Kim Hye-sung's main second baseman was confirmed, and MVP shortstop praised a great and wonderful player
Feb 21, 2025
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Kim Hye-sung started the exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs at Glendale Camelback Ranch in Arizona on the 21st (Korea time) and had no hits and one walk in one at-bats. Although he didn't get a hit, he tormented his opponents with his persistent pioneering eye of 13 pitches in two at-bats. In defense, it was impressive to treat both chances as out with stable movements.
Before the game, shortstop Mookie Betts told local media Dodger Blue about Kim Hye-sung, "(He's being great, he's really cool." I think I definitely like baseball, and I get along with the players very well. I think I'll be a good player," he said in compliments.
In other words, Kim Hye-sung proved to some extent with his performance.
Kim Hye-sung's first at-bat came in the bottom of the second inning. The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning when Eddie Rosario hit a two-run home run to the right-center after James Outman's four pitches. David Bottie's right-handed hit and Hunter Pedusia's superior double followed, creating chances for the second and third bases with no outs.
Kim Hye-sung entered from an additional scoring opportunity. Opponent right-hander Cody Fortit's 93.6-mile fastball penetrated the outside strike zone. Kim Hye-sung, who picked out a changeup of 88.2 miles on the second pitch with a ball, misled the bat on the changeup that fell to the strike zone of 88.7 miles on the third pitch.
After being driven to the ball count of 1B2S, Kim Hye-sung's Potit, who made a full count by selecting four and five changeups and fastballs with consecutive balls, turned his bat vigorously on a changeup that fell to the low strike zone in the middle of the sixth pitch of 88.7 miles, but the missed ball flowed to the left with a ground ball. Third baseman Gage Workman caught him and threw him to first base, and Kim Hye-sung was out by a hair's breadth. The batting speed is 49.4 miles.
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However, Kim Hye-sung picked out consecutive fastballs flying into the outer corners of the four and five pitches, kicked out a 96.1-mile fastball on the sixth pitch with a foul falling into the left stands, and got on base by picking out a 96.4-mile fastball falling low toward the body on the seventh pitch. The first on-base hit in a major league game.
At this time, the Cubs replaced the pitcher from Keller to Nolan Clennie, and the Dodgers failed to score because the next batter, Dalton Rushing, struck out a rookie.
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Kim Hye-sung threw it to first base in the top of the fourth inning when the leadoff left-handed hitter Mike Bush hit a hard 93-mile sinker on Dodgers right-hander Antonio Knowles' first pitch. The ball was one bound in front of Kim Hye-sung as if flying at a speed of 104.3 miles.
The Dodgers replaced a large number of defenders in the top of the fifth inning. Second baseman Kim Hye-sung was changed to Austin Godier, and center fielder Justin Dean entered the eighth batting order.
Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up three hits in one ⅔, but struck out two and blocked them well without allowing a run. His fastball speed of 14 of 27 pitches averaged 96.6 miles and 95.6 miles. Yamamoto will start the regular season opener against the Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 18.
The Dodgers lost big, 4-12. Major Dodgers hitters such as Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Tommy Edman took a break. Shortstop Mookie Betts went to the leadoff, allowing no hits and one walk in one at-bats, No. 2 third baseman Max Mearns went 1 for 2 with one strikeout, and No. 3 Teoscar Hernandez had no hits in two at-bats, respectively.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
