Lee Jung-hoo, who recovered his shoulder, even sliding..."I'm not afraid"
Lee Jung-hoo, who recovered his shoulder, even sliding..."I'm not afraid"
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As the San Francisco Giants convened all the players at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, from the 18th (Korea Standard Time), the clock of Lee Jung-hoo (26), who is about to return, also began to turn quickly.
Lee Jung-hoo conducted various training sessions, including hitting, defense, and running base on the 19th, the second day of the entire team's training.
Live batting training, which targets the actual pitcher's ball, had to finish with only one at-bat due to team conditions, but he had a meaningful time in defense and baserunning training.
In defensive training, he received theoretical training from the club's defensive instructor in the outfield with a fellow outfielder.
In particular, the scene where the coach hit the fence and demonstrated in front of Lee Jung-hoo was meaningful.
Lee Jung-hoo injured his left shoulder when he collided with the fence during defense against the Cincinnati Reds on May 13 last year, which forced him to finish the season with surgery.
If you are a player, you know how to play fence, but the club has set up a training schedule to reflect on it again.
Lee Jung-hoo, who met after the training, said, "At this time, the outfield instructor comes and talks about defense. It's about fence play, communication with fellow outfielders, and how to talk when the ball gets in the sun. It's a training I played last year, but I remembered it while listening to the story again this year."
The sliding training was also meaningful.
Lee Jung-hoo practiced "head first sliding" that goes into the head first and "vent leg sliding" that goes into the leg by folding one leg in front of the coach.
Head first sliding requires both shoulders to stretch forward while lying face down.
It may be a heavy training for Lee Jung-hoo, who underwent surgery after injuring his shoulder last year.
However, Lee said, "I didn't feel any fear. I was even more scared in 2018 (when I had surgery on the same part). I got hurt in the semi-playoff with the Hanwha Eagles, and it was hard then, but now it's much better."
Perhaps because it is still in the early stages of training, the San Francisco team training was conducted with a somewhat relaxed schedule.
Lee Jung-hoo, who needs to recover his sense of practice through live batting, finished the training session of about an hour allocated with "four balls, one swing."
I waited behind the plate for the rest of the time.
That doesn't mean Lee Jung-hoo lacks training.
He said, "Official training starts at 9:15 a.m., but I usually go to work at 7 a.m. I also do muscle training and do a lot of batting training at indoor practice ranges. I keep moving for two hours before the official training starts."
Lee Jung-hoo said, "We are also finely adjusting our batting posture in preparation for the new season." 스포츠토토
Unlike Kim Hye-sung (Los Angeles Dodgers), who is trying to make his first big league debut this year, sweating after being encouraged by the club to correct his swing, Lee Jung-hoo maintained the swing he was doing in the KBO League when he joined San Francisco last year.
"I told my coach what I thought was bad last year, and I'm gradually fixing it with my coaches. That's why I spend a lot of time at indoor batting practice," Lee said. "I'm continuing to practice because I want to reduce the number of mistakes I make (when hitting)."