# **Lee Jung-hoo's expectation, and this time, the NL Rookie of the Year nomination**

Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco), who has been signaling a soft landing green light in the Major League since the exhibition game, has been selected as a candidate for the National League Rookie of the Year this season.

On the 13th, MLB selected candidates for this season's Rookie of the Year, MVP, Cy Young Award, and Coach of the Year Award for each of the six major league districts.

According to the report, Lee Jung-hoo was mentioned as a candidate for Rookie of the Year in the National League Western Division, which includes San Francisco. "San Francisco recruited many players during the off-season, and among them, Lee Jung-hoo is the player who will bring the biggest change," MLB said. "Lee Jung-hoo, who is fast at speed and has good contact, will completely blend into San Francisco and become a "Spark Plug." He also added, "Unbeknownst to you, Lee Jung-hoo will become your favorite player." Lee Jung-hoo played in eight exhibition games and displayed good performance with a batting average of 0.318 (7 hits in 22 at-bats) with one homer and three RBIs.

In fact, the most likely candidate for the National League's Rookie of the Year award this season is Yamamoto Yoshinobu, whom the Los Angeles Dodgers have invested 12 years and 325 million dollars to recruit. However, MLB did not allow teams in four categories to overlap each other in each district, but it seems that the team was excluded early because the Dodgers' Mookie Betts was selected as MVP in the National League West.

Along with Lee Jung-hoo, MLB selected Jackson Halladay (Baltimore), Colt Keys (Detroit), Evan Carter (Texas), Max Meyer (Miami), and Shota Imanaga (Chicago Cubs), who are the top prospects in MLB's pipeline rankings, as nominees for the Rookie of the Year.

Meanwhile, head coach Mike Shildt of the San Diego Padres, where Kim Ha-sung and Ko Woo-seok belong, is expected to be the most likely winner of this year's Coach of the Year award in the National League West. MLB said, "Coach Shildt has a difficult task in the National League West, where fierce competition is expected," adding, "If San Diego shows better performance (than last season), Shildt will be San Diego's savior." [토토사이트 추천](https://outlookindia.com/outlook-spotlight/recommended-major-toto-site-rankings-in-2024-top-15-toto-safe-playgrounds)