Watch Lee's priceless reaction to Luciano's towering home run, first aired on NBC Sports Bay Area
Jung Hoo Lee was in awe of Giants shortstop Marco Luciano's spectacular home run into the left field seats in the bottom of the fourth inning of San Francisco's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday at Scottsdale Stadium. I was alone.
The game was tied at 4-4, and Luciano came to bat with two outs and no players in the bottom of the fourth inning. The 22-year-old's moonshot went over the heads of the fans gathered on the grass beyond the left-field fence and bounced off the scoreboard.
While Luciano was at bat, Lee conducted an interview with NBC Sports Bay Area's Dave Fleming and Javier Lopez, which was a great opportunity to capture his rare reaction to his teammate's towering shot.
Luciano continued his hot streak in shutting out the Giants' Cactus League games and credited several adjustments he made with being the driving force behind his improved play heading into the regular season. ing.
“As a hitter, you always have to adjust,” Luciano said. “I adjusted it with my hands, and it felt like I was moving back a little bit more.” [batters] Get in the box and be a little more aggressive. I think those are the three things I adjusted. ”
Luciano is ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 39 prospect in all of baseball and is San Francisco's No. 2 prospect behind Kyle Harrison. The 22-year-old insisted he should be counted on as an everyday contributor when the Giants open the regular season against the San Diego Padres on March 28 at Oracle Park.
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