Lee went 1-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Rockies.
Lee began the game with a leadoff triple to right-center field before coming around to score. The 26-year-old also reached on a fielder's choice in the ninth and scored the game-tying run. Lee has now recorded at least one hit in four of his last five games, slashing .357/.474/.714 with five runs scored, four extra-base hits, one RBI and a 4:2 BB:K across 19 plate appearances during that span.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Returns to lineup
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Lee (back) is starting in center field and batting leadoff Tuesday in Colorado.
Lee was held out of the starting lineup for both games over the weekend against Atlanta due to back tightness. However, he was able appear off the bench as a pinch hitter in Saturday's contest. Daniel Johnson, who was starting in Lee's place, heads back to the bench Tuesday.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Sitting again Sunday
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Lee (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee was held out of the lineup for Saturday's contest due to a bit of back tightness, per Tristi Rodriguez of NBC Sports Bay Area, and the center fielder will remain on the bench Sunday. The 26-year-old still appeared as a pinch hitter Saturday, so the injury doesn't appear to be a serious concern. Daniel Johnson is receiving a second straight start in center field for San Francisco.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Not in lineup Saturday
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Lee isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup versus Atlanta, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Lee will begin on the bench for the second time in San Francisco's past seven games. The rest day doesn't seem to be performance-related, as Lee has reached base safely eight times (on four hits and four walks) over his past three contests. With Lee out of the lineup Saturday, rookie Daniel Johnson is starting in center field and batting leadoff.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Doubles in win
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Lee went 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored and two walks in Thursday's 3-2 win over San Diego.
The 26-year-old outfielder knocked a ground-rule double into right-center field during the first inning and later scored on another ground-rule double by Dominic Smith in the third after reaching base on a walk. Lee also tied the game-high mark in free passes after going without one in the club's past six outings. He now owns a .276/.326/.439 slash line with 34 runs scored, 32 RBI, 17 doubles, six homers, six stolen bases and a team-best 11.9 percent strikeout rate across 261 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Multi-hit effort in loss
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Lee went 2-for-5 with a stolen base in Saturday's 1-0 loss to the Marlins.
Lee contributed two singles in the pitchers' duel, marking his third multi-hit performance over his last 10 games. During that span, the 26-year-old outfielder has recorded a .282/.364/.308 slash line with two runs scored, two stolen bases, an RBI, a double and a 4:4 BB:K across 44 plate appearances. He has also stolen a base in back-to-back outings. Following a stellar first month-plus of the season, Lee cooled off in May, slashing .231/.270/.343 with 13 RBI, nine runs scored, three home runs, three doubles, two stolen bases and a 9.6 percent strikeout rate across 115 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Heading to bench Sunday
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Lee is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee's absence from the lineup Sunday will end a run of 26 straight starts, during which he had a .234/.272/.346 slash line with three homers, two steals, 13 RBI and nine runs. Luis Matos will take over in center field and bat ninth in the series finale versus Miami.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Swipes bag in win
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Lee went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Friday's 2-0 win over the Marlins.
Lee singled on a groundball in the fifth inning before logging his first stolen base since April 5. Following a seven-game hitting streak, the 26-year-old outfielder has struggled over his last three outings, slashing .083/.214/.083 with a 1:1 BB:K across 14 plate appearances. However, Lee continues to put the ball in play and owns a team-low 11.8 percent strikeout rate across 238 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Extends hitting streak in loss
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Lee went 2-for-4 in Monday's 3-1 loss to Detroit.
Lee extended his hitting streak to seven games with two singles Monday. During that span, the 26-year-old outfielder has recorded a .346/.414/.423 slash line with two runs scored, two RBI, two doubles and a 3:4 BB:K across 29 plate appearances. Lee has now tallied 14 multi-hit performances through 53 games this season, slashing .285/.330/.459 with 32 runs scored, 31 RBI, 22 extra-base hits -- including six homers -- three stolen bases and a 12.1 percent strikeout rate across 224 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Scores twice in win
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Lee went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk in Friday's 4-0 win over the Nationals.
