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The Giants placed Lee on the 10-day injured list Friday, retroactive to Tuesday, with a mid-back strain.
Lee hasn't played since making an early exit from Monday's contest with what was initially labeled as back spasms. Upon further evaluation, the Giants determined the 27-year-old had suffered a strain, so they'll stash him away on the IL for at least a week. Will Brennan is a candidate to receive the bulk of starts in right field as long as Lee is sidelined, and Victor Bericoto will come up from Triple-A to replenish the big club's outfield depth.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Not yet ready to start
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Lee (back) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
According to MLB.com, Lee has shown significant improvement since being lifted from Monday's 12-2 loss due to back spasms, but he'll miss out on a second straight start nonetheless. The Giants expect Lee to avoid a trip to the injured list, and he could be ready to return to the lineup Friday against the White Sox following Thursday's team off day.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Expected to sit Tuesday
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Lee (back) will be held out of Tuesday's lineup against the Diamondbacks, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
Lee was pulled from Monday's game after experiencing back spasms, and the team will give him at least one day to rest before putting him back on the field. Drew Gilbert or Will Brennan could draw the start in right field Tuesday in Lee's place.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Lifted with back spasms
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Lee was removed from Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks due to back spasms, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee will likely be sent for further evaluation to determine whether he'll need a stint on the injured list. He can be considered day-to-day until the club has another update to share. Will Brennan took over in right field Monday in Lee's absence.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Getting rare day off
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Lee is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee has a .203/.239/.281 slash line through 15 games in May and will head to the bench after a run of 34 consecutive starts. Eric Haase, Harrison Bader and Drew Gilbert will start from left to right in the outfield in Sunday's series finale at Sacramento.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs inside-the-park homer
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Lee went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in a loss to the Dodgers on Thursday.
Lee got some help on his inside-the-park job, as Dodgers left fielder Teoscar Hernandez appeared to assume Lee's blooper would bounce into the stands for a ground-rule double. Instead, the ball rolled to the outfield wall, and Lee was able to round the bases just ahead of a relay throw to home plate. It was Lee's first career inside-the-park homer and his 13th home run through 230 career regular-season games. He's been productive over his past seven games, going 9-for-32 (.281 average) with three extra-base hits, four RBI and three runs.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs two hits in win
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Lee went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Dodgers.
Lee hit a two-run double to right field in the seventh inning, driving in San Francisco's final pair of runs. He also added a single in the ninth, marking his third multi-hit performance over the last five games. The 27-year-old outfielder is now slashing .272/.316/.386 with 17 runs scored, 14 RBI, two home runs and zero steals across 171 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Tallies four hits in win
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Lee went 4-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored in Sunday's 6-3 victory over the Marlins.
Lee's hot stretch continued, as he has now recorded multiple hits in three consecutive games following Sunday's four-hit effort. After an extremely cold start to the season, the outfielder has stepped it up significantly of late, slashing .439/.467/.667 with two homers, five RBI and 10 runs over his past 15 games. Lee has primarily hit sixth this season but moved into the leadoff spot with Willy Adames getting the day off to close the series.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Pops second homer
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Lee went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-4 loss to the Marlins.
Lee has hit pretty well lately, going 19-for-49 (.388) over his last 13 contests, a span that includes both of his homers on the season. He started slowly, but he's up to a .275 average, .727 OPS, 10 RBI, 10 runs scored and six doubles through 26 contests. Lee has yet to attempt a stolen base, but his steady playing time and strong plate discipline make him a fantasy option as a rate-stat stabilizer.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: In lineup for Wednesday's contest
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Lee (leg) is starting in right field and batting sixth against the Dodgers on Wednesday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee was removed from the sixth inning of Tuesday's game due an apparent left leg injury that he sustained on an awkward slide into home plate, but he's back in the starting nine a day later. Lee has six multi-hit games over his last 10 outings, and over that span he has gone 15-for-39 (.385) with one home run, four RBI, three doubles and three runs scored.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Exits with injury
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Lee was removed from Tuesday's game against the Dodgers with an apparent leg injury, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Lee was slow to get up after sliding awkwardly on his left leg while getting thrown out at home plate in the sixth inning, and the Giants made to call to take him out of the game in the eighth. Manager Tony Vitello said after the game that Lee has been a bit banged up recently by a series of hard slides, so he was removed as a precaution, per Pavlovic. If he ends up having to miss a start, Will Brennan or Jerar Encarnacion would be next in line to start in right field.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Three-hit day in win
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Lee went 3-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored during Thursday's 3-0 win over the Reds.
Lee notched his second three-hit game of the season and fourth multi-hit game over the last week. The 27-year-old clinched the latter of those two feats Thursday with an RBI single as part of the three-run seventh inning that accounted for the only offense of the game. Across the last six contests, Lee has gone 10-for-23 (.435 batting average) with three doubles, a home run and three RBI while striking out just twice.
Lee went 2-for-4 with a double in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Reds.
Lee singled in the second inning and doubled in the fourth, marking his fourth multi-hit performance of the campaign. The 27-year-old outfielder has been productive of late, going 6-for-16 with two RBI, two doubles and a home run over the last four games. Overall, he's slashing .207/.262/.345 with seven RBI, four runs scored and a home run across 65 plate appearances in 17 games.
Lee went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double and a strikeout in Friday's win over the Orioles.
Lee launched his first homer of the season in the seventh inning off reliever Nick Raquet, and this was also just his second multi-hit game of the season. It has been a disappointing start to the season for the outfielder, who has gone just 8-for-46 in his first 14 contests, translating to a .174 average and a subpar .571 OPS. It's still early in the season, but the early returns for managers who drafted Lee have been underwhelming to say the least.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: On bench Tuesday
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Lee isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus Philadelphia.
Lee is receiving his first rest day after getting off to rough start to 2026, going 2-for-16 in the last five games. Jerar Encarnacion gets the start in right field, batting seventh in Lee's place Tuesday.
