Professional baseball SSG Landers Lee Ji-young (39) hit his second home run following his first home run in a career exhibition game.

Lee Ji-young started as the 6th catcher in the exhibition game against the Kiwoom Heroes in the "2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League" held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 13th and recorded 1 hit, 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run in 3 at-bats. 

Lee Ji-young, who left the batter's box as a leadoff man in the bottom of the sixth inning when SSG was losing 3-6, hit Kiwoom right-hander Park Yoon-sung's fastball of 141 kilometers per hour on two pitches for a solo home run to cross the left fence. Despite Lee's home run, SSG lost 6-7, falling into a four-game losing streak.카지노

Lee Ji-young hit a home run against Choi Won-tae in an exhibition game against Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 8th. Immediately after hitting the home run, Lee Ji-young looked slightly puzzled even though she hit the home run. This is because the ball passed narrowly and Lee Ji-young has never hit a home run in an exhibition game. 

In an interview on the 13th, Lee Ji-young said, "Honestly, I didn't think I would pass. I was close to (Choi) Wontae, so I contacted him jokingly and said, 'Just throw a fastball. I'll hit a fastball and die.' But when I really got the fighting spirit, I hit a home run, so I felt a little bit overwhelmed. I think that's why I got more of that expression. When I came in to my body and thought I should just turn it in front of me, but it hit me well, so I moved on. After I went around the ground, I also noticed Wontae," he said with a smile. 

On her current physical condition, Lee said, "I had good batting performance at exhibition games last year as well. I think I am doing well at the exhibition games this year as well. It is my first time to hit a home run at an exhibition game, and I am glad that I did well in my physical condition."

Lee Ji-young, a veteran catcher with a batting average of 280 (3,053 hits in 3,766 at-bats) with 21 homers, 418 RBIs, 407 runs, 34 steals and OPS.656 in 1,393 games in the KBO League, wore an SSG uniform through sign-and-trade in 2024. Lee, who played 81 games (539 innings) behind young catchers in 2023 when he played for Kiwoom, was appointed as the main catcher and played 117 games (914 ⅔ innings) after moving to SSG. He also showed good batting performance in 123 games with a batting average of 279 (111 hits in 398 at-bats), five homers, 50 RBIs, 45 runs, eight steals and OPS.669. 

Lee Ji-young said, "I played over 900 innings last year, and jokingly told the coach that I can play more. I have played over 1,000 innings including the Korean Series in 2022. If I can play, I want to play as much as possible. Still, in order for the team to improve, many young players have to come up. I want to let young players learn a lot by showing them through the play." 

Coach Lee Soo-yong of the SSG will leave Lee as the main catcher again this year. However, in order to ensure Lee's physical stamina and foster the next generation of catchers, Lee plans to manage Lee's business trip hours this year, giving young catchers such as Cho Hyung-woo, Shin Bum-soo and Lee Yul-ye more opportunities than last year. 

Lee said, "Players want to play on the ground. I think it's natural for them to be pushed out naturally due to poor performance. However, I don't think I can afford to give way even if my performance is not improving. I will co-exist with my juniors and teach them a lot, but I want to go out and show them in person and let them push me out," encouraging them to grow. "Last year, my team's performance was sixth, but it was a meaningful season for me. I was rather grateful to the coach because I was able to play a lot."