Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo to be lone Korean at start of MLB season

When the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season begins this week, there will be only one Korean on an Opening Day roster. That will be San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee Jung-hoo, who captained Korea to the quarterfinals at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) earlier this month and returned to put up big numbers for his club in spring training. Lee is entering his third season with the Giants and will slide over from center field to right field on defense, with former Gold Glove winner Harrison Bader set to take over in center. With some of the defensive burden off his shoulders, Lee will be counted on for more production at the plate. As a sophomore in 2025, Lee led the Giants with a .266 batting average, 31 doubles and 12 triples, and finished third among the regulars with an on-base plus slugging (OPS) of .734. While spring training numbers are often taken with a grain of salt, Lee has been one of the Giants' best hitters this year, having batted .455 (10-for-22) with a 1.227 OPS. He has not struck out in those 22 at-bats through Sunday's action. The Giants will open their season agains

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