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San Francisco – 13 May 2025
1. Oracle Park exterior
2. Giants Center Fielder Jung Hoo Lee on giant poster hanging outside ballpark
3. Various members of the Hoo Lee Gans fan club chant Jung Hoo Lee’s name before a game
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kyle Smeallie, Organizer, Hoo Lee Gans:
"The Hooligans are a group of die-hard Giants fans who love the city. They love the Giants and they love their favorite player, Jung Hoo Lee."
5. Member of Hoo Lee Gans cheers
6. Various Jung Hoo Lee taking batting practice
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kyle Smeallie, Organizer, Hoo Lee Gans:
"He has a lineage of baseball greatness in Korea. His father was a legend there. And he knows that the way that his father plays is the way he plays. So many people have been fans for many, many years. And they’ve reached out to us, especially from Korea, to say how much it means that we’ve embraced him as one of our own."
8. Hoo Lee Gans chant Jung Hoo’s name
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Joyce Ashizawa-Yee, Member, Hoo Lee Gans:
"When Jung Hoon Lee came, I thought, oh my god, an Asian player, yes! And then I watched him play, and he’s so enthusiastic."
10. Various Hoo Lee Gans chant and cheer
11. Various Jung Hoo Lee warming up before game
12. SOUNDBITE (Korean with English translation) Jung Hoo Lee, Giants Center Fielder:
"I know about the Hoo Lee Gans. I love them personally and because of them I try to go out onto the field and do my best for them."
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Bob Melvin, Giants Manager:
"Yeah, it doesn’t surprise me at all. We knew he’d be a fan favorite the minute he got here. And the style of play, the type of guy he is, the exuberance that he plays with. And I saw it some in San Diego with Ha-Seong Kim, too. So he’s being embraced the same way. On top of that, he’s a premier player. And it’s really cool to see each and every day the support that he gets here."
14. Various Jung Hoo Lee signing autographs
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Kyle Smeallie, Organizer, Hoo Lee Gans:
"We’ve been learning his fight song in Korean, so we’re gonna try to sing it all together today."
16. Jung Hoo Lee fan club fight song lyrics
17. SOUNDBITE (Korean & English) Natalie Gee, Member, Hoo Lee Gans:
"ANTA, ANTA ANTA, ANTA. NARO, BORORA KIRU, HIRO, ICHAN HU, ICHAN HU"
Reporter: "What does that mean?"
"It means hit the ball, hit the ball, hit it out of the park."
18. Various Hoo Lee Gans chant and cheer
STORYLINE:
The San Francisco Giants have a new fan club, and it’s not your average cheering section.
Introducing the "Hoo Lee Gans," a vibrant group of fans united by their admiration for center fielder Jung Hoo Lee.
More than 100 members of the fan club showed up at the team’s Korean Heritage Night.
Jung Hoo Lee, affectionately known as the "Grandson of the Wind" in homage to his father, the legendary Korean shortstop Jong Beom Lee, has been making waves this season in the MLB.
After a stellar career in the KBO, where he was a five-time Gold Glove winner and the 2022 MVP, Lee joined the Giants on a six-year, $113 million deal.
After a devastating injury shortened his first season with the Giants, Lee has been a standout performer so far in his second season in 2025.
He’s sitting in the top 20 in the league in several offensive categories including hits, batting average and on-base percentage.
Members of the Hoo Lee Gans gather together in the same section at Oracle Park, donning Lee’s jerseys and flaming orange wigs, all in the name of supporting their favorite player and promoting Korean culture.
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