Kim Hye-sung's final survival is a 'miracle story' and Roberts, who said, "I'll go down again soon," will return to Teosca
Kim Hye-sung's final survival is a 'miracle story' and Roberts, who said, "I'll go down again soon," will return to Teosca
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LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung finally survived as expected.
The Dodgers reinstated outfielder Teoscar Hernandez from the injured list on the 20th (Korea time). Teoscar was on the IL complaining of groin pain on the 7th. His condition recovered and he played a minor league rehabilitation game at Single-A Rancho Cugamonga on the 18th and joined the day.
With Teoscar's return, James Outman moved back to Triple-A Oklahoma City. When Teoscar was added to the IL, the outman who entered the big leagues had a poor batting average of 0.125 (three hits in 24 at-bats) in nine games and packed a boundless bag for the minor leagues.
As a result, the Dodgers will be able to operate its best lineup as Theoska returns following Tommy Edman the previous day. Kim Hye-sung's survival in the big league is meaningful because he took the opportunity to compete in the Dodgers' fielding team, which boasts the strongest members.
Kim Hye-sung has not been able to start as the Los Angeles Angels have made left-handed starters for the last two consecutive days, but if he shows impressive performance at every opportunity in the future, he can play a built-in role between second baseman and center fielder or both.
No matter what anyone says, Kim's stay in the Major League deserves to be called a "miracle story." According to local media outlet Dodgers Nation, when Kim joined the team, manager Dave Roberts said, "(When Edman returns) Kim will soon move to the Minor League."
Edman and Kim Hye-sung competed for the main position in the spring training between February and March for second base and center field.
With Edman, who signed an extension contract for five years and $74 million last winter, in a much more advantageous position, Kim Hye-sung did not meet Roberts' expectations in the exhibition game. On top of that, another outfielder, Andy Paz, joined the Tokyo Series roster, Kim Hye-sung was eventually eliminated and the season in Triple-A. 스포츠토토
Six weeks have passed since the opening of the season, however, and the opportunity has finally come. It is a result theory, but unfortunately, it could have been a golden opportunity for Kim Hye-sung, who suffered from Edman's injury. Playing as a substitute in the first two games, Kim started the away game against the Miami Marlins on the 6th, and started to earn Roberts' trust by hitting two hits, one RBI, and one stolen base from four times at bat. He had five hits, two RBIs and three runs from 12 times at bat during the three consecutive games against the Miami Marlins.
In addition, against the Athletics on the 15th, he strengthened his position by hitting a tiebreaking solo home run in right-center in the bottom of the fifth inning. At the time, local media expected that Kim Hye-sung's big league life would be extended even if Edman returned, and Roberts made a series of comments with the same nuance. Kim Hye-sung hit seven hits in 18 at-bats in three consecutive games against the Athletics, and in particular, he has set a record of getting on base for nine consecutive times, and is said to be setting the table properly in front of Shohei Ohtani, the first batter.
Kim Hye-sung marked a batting average of 0.452 (14 hits in 31 at-bats), one home run, five RBIs, nine runs, two walks, three steals, and an OPS of 1.066 in his first 14 games in the big league.
When Roberts sent Kim down to the Minor League before leaving for the opening series in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs, he said, "I have to stay here, constantly stand at bat, and adapt myself to fastballs and new batting form." He didn't even promise that he would invite Kim if he played several games for Triple-A.
As the Dodgers has such a strong base of players, Kim had no choice but to silently grind her skills and submit a positive report to Roberts. Ironically, it is not Triple-A but the big league where Kim Hye-sung's batting skills have been proven positively.
According to Statcast, Kim Ha-sung's average batting speed is 87.1 miles and his hard hit ratio is 30.8 percent, which is not much lower than the league average (88.5 miles, 36.7 percent). This means that the intensity of the batting has been on track to some extent. Rather, the Dodgers are satisfied that its accurate contact heating and pioneering in picking out balls and strikes have exceeded the expectations of the scouting report.