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Giants' Lee Jung-hoo slugs two homers in win over Yankees in New York

Published: 14 Apr. 2025, 09:26 Updated: 14 Apr. 2025, 09:27

San Francisco Giants center fielder Lee Jung-hoo celebrates after hitting a a three-run home run in the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 14. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants enjoyed the most productive day of his major league career in a road victory over the New York Yankees.

Lee homered twice and knocked in four runs as the Giants defeated the Yankees 5-4 at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sunday.

This was the first multihomer game of Lee's career, and the four RBIs were also his career high for a game.

In three games on his first trip to Yankee Stadium, Lee batted 4-for-9 with three home runs, seven RBIs and five runs scored. He had two home runs in 37 games in an injury-plagued rookie season in 2024.

Lee lined out to center in his first time up in the first inning and then launched a solo shot off left-handed starter Carlos Rodon that cut the Giants' deficit to 3-1 in the fourth inning. It was the Giants' first hit of the game against Rodon.

Lee turned on a 3-2 slider and drove it 406 feet into the seats in right field. It left Lee's bat at 103.2 miles per hour.

Then in the sixth inning, with the Giants still down 3-1 but with two runners aboard, Lee drilled a go-ahead, three-run homer off Rodon.

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants celebrates his sixth inning three run home run against the New York Yankees with teammate Willy Adames at Yankee Stadium on April 13. [AFP/YONHAP]

This time, Lee put a big swing on a hanging curveball and sent it 363 feet over the wall in right.

The ball would have been a home run in only eight of 30 stadiums in the majors, but Lee still became the first left-handed batter to smack two home runs off Rodon in the same game.

Lee drew a walk to lead off the eighth inning, and the Giants hung on to win by a run.

For the season, Lee is batting .352/.426/.704 with three home runs and 11 RBIs, both totals already his career highs. He also leads the majors with eight doubles in his breakout campaign.

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