SAN FRANCISCO — Jung Hoo Lee is just 25 years old. He’s barely two months into his six-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. His entire major-league career is in front of him. When he dislocated his left shoulder in a collision with the outfield fence last week, he knew what happened before he hit the dirt warning track. He also suspected strongly that season-ending surgery would be in his future.
Lee, 25, signed a six-year contract worth $113 million with the Giants this past offseason. He had been a star with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization prior to joining San Francisco, including winning KBO MVP in 2022. Lee is a career .340/.407/.491 hitter with more walks (383) than strikeouts (304) in seven seasons in KBO
With the Giants this season, Lee authored a .262/.310/.331 batting line with two home runs in 37 games. His contact skills remained strong — only 13 strikeouts with 10 walks in those 37 games — and he played a solid center field. The expectation.
