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It is a huge contract.

Major League Baseball's official website 'MLB.com' announced on the 13th (Korean time), "According to one source, the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a six-year contract with Lee Jung-hoo." The contract has an opt-out condition after four years and is worth a total of $113 million (about 148.3 billion won).

Lee Jung-hoo entered the professional stage after being selected by Nexen Heroes (currently Kiwoom) in the first round of the 2017 KBO rookie draft. And over the past seven seasons, he has left a tremendous mark and succeeded in advancing to the big leagues.

Lee Jung-hoo played in all 144 games in his debut season. He was the first high school rookie to appear in all games. His grades were also excellent. He had 179 hits, 2 home runs, 47 RBIs, 111 runs, a batting average of 0.324, and an OPS of 0.812. He became the first high school rookie to hit .300, hit the most hits, and score the most runs. Rookie of the Year was also held by Lee Jeong-hoo. He was the Rookie of the Year, a high school fielder born 16 years after Kim Tae-gyun.

In the 2018 season, Jeong-hoo Lee played in 109 games and recorded 163 hits, 6 home runs, 57 RBIs, 81 runs, a batting average of 0.355, and an OPS of 0.889. He won his first Golden Glove Award. In the 2019 season, he recorded 193 hits, 6 home runs, 68 RBIs, 91 runs, and a batting average of 0.336 with an OPS of 0.842 in 140 games, winning the Golden Glove trophy in the outfield category for two consecutive years.

In the 2020 season, Lee Jeong-hoo’s slugging power began to awaken. In 130 games, 181 hits, 15 home runs, 101 RBI, 85 runs, and a batting average of 0.333 and an OPS of 0.921, he hit his first double-digit home run in his debut. In the 2021 season, he had 167 hits, 7 home runs, 84 RBI, and 78 runs in 123 games with a batting average of .360 and an OPS of .960. This is the highest batting average season of his personal career.

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