Lee Jung-hoo, who announced his entry into the major leagues, immediately decorated the MLB homepage. Introducing him as ‘the grandson of the wind’ and ‘the best hitter in Korea’, he predicted that next winter, Lee Jung-hoo could shake the transfer market.
This is Reporter Moon Sang-hyeok.
[Reporter]
This is the scene that the major leagues paid the most attention to.
[MBC Sports Broadcast: How can you explain this blow now? Hitting while avoiding?] I
scooped up the ball while avoiding the ball as if playing golf, and it made a hit.
Comparing it to major league legend Vladimir Guerrero, he added, “If you like this ability, you will love Lee Jung-hoo too.”
The major leagues used fancy modifiers such as ‘KBO’s superstar’ and ‘grandson of the wind’ to refer to Lee Jung-hoo, but there is something else that I watched closely.
This season, he struck out only 32 in 627 plate appearances.
Even if the ratio of strikeouts to bats is 5% and the range is widened to 8%, only Lee Jeong-hoo is among the players with more than 100 at-bats.
He praised his excellent pitching prowess and projected him as a hitter who could handle the American League’s fastballs well. 스포츠토토
[Lee Jeong-hoo/Kiwoom (Last November): In the case of overseas expansion, talk well with the general manager and the club… I haven’t tried it yet, but I think I should.]
This season, Lee Jung-hoo, who announced that he would advance to the major leagues with the Kiwoom team a month after becoming the best player in baseball.
As the major leagues received this word in one day, the transfer market for next winter is already excited, but if you play next season, you will fill seven seasons, which is a condition for advancing overseas, but you need permission from the Kiwoom club.
Kiwoom announced that it would make a decision early next year, saying, “We respect the will and thoughts of taking on challenges.