MLB.com Predicts Kim Ha-seong, Lee Jung-hoo to Bat First in Opening Day San Diego Padres’ Kim Ha-seong and San Francisco Giants’ Lee Jung-hoo will bat first in the opening game of Major League Baseball (MLB), according to MLB.com.
MLB.com, the official website of the MLB, predicted the opening lineups and starting rotations of all 30 teams on Wednesday (June 3) and projected Kim Ha-seong and Lee Jung-hoo as the No. 1 hitters for San Diego and San Francisco, respectively.
Kim is listed as the No. 1 hitter and second baseman. He played the most games at first base last season (73), hitting .268 with 11 home runs, 35 RBIs, 25 doubles, and a .783 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage).
However, 카지노사이트 he will likely play shortstop instead of second base. San Diego manager Mike Shields has already expressed his intention to use Kim at shortstop this season. Furthermore, Kim has been playing shortstop in exhibition games.
Lee Jung-hoo has been deployed in center field as the No. 1 hitter.
He is acclimating to the big leagues by playing regularly at first base in exhibition games.
MLB.com wrote of Lee, “He may experience some growing pains coming from the KBO to the MLB, but his great contact skills could make him a dynamic part of San Francisco’s lineup for years to come.”
Lee is scheduled to make his MLB debut at first base on Opening Day. “I’d be shocked if he doesn’t bat first on Opening Day,” said San Francisco manager Bob Melvin last month, making the top of the order an early favorite.
Bae, who played 111 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates last year, was not on the projected Opening Day roster. Choi Ji-Man and Park Hyo-Joon, who are both looking to rejoin the big leagues as invitees, are also not in the projected lineup.
MLB.com projects Shohei Ohtani, 안전놀이터 who has been playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers since this year, as the No. 2 designated hitter on Opening Day. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who is making his big league debut this year, was projected to be the Dodgers’ Opening Day starter.Bunters’ projections