On June 10th, Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants made history. He struck two hits in a game against the Washington Nationals. With the hits, he capped his hitting streak at a remarkable 18 consecutive games.

A “hitting streak” requires a player to get at least one hit in every single game. Lee began his historic run on May 14th in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He broke the previous Korean records of 16 MLB games, held by both Choo Shin-soo and Kim Ha-seong.

Lee is a 27-year-old right fielder for the San Francisco Giants. He came to MLB in 2024 after a successful career in Korea’s KBO league.

Lee’s 18-game streak surpasses Donovan Solano’s 17-game mark in 2020, ending just one game short of the San Francisco Giants’ own record of 19, set by Angel Pagan in 2016. The all-time MLB record, however, stands at 56 games. Joe DiMaggio’s legendary record has not been broken in over 80 years.