{"id":262390,"date":"2026-05-28T01:34:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/28\/giants-star-lee-jung-hoo-set-for-surprising-early-return-from-injury\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T01:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:34:29","slug":"giants-star-lee-jung-hoo-set-for-surprising-early-return-from-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/sports\/2026\/05\/28\/giants-star-lee-jung-hoo-set-for-surprising-early-return-from-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants Star Lee Jung-hoo Set for Surprising Early Return From Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0078\/image-01534de7-565b-4730-adf8-e46825b7db31.jpeg\" width=\"600px\" alt=\"Lee\" jung-hoo listed on the injured list. \u24d2 ap=\"Newsis\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Lee Jung-hoo, 27, of the San Francisco Giants appears likely to return to the lineup sooner than expected after leaving a game with lower-back discomfort. With a possible comeback as early as this weekend, attention is on whether he can help sustain the team&#8217;s recent upswing.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco Chronicle reported on May 27 (Korea time) that Lee has resumed on-field workouts. If that timeline holds, he could return in the Giants&#8217; May 30 road game against the Colorado Rockies.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Giants manager Tony Vaitello said before the home game at Oracle Park against the Arizona Diamondbacks, &#8220;I expect Lee Jung-hoo could be ready to return this weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Lee&#8217;s absence interrupted a hot stretch. On May 19 in Arizona, he went 1-for-2 to extend his hitting streak to five games, but he felt discomfort in a lower-back muscle while fielding in the bottom of the fourth and was removed. He then missed the next two games against Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On May 23, the club placed Lee on the 10-day injured list to manage his recovery.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>After struggling through an early-season slump, Lee has steadily regained his form since late last month. Once dipping into the .100s, he has pushed his season average up to 0.268 (48-for-179).<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Dailian Co. 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