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How Harrison Bader signing impacts Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee

The San Francisco Giants made a sneaky good signing on Monday. The Giants agreed to terms on a two-year deal with center fielder Harrison Bader, who has played for a handful of teams since his major league debut with the St.

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MLB Superstar & Former MVP Detained By Immigration Forces At LA Airport

Immigration officers detained an MLB star at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday after returning from his native country. San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung-Hoo Lee returned from South Korea ahead of his appearance at the Giants’ annual Fan Fest this weekend, the Daily Mail reported.

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The 'MLB active doubles leaders' quiz

How many of the active MLB players with 300 or more doubles in their career can you name in five minutes?

The '2025 MLB hits leaders' quiz

The 'Cleveland's 1997 World Series roster' quiz

The 'Most multi-HR games by MLB team' quiz

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / January 22

Giants Star’s Immigration Detainment Not ‘Anything Political’ Per Agent

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee’s trip back to the United States proved more eventful than he expected. Lee was briefly detained at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday as he entered the U.S.

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The 20 most significant MLB Rule 5 draftees

The Rule 5 draft, held annually at the winter meetings in December, never garners much fanfare, but it has been known to yield some noteworthy transactions.

Jung Hoo Lee News / Larry Brown Sports / January 22

Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee gets detained at airport by Customs and Border Protection

Jung Hoo Lee got himself into some trouble while returning from his native South Korea this week. The San Francisco Giants outfielder Lee was detained on Wednesday evening by U.S.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / December 12

Player review: Jung Hoo Lee

2025 stats: 150 G, 617 PA, .266 / .327 / .407, 107 wRC+, .141 ISO, .291 BABIP, 7.6 BB%, 11.5 K%, 2.4 fWAR Remember April? Remember how great the Giants

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The 25 greatest pitching seasons from the modern MLB era

America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.

San Francisco Giants News / McCovey Chronicles / October 20

Stock up, stock down: Community Prospect List Part 1

The 2025 baseball season ended quite a while ago for the San Francisco Giants. Not just for their Major League team, but for their seven Minor League Baseball affiliates as well.

San Francisco Giants News / Just Baseball / September 25

What the Giants Learned From Jung Hoo Lee’s First Full Season

Coming off of yet another losing season back in 2023, the San Francisco Giants desperately needed a big offseason heading into 2024. With familiar names like Buster Posey and Brandon Crawford no longer in uniform, a new core needed to be built.

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The 'MLB active doubles leaders' quiz

The 'NFL undrafted receiving leaders' quiz

The 'NFL tight end receiving leaders' quiz

The 'Last 100-catch season by team' quiz

MLB News / Viva El Birdos / September 6

Cardinals topple Giants Sat. Sept. 6, 2025

The sun was bleeding over the concrete cauldron of Busch Stadium, a slow-motion psychedelic nightmare played out on a field of perfect green. This wasn’t baseball; this was a fever dream, a statistical hallucination transmitted directly into the skull.

MLB News / Yardbarker / August 19

Standout Korean infielder to ask to be posted for MLB teams

Sung Mun Song is seeking to become the next standout to join MLB.

Watch: Jung Hoo Lee catches a fly ball between his knees

The 25 greatest designated hitters in MLB history

The 'World Series MVPs' quiz

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / August 18

Giants Outfielder Jung Hoo Lee makes 'The Catch of the Decade' against the Rays

Amid a season that hasn't had a lot of bright spots, San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee gave everyone a reason to smile during the team's 7-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

San Francisco Giants News / Larry Brown Sports / August 18

Watch: Jung Hoo Lee catches a fly ball between his knees

San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee made one of the most difficult catches imaginable during Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays DH Yandy Diaz hit a sharp fly ball to center to lead off the fourth inning of Sunday’s game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Ca.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / May 22

Giants Star Jung Hoo Lee Has Cooled Off Tremendously Since Scorching Hot Start

The San Francisco Giants have been able to handle the highs and lows of inconsistency so far this season in order to claw their way to right near the top of the Wild Card standings.

San Francisco Giants News / San Francisco Giants on SI / May 15

Giants Slugger Jung Hoo Lee on Fringe of National League MVP Race

The San Francisco Giants have received just enough production from their lineup to surprisingly remain within arm’s reach of the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the competitive National League West race.

San Francisco Giants News / LWOSports.com / April 18

Jung Hoo Lee and the Giants Awed The Baseball World With A Dominant Road Trip

The Giants have announced themselves to the baseball world with a dominant road trip, winning a series over the Yankees and splitting with the Phillies.

San Francisco Giants News / Just Baseball / April 15

Can Jung Hoo Lee Become a Star Center Fielder for the Giants?

The breakout of Jung Hoo Lee is happening right before our eyes. In what will hopefully be his first full season with the San Francisco Giants, his game seems to be seamlessly translating from the KBO, and he is turning heads across baseball.

San Francisco Giants News / Field Level Media / April 13

Jung Hoo Lee keeps hot start going as Giants downs Yankees

Jung Hoo Lee hit two homers and drove in four runs as the visiting San Francisco Giants came back to earn a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday afternoon.

San Francisco Giants News / MLB Trade Rumors / March 17

Jung Hoo Lee headed for MRI due to back discomfort

Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was scratched from Saturday’s Cactus League contest due to back discomfort, and with the issue still bothering him 48 hours later, he’ll undergo an MRI, manager Bob Melvin revealed to reporters.

San Francisco Giants News / Field Level Media / March 17

Giants OF Jung Hoo Lee (back) scheduled for MRI

San Francisco Giants center fielder Jung Hoo Lee, who was limited to 37 games in his rookie season of 2024, was scheduled for an MRI to address mid-back tightness.

MLB News / Yardbarker / March 19

NL West predictions: A Cy Young for this $210M right-hander?

With Opening Day looming for all teams, let's gaze into the crystal ball to see what's in store for every team in the National League West.

Yankees veteran first basemen poised for bounce back 2025

AL best-case scenarios: What's ceiling for Yankees, Guardians, other powers?

NL best-case scenarios: Why Braves, Cubs have high ceilings

The worst MLB teams from the 1980s

San Francisco Giants News / Just Baseball / January 29

Can Jung Hoo Lee Bounce Back With Breakout Season in 2025?

When the San Francisco Giants signed Korean star Jung Hoo Lee to a hefty six-year, $113 million deal last offseason, they obviously had high hopes that the former KBO Most Valuable Player would hit the ground running — and he did, for a brief moment.

San Francisco Giants News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 17, 2024