The San Francisco Giants celebrated a 6-5 win in 10 innings against the team Cincinnati Reds on Mother’s Day, but their celebrations were dampened after the signing of the highly-rated free agent Jung Hoo Lee early in the game.
Lee strained his left shoulder in the first inning when he jumped to double the lead against the Reds Jeimer Candelario. Lee’s arm hit the wall as he jumped to catch the ball which hit the top of the center field wall, and he immediately grabbed it uncomfortably.
Lee, in his first MLB season after signing a six-year, $113 million contract with the Giants last winter, walked off the field with a trainer holding his left wrist after sitting on the field for several minute.
“Not great,” Manager Bob Melvin said when asked how Lee felt after the game.
Melvin described Lee’s shoulder as “separated”, although a Giants spokesman later explained that the injury was due to a “dislocated” shoulder. Lee will have an MRI on Monday.
“When he hit the wall and went down and didn’t get up, I didn’t have a good feeling about it,” Melvin said.
Lee has posted a .262 batting average with two home runs, eight RBIs and a .641 OPS in 36 games this season while serving as the Giants’ primary center fielder.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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