Dropped from 17th to 23rd

The San Francisco Giants' Major League Baseball (MLB) power ranking fell. Local media cited the poor performance of San Francisco's No. 1 hitter Lee Jeong-hoo (26) as the reason for the drop in rankings.

MLB's official website, MLB.com, announced the second power rankings of the season for 30 teams on the 9th (Korean time).

Lee Jeong-hoo's team, San Francisco (4 wins, 6 losses), ranked 23rd, 6 places down from 17th. MLB.com said, “Lee Jung-hoo can be a player who boosts the team’s morale. However, the performance (as of the 8th) is a batting average of 0.205 and no stolen bases.”

In the first five games, Lee Jung-hoo hit five singles and one home run, recording a batting average of .300 (0.316). However, in April, he had difficulty targeting big league pitchers, going 0-for-11 and going silent in 3 games.

Recently, Lee Jeong-hoo unclogged a blood vessel. He is improving his batting skills again by hitting in two consecutive games.

Ha-seong Kim's San Diego Padres (5 wins, 7 losses) fell from 14th to 19th.

Nevertheless, MLB.com evaluated San Diego's future optimistically, saying, “Fernando Tatis Jr. is hitting harder than before he was suspended, and he is getting better.” Bae Ji-hwan's Pittsburgh Pirates ranked 11th, up 14 places from 25th. Pittsburgh is making a splash this season, taking first place in the National League Central Division with 9 wins and 2 losses. Shohei Ohtani's team, the LA Dodgers, ranked first in the power rankings, followed by the Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, and Baltimore Orioles. 스포츠토토맨