Lee Jae-hyun, who was weak against left-handed pitchers, is in full swing after treating habitual shoulder dislocation Batting average of 0.519 in the last 6 games. A blessing in disguise for Samsung’s batting lineup
Samsung Lions Lee Jae-hyeon
Lee Jae-hyun, who was weak against left-handed pitchers, is in full swing after treating habitual shoulder dislocation Batting average of 0.519 in the last 6 games. A blessing in disguise for Samsung’s batting lineup
Jae-Hyeon Lee, who rested for about two weeks due to pain in the muscle behind his left thigh (hamstring), has been swinging the bat in every game since the game against the LG Twins on the 13th before his return.
Looking at Lee Jae-hyun’s recent actions, I feel scared.
He reported his return with four home runs in the game against LG on the 13th, and recorded 8 hits in 9 at-bats with 2 home runs in two games against NC Dinos on the 14th and 15th.
He hit two hits each in the NC game on the 16th and the SSG Landers game on the 18th, and succeeded in getting on base multiple times in the game against SSG on the 19th.
His performance in the last 6 games since returning from injury is 14 hits in 27 at-bats, a batting average of 0.519, and 3 home runs. Jaehyun Lee is bringing vitality to Samsung’s batting line, which is tired from the hot weather.
In fact, ahead of the opening of this season, there was a question mark next to Jaehyun Lee’s name.
This is because I underwent major surgery in October of last year.
Jaehyun Lee, who suffered from chronic left shoulder dislocation, underwent shoulder labrum surgery and went through a long rehabilitation process.
The medical team initially diagnosed that rehabilitation would take about eight months, but Jaehyun Lee showed rapid recovery and returned to the first team last April.
Jaehyun Lee, who returned, changed the question mark to an exclamation mark.
He played well in April with a batting average of 0.317, and his pace did not drop in May.
Jaehyun Lee made a stable swing with a simple batting stance.
As the habitual shoulder dislocation that had plagued him throughout last season did not appear, he was able to swing the bat with confidence, and this was reflected in his performance.
The biggest change is that he has become stronger against left-handed pitching.
Usually, right-handed batters are strong against left-handed pitchers, but this was not the case for Jae-Hyun Lee.
In 2022, his first year as a professional, he recorded a batting average of 0.253 against right-handed pitchers and 0.204 against left-handed pitchers.
Last year, the batting average against left-handed pitchers (0.221) was more than 5 pennies lower than the batting average against right-handed pitchers (0.272).
However, he has been extremely strong against left-handed pitchers this season.
Jae-Hyun Lee faced left-handed pitchers a total of 50 times, recording 18 hits in 47 at-bats, 3 home runs, 3 walks, 11 RBI, and a batting average of 0.383.
It is higher than the batting average of right-handed pitchers this season (0.323).
Samsung is seeing a great synergy effect thanks to Jaehyun Lee’s performance, which shows his swing regardless of the type of pitcher.
With Lee Jae-hyun’s return, infield traffic became smoother as Kim Young-woong, the main hitter who had been playing shortstop defense, moved to third base.
Jaehyun Lee is confident that he will continue to achieve good results if he maintains a healthy body.
He said in a recent broadcast interview, “My goal this season is to not get sick and produce consistent results.” 스포츠토토