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Lee Jung-hoo has a Big Gun Colleague

Jorge Soler on a three-year contract with San Francisco.


Lee Jung-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants) has a "strong companion."

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, a U.S. media outlet, said on her social media (SNS) on the 13th (Korea time), "Veteran outfielder Jorge Soler (32) has agreed to a three-year contract with San Francisco." Although the club's official announcement has not yet been made, considering Slussie's public confidence, Soler's trip to San Francisco is accepted as a given.

A Cuban slugger, Soler has 170 homers in his career (10 years) in the Major League Baseball. He strikes out quite a few times, but he wields the bat boldly that much. In 2019, when he played for the Kansas City Royals, he displayed stellar performance with a batting average of 0.265 48 homers and 117 RBIs, ranking 21st in the American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) voting.

Due to pelvic and lower back injuries, he only played in 72 games in 2022. However, he made a triumphant comeback by hitting 36 home runs in 137 games last year. His on-base percentage (0.341) and slugging percentage (0.512) combined OPS were 0.853. He was recognized for his value as he was named the first All-Star since his debut. After the season, he turned down the option to play as a free agent and found a new team.

San Francisco Giants hit 174 home runs last year, ranking 19th out of 30 MLB teams. Only one batter (Jak Pederson, Wilmer Flores) hit 20 or more home runs each in the recent two seasons. Judging that the team needs to strengthen its batting lineup, Lee Jung-hoo, a former MVP of the KBO League, signed a six-year contract worth a total of 113 million U.S. dollars. However, as Lee is a batter whose accuracy is stronger than slugging, the need for a big gun blood transfusion has been constantly discussed. He was linked with sluggers including Matt Chapman, and San Francisco's choice was Soler. 메이저 토토사이트