Jeong-hoo Lee, no hits in 5 at-bats against Mets, silence... Batting average fell to 0.280

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jeong-hoo's batting sense has cooled off.

Lee Jung-hoo started as the 5th hitter and right fielder in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) visiting game against the New York Mets held at Citi Field in New York on the 5th (Korean time) and was silent with no hits in 5 at-bats and 2 strikeouts.

The season batting average fell from 0.283 to 0.280 (138 hits in 492 at-bats).

In the last five games, he recorded 1 hit in 21 at-bats and a batting average of 0.063.

It was the third time since September that he had gone 0-hit in 5 at-bats.

On this day, Lee Jeong-hoo missed many chances to score.

In his first at-bat in the top of the second inning when he was down 0-3, he came out as the leadoff hitter and was out with a ground ball to second base against Mets right-handed starting pitcher Nolan McLean.

And in the 3rd inning, with 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd base, he hit a ground ball to 2nd base and missed the opportunity for an RBI.

The attack in the top of the 5th inning, when we were down 2-7, was especially disappointing.

Lee Jeong-hoo had an opportunity to score a large number of runs with bases loaded and no outs, but withdrew with three pitches and a strikeout.

He let McLean's first pitch, a sinking fastball in the middle, hit the low curve of the body and recorded a foul, and was out after missing a sinking fastball that crossed the border above the strike zone on the third pitch.

Afterwards, San Francisco ended the attack in the fifth inning without scoring a single point.

In the top of the 7th inning, when he was down 3-9, Lee Jung-hoo struck out with a missed swing at the opportunity to attack 1st and 2nd bases with 1 out and 1 out.

In the final attack of the 9th inning, he was out due to a fly ball to left field.

San Francisco lost 6-10 that day, scoring only 6 points despite having 12 hits.