Kim Ha-seong and Lee Jeong-hoo’s ability as a problem solver is also ‘very good’
Kim Ha-seong (28, San Diego Padres) and Lee Jeong-hoo (25, San Francisco Giants), who have a batting average of .400 in exhibition games, are swinging bats every day in US Major League (MLB) exhibition games.
Ha-seong Kim played as the fifth hitter and shortstop in the MLB exhibition game against the Seattle Mariners at Peoria Stadium on the 4th (Korean time) and hit his first home run in the exhibition game. Ha-seong Kim led the team to victory (12-4) with a home run that went over the left-center wall with no outs on first base in the 5th inning, leading 5-3. Ha-seong Kim's batting average in the exhibition game was 0.417 (5 hits in 12 at-bats).
On the same day, Lee Jung-hoo also started as the number one hitter and center fielder in the away game against the Cleveland Guardians at Goodyear Park in Arizona, and played well with 1 hit, 1 walk, and 1 RBI in 2 at-bats. Lee Jung-hoo, who got on base with a walk in the first inning, homered on the follow-up batter's home run and scored. He hit a timely hit to right field in the 4th inning with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd bases, and then succeeded in stealing second base, recording his first stolen base in an exhibition game. Lee Jeong-hoo, who continued his streak of hitting in four consecutive exhibition games, raised his batting average to 0.455 (5 hits in 11 at-bats).
On the 3rd, Kim Ha-seong and Lee Jeong-hoo were named as each team's first hitter in the 'opening game starting lineup' predicted by MLB.com on the 3rd. According to MLB.com, Ha-seong Kim is expected to play in the opening game as the number one hitter and second baseman in San Diego, and Jeong-hoo Lee is expected to play as the number one hitter and center fielder.
In the exhibition game, they are also showing off their problem-solver skills, so there is a good chance that they will be used in a variety of ways other than leadoff. Lee Jeong-hoo showed off his slugging power by recording a double and a home run in an exhibition game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 1st. Lee Jung-hoo also recorded a slugging percentage of .500 in the KBO League for three consecutive seasons, excluding last year when he could not complete the game due to injury. He proved that he also has the ability to be a problem solver by becoming the RBI king (113) in 2022. Ha-Seong Kim also has slugging power, hitting double-digit home runs in his last two seasons in a row. In exhibition games, he only appears as the 5th hitter and is hitting hard.
Although their participation as starters in the regular season is a foregone conclusion, they are proving their value in various applications through the problem-solving skills they showed in exhibition games.
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