The San Francisco Giants held a press conference for Lee Jung-hoo, the $113 million man, at Oracle Park, San Francisco’s home stadium, at 6 a.m. on the 16th (Korea time). After the 2023 season, Lee Jung-hoo challenged himself to the Major League through a posting system (closed competitive bidding). San Francisco’s general manager Pete Putilla gave a standing ovation while watching Lee Jung-hoo play during the 2023 season. Eventually, San Francisco and Lee agreed to a total of $113 million for six years.
With this, Lee Jung-hoo broke the highest posting record for Asian fielders. He beat Masataka Yoshida’s five-year $90 million, Seiya Suzuki’s five-year $85 million, and Kodai Senga’s five-year $75 million. This is about three times the amount of Korean Leaguer Ryu Hyun-jin’s posting amount of 36 million dollars for six years, 28 million dollars for Kim Ha-sung’s four-year guarantee, and 39 million dollars for four plus one year.
San Francisco held a news conference on joining the club on Wednesday last week, when Lee Jung-hoo broke the record for posting in Asian baseball history. Lee was next to Zaidi and his agent Scott Boras. He attended the conference wearing a black suit and an orange tie, the color of San Francisco’s team.
San Francisco even introduced Lee’s family and treated him with respect. Lee’s father, Lee Jong-beom, showed off his presence by attending the front row. Lee Jung-hoo prepared an introductory comment in English suitable for the joining ceremony of the Major League Baseball. “Hello Giants, my name is Jung Huri,” Lee said in his first comment.
Lee later answered questions from reporters while wearing the San Francisco Giants uniform. Amid numerous remarks, Lee respected and humbled San Francisco and the Major League Baseball. 메이저 토토사이트
“I have watched Major League Baseball since I was young. San Francisco has a long history and many players have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. I like this team because it has won many championships recently and has a long history. It is an honor to play for a club with a long history,” Lee said, expressing satisfaction about joining the San Francisco Giants.
“I meet new pitchers, environment, and ballpark. I used to travel by bus in Korea, but the time difference is different in the U.S. due to airplanes. I think it’s a task to adapt to all of these things. I think I need to adapt quickly,” he said, putting adaptation as his top priority.
Lee also expressed high expectations for Oracle Park. Notably, Lee expressed specific interest in the splash hit, which is dropped into the sea behind the right fence. “I played in a dome stadium, and now I am playing in a natural stadium. I am so happy to play in such a unique stadium. I have the most expectations for the splash hit,” Lee said.
Kennedi Lamb