salary of 39.7 billion won
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Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) hit New York. Carlos Rodón (New York Yankees), who hit back-to-back home runs off Lee, is also the first pitcher to suffer such humiliation.
Lee Jung-hoo hit a three-run shot in the sixth inning after a solo shot in the fourth inning against the Yankees at the Bronx Yankee Stadium in New York on the 14th (Korea time). He exploded his first consecutive home run in the Major League, leading San Francisco to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory with two hits, four RBIs and one walk in three at-bats.
Both of his homers were hit by left-hander Rodon from the Yankees. In the fourth inning, Rodon hit a low slider in the middle of his sixth pitch to end the game with a solo shot over the right-center field, and in the sixth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases, he hit a curve ball that came in the middle of the fifth to hit the homerun again to hit the fence in the middle of the right-center field. It is the first time in 202 games that Rodon hit two homers in a game by a left-handed batter.
Veteran Rodon, who has been in his 11th year this year since his debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2015, signed a six-year, $162 million FA contract with the Yankees in December 2022. He is a top starting pitcher with an annual salary of $27.83 million this year alone and about 39.7 billion won in Korean money, raising his personal record of 16 wins last year. Such a pitcher was beaten hard by Lee Jung-hoo.
According to local media including MLB.com , Rodon said after the game, "I feel frustrated that I got hit at the strike. I was leading 3-1, and I wanted to finish the inning without losing a point. I had to throw a little better. My opponents are big league hitters and the best hitters in the world, but I was scolded for throwing a curve ball in a terrible way."
Rodon hit a home run with his first hit by Lee Jung-hoo in the fourth inning while blocking the ball with one out. It was painful to allow a come-from-behind three-run home run in the sixth inning. When Lee Jung-hoo fouled a sinker on the fourth pitch with the ball count 1-2, Rodon chose a slow curveball. However, he threw a high pitch in the middle, and as soon as he got hit, Rodon realized his home run, he frowned upon the ball.
Yankees catcher J.C. Escara who asked Rodon for a curveball said, "I didn't show Lee Jung-hoo the entire game. I made a two-strike with a sinker and a fastball, and I was going to strike out with a catch, but Lee Jung-hoo made a good swing." Yankees manager Aaron Boone also said, "Rodon's ball power was outstanding. "I made a swing and miss with all the balls and threw well, but the three-run home run hit by throwing the wrong curve (to Lee Jung-hoo) hit us hard," he said, citing Lee Jung-hoo's three-run home run in the come-from-behind final in the sixth inning as the winning point.
Rodon had three hits (two homers) with three walks and eight strikeouts and four runs during five ⅔ innings, to lose the game. He had three losses (one win) this season, with an ERA of 5.48, except for the two homers that Lee Jung-hoo allowed, and the ball itself was good. 메이저놀이터
"Rodon had good pitching, so I tried to send all the balls to the center instead of pulling all the balls, but the result was good," San Francisco coach Bob Melvin also said. "Lee Jung-hoo had an amazing series at Yankee Stadium. It's amazing. There are many pitchers who have never faced each other before, and he will continue to play with pitchers whom he has never seen before, and in such a case, his skill to hit the ball shines. No matter who the opposing pitcher is, if he is in good condition, he can achieve such a good result."
San Francisco ace Logan Webb, who became the winning pitcher on the day, also said, "Lee Jung-hoo is not afraid of the spotlight. I'm glad to see him continue to grow and improve. I think there will be more potential," he said, looking forward to a greater performance in the future.
Lee's performance is remarkable given that he is still in the early stages of the season. He has a batting average of 352 (19 hits in 54 times at bat) in 14 games, including three homers, 11 RBIs, 16 runs scored, seven walks, eight strikeouts, three steals, .426 slugging percentage, .704 OPS 1.130. With the most eight doubles in the Major League, his OPS ranks second overall after Aaron Judge (1.228). MLB.com reported that when San Francisco signed a six-year, 113 million-dollar contract in December 2023, he quickly became an influential hitter that Lee expected.