User talk:SF Lee Jeong-hoo due to 'thigh pain' expected to return mid-next week

Replaced 14 days early due to hamstring strain

Lee Jeong-hoo (San Francisco Giants), who is taking a break due to left hamstring (back muscle) pain, is expected to return to the field next week.

According to MLB.com, the official Major League website, on the 17th (Korean time), San Francisco manager Bob Melvin said, “Lee Jung-hoo is scheduled to return in the middle of next week.”

Lee Jeong-hoo started as the number one hitter and center fielder in an exhibition game against the Cincinnati Reds on the 14th and recorded 1 hit in 1 at-bat, 1 walk, and 1 run.

While showing good batting pace, he felt tightness in his hamstring and was replaced early. At the time, coach Melvin explained Lee Jeong-hoo’s condition by saying, “I felt a little stiffness in the back of my leg,” adding, “It’s not a big problem. “I didn’t want to force him to play too much because there was no game on the 15th,” he said.

As Lee Jeong-hoo continues to feel uncomfortable even after a day of rest, San Francisco is restricting his baseball activities for 2-3 days and further monitoring his condition.

Lee Jung-hoo, who played in the KBO League until last year, signed a six-year contract worth $113 million (about 150.5 billion won) with San Francisco ahead of the 2024 season. San Francisco selected Lee Jung-hoo, who was brought in with a large contract, as the team's starting player this season and is thoroughly managing him.

Lee Jeong-hoo did not play in the beginning of the exhibition game due to mild side pain. Meanwhile, Lee Jeong-hoo is recording a batting average of 0.348 (8 hits in 23 at-bats), 1 home run, 3 RBI, 4 runs, and 1 stolen base in this year's exhibition games. 고스톱