Lee isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee will get a breather Saturday after making 10 consecutive starts, during which he slashed just .128/.261/.282 across 46 plate appearances. Daniel Johnson will start in center field and bat seventh while Lee rests.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Triples in defeat
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Lee went 1-for-5 with a two-RBI triple in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Dodgers.
Lee knocked his fifth triple of the season down the right-field line in the fourth inning, driving in two runs and giving the Giants a 3-2 lead. The 26-year-old struggled in the club's three-game series against Los Angeles, going 1-for-13 with two RBI, a triple, a run scored and a 2:1 BB:K over 15 plate appearances. Lee is batting a lackluster .205 in June but has also posted an 11.1 percent strikeout rate, 10 runs scored, three RBI, three triples, three doubles and a stolen base across 54 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Scores twice in win
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Lee went 1-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Rockies.
Lee began the game with a leadoff triple to right-center field before coming around to score. The 26-year-old also reached on a fielder's choice in the ninth and scored the game-tying run. Lee has now recorded at least one hit in four of his last five games, slashing .357/.474/.714 with five runs scored, four extra-base hits, one RBI and a 4:2 BB:K across 19 plate appearances during that span.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Returns to lineup
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Lee (back) is starting in center field and batting leadoff Tuesday in Colorado.
Lee was held out of the starting lineup for both games over the weekend against Atlanta due to back tightness. However, he was able appear off the bench as a pinch hitter in Saturday's contest. Daniel Johnson, who was starting in Lee's place, heads back to the bench Tuesday.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Sitting again Sunday
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Lee (back) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee was held out of the lineup for Saturday's contest due to a bit of back tightness, per Tristi Rodriguez of NBC Sports Bay Area, and the center fielder will remain on the bench Sunday. The 26-year-old still appeared as a pinch hitter Saturday, so the injury doesn't appear to be a serious concern. Daniel Johnson is receiving a second straight start in center field for San Francisco.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Not in lineup Saturday
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Lee isn't in the starting lineup for Saturday's matchup versus Atlanta, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Lee will begin on the bench for the second time in San Francisco's past seven games. The rest day doesn't seem to be performance-related, as Lee has reached base safely eight times (on four hits and four walks) over his past three contests. With Lee out of the lineup Saturday, rookie Daniel Johnson is starting in center field and batting leadoff.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Heading to bench Sunday
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Lee is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee's absence from the lineup Sunday will end a run of 26 straight starts, during which he had a .234/.272/.346 slash line with three homers, two steals, 13 RBI and nine runs. Luis Matos will take over in center field and bat ninth in the series finale versus Miami.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Extends hitting streak in loss
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Lee went 2-for-4 in Monday's 3-1 loss to Detroit.
Lee extended his hitting streak to seven games with two singles Monday. During that span, the 26-year-old outfielder has recorded a .346/.414/.423 slash line with two runs scored, two RBI, two doubles and a 3:4 BB:K across 29 plate appearances. Lee has now tallied 14 multi-hit performances through 53 games this season, slashing .285/.330/.459 with 32 runs scored, 31 RBI, 22 extra-base hits -- including six homers -- three stolen bases and a 12.1 percent strikeout rate across 224 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Scores twice in win
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Lee went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk in Friday's 4-0 win over the Nationals.
Lee accounted for half of San Francisco's runs, recording at least one hit for the fourth straight game Friday. The 26-year-old outfielder also notched his third multi-hit performance over his last 10 games, during which he has slashed .268/.318/.488 with seven RBI, four runs scored, three doubles, two homers and a 3:6 BB:K across 44 plate appearances. While Lee struggled at the beginning of May, he now holds a .282/.330/.467 slash line with 32 runs scored, 31 RBI, 22 extra-base hits -- including six homers -- and three stolen bases across 212 plate appearances this season. Additionally, he has made consistent contact and owns a team-best 12.7 percent strikeout rate.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs RBI in win
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Lee went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Royals.
