Rushing Clarifies No Trash Talk, Lee Returns

0:00It's April 23rd. This is California News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. Jung-Hoo Lee tweaked his quads, sliding hard into home plate during a game against the Dodgers. The Giants' right-fielder was trying to score from first on a single, but got tagged out clean by Ketcher Dalton rushing. It happened in the six-inning off-pitcher Yoshi Nobu Yamamoto with two outs already. The third-based coach sent him aggressively, betting on wet conditions from heavy rain and a lobbed relay throw from centerfield. Lee stayed in briefly, but got pulled for a pinch runner by the eighth. He's been hitting 0.259 with a 0.681 on base, plus slugging the season. Cameras caught rushing heading to the dugout after the play, and social media blew up thinking he trash-talked with some harsh words toward Lee. Fans read it as firing up against the Giants' runner, who went down hard. Someone cleared it up before the next game, saying he had no clue Lee was hurt from that weird slide.

1:01He stressed, he plays with fire, but holds no grudge. Lee was just following orders and running it out. Lee's back in the line of Wednesday night facing Shohei Oltani, so the Giants keep pushing while this dust of fades into the background.