Lee (elbow) will start in right field and bat fifth Tuesday against the Brewers, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee sat out the Giants' last two games due to elbow soreness, but he'll return to the lineup now that the issue appears to have subsided. The 27-year-old outfielder has slashed .300/.364/.500 with a homer, four RBI and five runs scored across eight games since the All-Star break.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Out of lineup again Monday
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Lee (elbow) is not in the Giants' starting lineup against the Brewers on Monday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Lee is out of the Giants' lineup for a second consecutive game while nursing a sore left elbow, so Grant McCray will once again start in right field and bat eighth. Lee has gone 9-for-30 with four RBI and three extra-base hits since the All-Star break. The team is hopeful that he'll be cleared to return to the starting lineup Tuesday, per Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Ends homer drought Saturday
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Lee went 2-for-3 with a double and a three-run home run in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Angels.
The outfielder capped a five-run third inning when he lofted a first-pitch sweeper from Ryan Johnson over the right-field wall. It was Lee's sixth homer of the season and his first since June 23, snapping a 25-game drought in which he's managed just a .514 OPS with seven RBI and 10 runs. Despite the month-long slump, Lee still carries a .302/.336/.435 slash line through 361 plate appearances in 2026.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs triple in loss
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Lee went 1-for-4 with an RBI triple and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Royals.
Lee hit an RBI triple in the seventh inning before coming around to score, giving the Giants a 3-0 lead. The 27-year-old outfielder has recorded at least one hit in five of his last six games, batting .304 with four runs scored and an RBI in 25 plate appearances over that stretch. Overall, he's slashing .302/.335/.427 with 50 runs scored, 34 RBI, six stolen bases and five long balls across 376 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Nabs sixth steal
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Lee went 2-for-4 with one RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Lee has just six steals on the season, but he's logged three of them over his last 12 games. In that span, he has gone 12-for-43 (.279) at the plate. The outfielder is batting .319 with an .804 OPS, five home runs, 32 RBI, 43 runs scored, 19 doubles and three triples over 78 contests this season.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Drawing start in right field Sunday
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Lee will start in right field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Though he could wind up seeing most of his playing time in center field while Harrison Bader (foot) is on the shelf, Lee stick in a corner spot Sunday after the Giants made a late change to their lineup for the series finale versus Atlanta. Jonah Cox was added to the lineup in center field in response to left fielder Casey Schmitt (illness) being scratched from the starting nine.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Doubles in win
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Lee went 2-for-4 with a double in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Athletics.
Lee lined a double to right field in the second inning and singled in the seventh, recording his fourth multi-hit performance over the last five games. The 27-year-old outfielder has been highly productive over 20 appearances in June, batting .408 with 16 runs scored, eight RBI, five stolen bases and two long balls in 81 plate appearances during that span. Overall, he's slashing .333/.367/.474 with 40 runs scored, 27 RBI, five home runs and five stolen bases across 289 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Logs two doubles in loss
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Lee went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Marlins.
Lee recorded his second straight multi-hit effort and tallied multiple extra-base hits for the fourth time this season. The 27-year-old outfielder doubled in the second and eighth innings, scoring both times. He's now slashing .331/.361/.462 with 39 runs scored, 26 RBI, four home runs and four stolen bases across 277 plate appearances on the season.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Doubles in defeat
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Lee went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins.
Lee singled and stole second in the third inning before lining a double and coming around to score in the sixth. The 27-year-old outfielder has cooled off recently, batting .227 in 23 plate appearances over his last six games. However, he's still slashing .403/.415/.516 with 13 runs scored, seven RBI, four stolen bases and a home run across 65 plate appearances in June.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Multi-hit effort in win
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Lee went 2-for-4 in Wednesday's 1-0 win over the Brewers.
Lee hit singles in the fourth and eighth innings, logging his fourth multi-hit effort in six games since returning from the injured list. He's recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 outings, batting .488 with eight runs scored, six RBI and a home run in 42 plate appearances during that span. Overall, he's slashing .310/.346/.433 with 25 runs scored, 20 RBI and three long balls across 217 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: On bench Tuesday
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Lee is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Lee started the past four games after returning from a back strain but will take a seat Tuesday with lefty Kyle Harrison on the mound for Milwaukee. Victor Bericoto will pick up a start in right field and bat eighth for San Francisco.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Back from injured list
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The Giants activated Lee (back) from the 10-day injured list, and he will start in right field and bat sixth against the Rockies on Friday, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Lee will end up spending the minimum amount of time on the 10-day IL after recovering from a back strain, and he'll be back in action for Friday's series opener. Prior to his injury, Lee was slashing .268/.311/.385 with three home runs, 17 RBI and 20 runs over 193 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Moves to injured list
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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: 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: Blasts two-run shot
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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.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Multi-hit effort in win
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Lee went 3-for-5 with three RBI in Tuesday's 9-3 win over the Padres.
Lee lined a two-RBI double to right field in the first inning and added another double in the fifth. He also drove in San Francisco's final run in the ninth with a single to left field. The 27-year-old outfielder had logged just one hit -- a double -- entering Tuesday's contest. He's now slashing .222/.300/.389 with three RBI, two runs scored and a 2:3 BB:K across 20 plate appearances in five games.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Returns from WBC
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Lee went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk in Monday's 3-1 Cactus League loss to the Padres.
Lee returned to Cactus League action after joining Team Korea for the World Baseball Classic, during which he went 5-for-21 with four runs scored, two doubles, two RBI and one walk in five outings. The 27-year-old outfielder started in right field Monday, where he's expected to spend most of his time in the 2026 campaign. Lee primarily played center field in 2025, appearing in 150 regular-season games while slashing .266/.327/.407 with 73 runs scored, 55 RBI, 10 stolen bases, eight long balls and an 11.5 percent strikeout rate across 617 plate appearances.
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Giants' Jung Hoo Lee: Tweaks ankle in WBC
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Lee rolled his ankle in Thursday's 11-4 win over Czechia in the World Baseball Classic, but the issue is believed to be minor, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Giants manager Tony Vitello said Friday that he believes the injury won't require Lee to miss any games. Korea's next game comes Saturday at 5:00am ET. Lee went 2-for-4 with one run scored during Korea's win over Czechia.
