“Hats? Dad?” Lee Jung-hoo, why did your eyes get bigger when asked by reporters?

Lee Jung-hoo, wearing a hoodie and a baseball cap, entered the arrivals hall. His appearance with a large bag that read “SF” (San Francisco) drew attention. Lee Jung-hoo, who was baptized with camera flashes by reporters, moved his gaze with a bright smile and posed with his hands raised.

Reporters asked Lee Jung-hoo who was posing. They asked if Lee has a cap from the San Francisco Giants. Lee smiled shyly, saying “No” as if his cap was not ready. When asked “Where is his father, coach Lee Jong-beom?” soon after, he gave a firm answer, “No” to the question, which made the reporters burst into laughter.

His father, former LG Twins coach Lee Jong-beom, and his mother, Jeong Yeon-hee, also attended the joining ceremony held at Oracle Park, the home ground of the San Francisco Giants. After this season, Lee entered the big league by qualifying for posting, and signed a contract with San Francisco for a total of 113 million U.S. dollars for 4+2 years. Lee’s contract is the highest amount ever among Korean players who have participated in the posting system.

Lee Jung-hoo, the grandchild of the wind, who returned home after becoming a major leaguer, reminded Lee Jong-beom of his father’s past. Lee Jong-beom was always with his family after returning from a season in Japan. Lee Jung-hoo was born in 1998 when his father Lee Jong-beom was playing in Japan, Chunichi. 메이저 토토사이트

Lee Jung-hoo’s father, Lee Jong-beom, was called a “baseball genius, Jong-beom, Son of the Wind” and played as the best player when he was active. Lee Jong-beom was a player who entered the overseas league as the second player after Sun Dong-yeol after making his professional debut with the Haitai Tigers in 1993, and he recorded 286 hits in 1,095 times in 311 games with 27 home runs, 99 RBIs and 53 steals for the Chunichi Dragons in the Japanese professional baseball league from 1998 to 2001.

Lee Jung-hoo debuted in the KBO League in 2017 and recorded a career batting average of 344, 1181 hits, 65 homers, 515 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .47 in seven seasons. In 2021, he became the batting king with a batting average of .36 percent and won a total of five Golden Gloves. Since his debut season, he has played in all games, batting average of .324 and recorded a new record of 179 hits for a high school graduate rookie, ranking up to the Rookie of the Year that his father Lee Jong-beom missed.

How did the legendary father feel about his son who became a “man of 146.6 billion”? Lee Jung-hoo’s running towards a bigger goal beyond his father seemed more reliable.