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Ohtani excluded from selection

San Francisco and Dodgers face off for the first time in an exhibition game this year

Lee Jeong-hoo (26) of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) San Francisco Giants returned to the starting lineup for the exhibition game. On the other hand, Shohei Otani (30) of the LA Dodgers was excluded from the starting list.

Lee Jeong-hoo will start as the number one hitter and center fielder in the '2024 MLB exhibition game' against the Dodgers held at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA on the 8th (Korean time).

Lee Jeong-hoo, who missed the Milwaukee Brewers game on the 6th, also rested on the 7th when there was no game. Lee Jeong-hoo, who returned after two days of rest, faces off against Dodgers left-handed starting pitcher James Paxton.

Lee Jeong-hoo is showing off his competitiveness in his first MLB exhibition game. He hit a hit in all five exhibition games, and played very well with a batting average of 0.462 (6 hits in 13 at-bats), 1 home run, 3 RBI, 3 runs, and 1 stolen base, and an OPS of 1.302.

San Francisco, which will face its rival Dodgers for the first time in an exhibition game this year, will have Lee Jeong-hoo (center fielder), Wilmer Flores (first baseman), Michael Conforto (left fielder), Jorge Solaire (designated hitter), Matt Chapman (third baseman), and Mike Yastrzemski (right fielder). ) - Tyro Estrada (second baseman) - Patrick Bailey (catcher) - Nick Ahmed (shortstop) The lineup was formed in this order. The starting pitcher is Kyle Harrison.

Ohtani, who had started both of the last two games, was left out of the lineup that day.

Ohtani is also hitting hard in this year's exhibition games. He batted 0.583 (7-for-12) with 1 home run, 6 RBI, 4 runs scored, and 1 stolen base in 5 games and had an OPS of 1.667.

The Dodgers will replace Ohtani with right-handed hitter Miguel Vargas as the designated hitter. The second batting duties will be taken over by Miguel Rojas.

Enrique Hernández (shortstop) - Rojas (second baseman) - Will Smith (catcher) - Teosca Hernández (left fielder) - James Outman (center fielder) - Vargas (designated hitter) - Jason Hayward (right fielder) - Kevin Padlow (first baseman) )-Andre Lipsius (third baseman) was named to the starting lineup.