Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) was mentioned as one of the "2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) missed prospects."메이저놀이터

MLB.COM on the 26th (Korea Standard Time) compared the results of MLB's individual and team performances expected by its reporters earlier this year and introduced them in two categories: "Precious Prospects" and "Out of the Spotlight."

MLB.COM reporter Brian Murphy, who picked Lee Jung-hoo as the 2024 MLB batting king dark horse earlier this year, said, "The expectation was completely wrong."

Ahead of the opening of the 2024 season, reporter Murphy expected his performance, saying, "Lee Jung-hoo has a history of left ankle surgery, but no one doubts his batting ability."

Lee Jung-hoo adjusted to the big league smoothly with a batting average of 0.343 in this year's exhibition game, but ended his debut season early in May when he injured his shoulder during the game.

His final performance was far from the batting champion with a batting average of 0.262 in 37 games, two homers, eight RBIs and 15 points.

However, the prediction that Lee Jung-hoo will be the "hit king" was not considered the worst prospect. "Lee Jung-hoo's prospects for the hit king are rather better," Murphy said, adding that he picked Japanese pitcher Senga Kodaly from the New York Mets as a candidate for the Cy Young Award, but soon after sending the forecast, he was out of the team due to his shoulder injury.