Lee Jung-hoo's Another 4-Hit Show: Ties Record for Longest Hitting Streak by a Korean Big Leaguer at 16 Games

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Lee Jung-hoo, who is swinging a red-hot bat, is on the verge of becoming the MLB batting leader. With another 4-hit performance, he has tied the record for the longest hitting streak by a Korean major leaguer at 16 games and has climbed to second place in the entire big league in batting average.

Reporter Jeon Yeongmin has the story.


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After a well-struck ball was caught by the left fielder in the first inning against Washington, Lee Jung-hoo shook off the disappointment and hit a bullet-like single to right field in his second at-bat in the fourth inning, securing a 16-game hitting streak early on.

This ties the record for the longest hitting streak by a Korean big leaguer, joining Choo Shin-soo and Kim Ha-seong.

Lee's bat only grew hotter as the game progressed.

Trailing 1-0, he recorded a multi-hit game with a single to center field in the sixth inning and later scored the tying run on a hit by Chapman.

With the game still tied at 1-1 in the eighth, he reached base with a lucky infield single in front of the catcher and then scored the go-ahead run on Eldridge's RBI hit.

After San Francisco gave up three runs in the top of the ninth to lose the lead, Lee stepped up again with two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth. He delivered a skillful single to right field to keep his team's hopes alive, and the name "Lee Jung-hoo" echoed throughout Oracle Park.

[Jung-hoo Lee! Jung-hoo Lee!]

Although the team lost 4-3, Lee recorded his fifth 4-hit game of the season. Having batted .540 over his last 10 games since returning from injury, he has raised his season batting average to .333, placing him second in the big leagues, just three points behind Miami's Lopez.

(Video Editing: Park Jeong-sam, Design: Han Song-yeon)
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