Lee accounted for half of San Francisco's runs, recording at least one hit for the fourth straight game Friday. The 26-year-old outfielder also notched his third multi-hit performance over his last 10 games, during which he has slashed .268/.318/.488 with seven RBI, four runs scored, three doubles, two homers and a 3:6 BB:K across 44 plate appearances. While Lee struggled at the beginning of May, he now holds a .282/.330/.467 slash line with 32 runs scored, 31 RBI, 22 extra-base hits -- including six homers -- and three stolen bases across 212 plate appearances this season. Additionally, he has made consistent contact and owns a team-best 12.7 percent strikeout rate.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs RBI in win
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Lee went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Royals.
Lee lined an RBI single to center field in the fifth inning, driving in the Giants' final run. The 26-year-old outfielder has cooled off after a hot start at the plate this season. Over 18 appearances in May, he's slashing .205/.213/.356 with 13 RBI, seven runs scored, three homers, two doubles and a 0:8 BB:K across 75 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Cracks sixth homer of 2025
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Lee went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Lee went yard in the seventh inning, launching a 393-foot shot to right field off right-hander Ryne Nelson. The outfielder has homered in back-to-back games, during which he has collected five RBI on three hits across 10 plate appearances. The 26-year-old has tallied at least one hit in four of his last five games, slashing .238/.227/.524 with six RBI and three runs scored across 22 plate appearances during that span.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Provides insurance with homer
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Lee went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
Lee's bat has cooled off in May after a strong start to the season. He's batting a modest .213 (10-for-47) over 12 games this month, though this game featured his second multi-hit effort and second homer of the month. The outfielder is slashing .288/.333/.472 with five homers, 27 RBI, 29 runs scored, three stolen bases, 11 doubles and two triples over 42 contests. Lee may sit against the occasional left-handed pitcher, but he should be patrolling center field the vast majority of the time.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Drives in three runs Tuesday
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Lee went 3-for-6 with two runs scored, a two-run homer and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 14-5 extra-innings win over the Cubs.
Lee extended the Giants' lead to four runs in the third inning with a two-run home run off Colin Rea. Lee got in on a piece of the action during the Giants' nine-run 11th inning, smacking an RBI single before being brought home two batters later by Wilmer Flores. It was the fourth time Lee has logged three hits in a game this season, and he ranks fourth in the National League in both hits (43) and doubles (11).
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Getting breather against LHP
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Lee isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Although he's collected a base hit in seven consecutive games, Lee will take a seat on the bench Thursday against the left-handed Kyle Freeland. Luis Matos will fill in as San Francisco's center fielder and bat sixth.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs RBI in loss
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Lee went 1-for-4 with an RBI single during Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Padres.
Lee put the Giants on the board with a two-out RBI single in the sixth inning. The 26-year-old outfielder has recorded at least one hit in seven straight games, slashing .333/.379/.370 with three runs scored, three RBI and a 2:3 BB:K across 29 plate appearances. Lee has been stellar to start his second MLB season, leading San Francisco in batting average (.319), runs scored (23) and extra-base hits (16) over 30 appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs RBI double in win
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Lee went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored during Thursday's 6-5 win over Milwaukee.
Lee lined an RBI double into right field during the first frame, putting San Francisco on the board. The 26-year-old outfielder also drew two walks and came around to score in the fifth on a two-run homer by Matt Chapman. Lee went 5-for-15 during the Giants' four-game series against Milwaukee and is now slashing .333/.398/.583 with 22 runs scored, 16 RBI, 11 doubles, three home runs, two triples and an 11:14 BB:K across 108 plate appearances.
Lee went 2-for-3 with a walk in Friday's 2-0 loss to the Angels.
Lee logged two singles Friday, accounting for half of San Francisco's hits in the low-scoring pitchers' duel. The 26-year-old outfielder has recorded a hit in four straight games, batting an impressive .538 and striking out only once during that span. Lee ranks fifth in the majors in batting average and is now slashing .361/.420/.653 with 14 extra-base hits and an 8:12 BB:K across 81 plate appearances.
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Player Bio
HT/WT: 6-0, 171 lbs
Birthplace: Nagoya, Japan
Age: 26
Experience: 1
Bats/Throws: L, R
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