Lee lined an RBI single to center field in the fifth inning, driving in the Giants' final run. The 26-year-old outfielder has cooled off after a hot start at the plate this season. Over 18 appearances in May, he's slashing .205/.213/.356 with 13 RBI, seven runs scored, three homers, two doubles and a 0:8 BB:K across 75 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Cracks sixth homer of 2025
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Lee went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-7 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Lee went yard in the seventh inning, launching a 393-foot shot to right field off right-hander Ryne Nelson. The outfielder has homered in back-to-back games, during which he has collected five RBI on three hits across 10 plate appearances. The 26-year-old has tallied at least one hit in four of his last five games, slashing .238/.227/.524 with six RBI and three runs scored across 22 plate appearances during that span.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Drives in three runs Tuesday
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Lee went 3-for-6 with two runs scored, a two-run homer and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 14-5 extra-innings win over the Cubs.
Lee extended the Giants' lead to four runs in the third inning with a two-run home run off Colin Rea. Lee got in on a piece of the action during the Giants' nine-run 11th inning, smacking an RBI single before being brought home two batters later by Wilmer Flores. It was the fourth time Lee has logged three hits in a game this season, and he ranks fourth in the National League in both hits (43) and doubles (11).
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Getting breather against LHP
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Lee isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Although he's collected a base hit in seven consecutive games, Lee will take a seat on the bench Thursday against the left-handed Kyle Freeland. Luis Matos will fill in as San Francisco's center fielder and bat sixth.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs RBI in loss
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Lee went 1-for-4 with an RBI single during Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Padres.
Lee put the Giants on the board with a two-out RBI single in the sixth inning. The 26-year-old outfielder has recorded at least one hit in seven straight games, slashing .333/.379/.370 with three runs scored, three RBI and a 2:3 BB:K across 29 plate appearances. Lee has been stellar to start his second MLB season, leading San Francisco in batting average (.319), runs scored (23) and extra-base hits (16) over 30 appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs RBI double in win
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Lee went 1-for-3 with an RBI double and a run scored during Thursday's 6-5 win over Milwaukee.
Lee lined an RBI double into right field during the first frame, putting San Francisco on the board. The 26-year-old outfielder also drew two walks and came around to score in the fifth on a two-run homer by Matt Chapman. Lee went 5-for-15 during the Giants' four-game series against Milwaukee and is now slashing .333/.398/.583 with 22 runs scored, 16 RBI, 11 doubles, three home runs, two triples and an 11:14 BB:K across 108 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Productive in defeat
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Lee went 2-for-3 with a walk in Friday's 2-0 loss to the Angels.
Lee logged two singles Friday, accounting for half of San Francisco's hits in the low-scoring pitchers' duel. The 26-year-old outfielder has recorded a hit in four straight games, batting an impressive .538 and striking out only once during that span. Lee ranks fifth in the majors in batting average and is now slashing .361/.420/.653 with 14 extra-base hits and an 8:12 BB:K across 81 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Idle vs. lefty
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Lee isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Philadelphia, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The Phillies will send southpaw Cristopher Sanchez out to the bump Thursday, so the lefty-hitting Lee will grab a seat on San Francisco's bench. Luis Matos will fill the resulting void in center field while batting leadoff.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Hits another double with two RBI
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Lee went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Phillies.
Lee opened the scoring Wednesday with an RBI single in the first inning, and he lofted a sacrifice fly to drive in another run in the fifth. Although 2024 was an injury-ruined first season in the major leagues for Lee, he's slashing an outstanding .338/.395/.647 with three home runs, an MLB-leading 10 doubles, 14 RBI, 19 runs scored and three stolen bases through 68 at-bats (17 games) this year.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Multi-hit effort in defeat
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Lee went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored during Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Phillies.
Lee delivered a bounce-back performance after going 0-for-5 in Monday's 10-4 win over the Phillies. The 26-year-old doubled in the sixth frame before coming around to score, then he added an RBI single in the eighth. Lee has logged at least one hit in five of his last six appearances, including three home runs, three doubles and a triple. He's slashing an impressive .333/.400/.651 with 13 extra-base hits, 12 RBI, three stolen bases and a 7:12 BB:K across 70 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Cranks first homer of 2025
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Lee went 1-for-2 with two walks and a three-run home run in Friday's 9-1 rain-shortened win over the Yankees.
Lee started the Giants' onslaught in the first inning when he smashed a three-run homer off Marcus Stroman to right-center field. Lee drove home three of Giants' five first-inning runs as they successfully chased Stroman early. It was Lee's first homer of the year, and he's started the 2025 campaign slashing .340/.404/.596 with three stolen bases, 13 runs scored, one home run and seven RBI across 49 plate appearances.
