Lee’s first career home run in Saturday’s win over the Padres was already the 4th ball he’s struck at 100+ mph.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 30: Jung Hoo Lee #51 of the San Francisco Giants hits a solo home run in the eighth inning during a game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on March 30, 2024 in San Diego, California. SAN DIEGO — So it turns out that 109.7 mph line drive that landed on the grass berm at Salt River Fields a month and a half ago wasn’t an anomaly. The constant cracks of the bat emanating from the cage at Scottsdale Stadium were no desert mirage.
When the Giants signed Lee to a six-year, $113 million contract, they were confident in his ability to make the transition from the KBO because of his pitch recognition and contact skills. The power on display not only in his swing Saturday but throughout spring and his first three games has been better than advertised.
Lee’s home run ball found a friendly landing spot with a family of three from the Bay Area, who traded the souvenir for three autographed baseballs and a hat. Since striking out against Darvish in his first at-bat, Lee has put the ball in play in all of his 13 other plate appearances. Eight of them have left the bat at 95 mph or harder, the definition of hard contact, which leaguewide occurs on just over a third of batted balls.
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