Let's hear the name of 'Lee Jung-hoo.' Puig, who smiled, is still best friends. "We keep in touch often."

Let's hear the name of 'Lee Jung-hoo.' Puig, who smiled, is still best friends. "We keep in touch often."

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As soon as he heard the name of Lee Jung-hoo (27) of the San Francisco Giants, outfielder Yasiel Puig (35) of the Kiwoom Heroes immediately smiled. Puig said he is still in touch with each other and shares trivial daily lives.메이저놀이터

Puig started as the first batter and left fielder at the home game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League regular season against NC held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul on Sunday, and led his team to a 5-1 victory with two hits (one homer) and four RBIs from four times at bat. With the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, when the team was leading 1-0, he hit NC's second pitcher Kim Jin-ho's second pitch (145 kilometers) to hit a homer over the right-center fence. With the homer, Kiwoom took a five-run lead and allowed one run in the bottom of the ninth inning, but managed to secure the game.

Puig did not play at all due to mild symptoms of bile at the end of exhibition games, but is displaying perfect physical condition during the regular season. He has played in all 11 games this season, posting a batting average of 0.311 (14 hits in 45 at-bats) with three homers and 10 RBIs. On-base plus slugging percentage (OPS), an indicator of offensive productivity, is also outstanding at 0.948. Notably, his batting average in the scoring position is 0.417, displaying tremendous concentration. He has demonstrated his outstanding offense capability during the 2022 season.

Puig said after the game, "I entered the batter's box with the idea of making an in-play ball without being greedy when full base was on, and I'm glad that I got a home run. Regardless of the result, I'm most satisfied with the fact that I got a good swing. The advice from batting coach Oh Yoon was also effective. I prepared for a fastball as advised, but I think it led to a good hit."

Puig recently posted a video of Lee Jung-hoo's game on his SNS, showing off his friendship. As soon as Puig heard Lee's question, he smiled and said, "We have video calls often, and we talk about baseball and personal matters. The San Francisco Giants opener was an away series with the Cincinnati Reds, and they asked about the weather in Cincinnati. When I contacted them recently, they said, "We exchanged jokes about Lee Jung-hoo's tripping while trying to throw a ball at an exhibition game."

Puig is the first hitter at bat this season (41 times at bat). "The first hitter doesn't have enough time to watch the pitcher at the beginning of the game. Other batters can see the pitcher's ball while waiting, but the first hitter has to stand right at bat. He doesn't have much experience in batting first, but he does his best to assume that his role is to get on base. There are good hitters such as Kadines and Song Sung-moon behind them, so I believe in them and try to focus on getting on base," he said.

Finally, Puig said, "I'm grateful to the fans who always come to the stadium and support me. I will continue to do my best to play, and I want to create more wins with my fans. We ranked 10th for the past two years, but it's different this year. I will definitely play fall baseball with my fans."