'The Wind's Grandson' Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) decorated his first home run of the season with a game-winning home run.

On the 12th (Korean time), Lee Jung-hoo started as the third center fielder in the first game of the interleague series against the New York Yankees at 2025 Major League Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, and recorded 2 hits in 2 at-bats, including 1 home run, 3 RBIs, 2 walks, and 2 runs scored.

From the first at-bat, he swung a hot bat. With Mike Yastrzemski and Willy Adames on the table-setter, who set up runners on second and first with a double and a walk, Lee Jung-hoo, who stepped onto Yankee Stadium for the first time in his debut, did not miss the opportunity and hit a three-run home run against the opposing starter Marcus Stroman.

Lee Jung-hoo targeted Stroman's third pitch, an 89.4 mph (143 km) sinker that caught the middle at a 1B-1S count, and connected for a right-center home run. The ball speed was measured at 100.5 mph (161 km), and the distance was 387 feet (117 m). It was his first home run after 12 games of the season. The local broadcasters in the U.S. praised Lee Jung-hoo's home run as "a great swing."

In the second inning, leading 5-0, he went down on a groundout with no outs and no runners on base. After watching the first pitch strike from Ryan Yarbrough, he hit a ground ball to the shortstop with a high sinker at 87.5 mph (140 km) on the second pitch.

The third at-bat was different. Leading 5-1 in the fifth inning, he came to the plate as the leadoff batter and drew a walk after a battle that went as far as 9 pitches against Ian Hamilton. In a 1B-2S unfavorable count, he faced the fifth pitch, where he did not react to the ninth pitch that came in high as a four-seam fastball following balls and fouls.

Lee Jung-hoo advanced to third base through walks by Matt Chapman and Lamonte Wade Jr., and scored as he used his speed to touch home on Wilmer Flores's ground ball.

Lee Jung-hoo's keen eye continued. In the sixth inning, leading 8-1, he had an opportunity with no outs and runners on first and second. He calmly drew a straight walk against Yoendrys Gomez, achieving his third on-base appearance. The fourth pitch, a 89.7 mph (144 km) four-seam fastball, nearly hit him as it came in deep on the inside, but he avoided the ball and walked to first base without injury.

After that, Lee Jung-hoo moved to second base as Wade Jr. recorded a push walk.

As heavy rain poured at Yankee Stadium, the game was suspended in the sixth inning with two outs and the bases loaded, with San Francisco leading 9-1. Afterward, a rain call was declared, confirming the win for San Francisco after six innings.

Lee Jung-hoo's season batting average rose from .333 to .340.

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