"I only think about an optimistic future for now."

"For now, I will try to be optimistic and think only about the future."

Lee Jung-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants) will eventually be put on the operating table. The San Francisco club said on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) that "Lee Jung-hoo met Dr. Neil Elatrache and will undergo left shoulder joint and sequential suture." Lee Jung-hoo is scheduled to undergo surgery in two to three weeks, and was immediately moved to the 60-day injured list (IL).

"This is the most disappointing moment in my entire baseball career. The past month and a half was the happiest moment of my baseball career. I will never forget the time I spent here this season," Lee said.

Earlier on the 13th, Lee Jung-hoo suffered a left shoulder injury when he hit the fence while catching the right-center hit of opposing batter Jaymer Candelario during defense in the top of the first inning in a home game against the Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California. Later, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests found structural damage to his left shoulder, and Lee Jung-hoo decided to undergo surgery after much consideration.

Lee said, "What has already happened cannot be undone. For now, I will try to remain optimistic and think only about the future. I will endure surgery and rehabilitation to play baseball again, which I love, and to have a happy time again."

Lee Jung-hoo, who signed a six-year contract with San Francisco in December last year for a total of 113 million U.S. dollars, had a batting average of 0.262 with two homers and a 0.310 on-base percentage in 37 games before his injury.

"Like Kim Ha-sung (San Diego Padres), I play 100 percent of all my plays. I will continue to do my best on the ground, but if a situation similar to when I get injured, I will choose a safer way," Lee said. 스포츠토토