batting average of 0.118 Kim Hye-sung is on the verge of going to a minor league, and he was outplayed by his teammates in the national team?The professional is cold.
Mar 05, 2025
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Coincidentally, the main character who will push Kim Hye-sung to the minor league is Tommy Hyun-soo Edman, who was with the WBC (World Baseball Classic) national team.
In an article predicting the Dodgers' opening roster, MLB.COM predicted Kim Hye-sung's trip to the minors.
Kim Hye-sung's name was not in the Dodgers infield selected by the media. First base Freddie Freeman, second base Edman, third base Max Muncy, backup to shortstop Mookie Betts, and utility Kike Hernandez, Miguel Rojas and Chris Taylor.
Both the main and the backup are tight as a team that seeks to win the World Series every year. In particular, the backup trio has already played various positions in the Major League for many years. In some cases, Kim Hye-sung's biggest advantage of covering both inside and outside was blocked.
The contract of $22 million (about 32 billion won) for 3+2 years given to Kim Hye-sung is also not a large amount to promise a single major league roster. All that's left is his ability, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts has mentioned Kim Hye-sung several times that he needs to get used to it. Kim Hye-sung's batting ability to cope with the big league's fastball is questionable.
The Dodgers' situation of having to play the MLB World Tour Tokyo Series is also bad news for Kim Hye-sung. The Dodgers became the star of the world tour for the second consecutive year following last year's Seoul Series.
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Edman and Betts of the Dodgers are players who can play both inside and outside the Major League level. In particular, Edman has already started in all positions except catchers, first basemen and pitchers in the big leagues.
Edman took the first half of last year off due to injury, and his position after being traded to the Dodgers in July was mainly center field. While Betts was out due to a wrist fracture caused by a dune, he also played shortstop, but played only center field in the postseason.
However, this year, Gavin Lux will secure second base, which was missing in the trade. Second base is the main position Edman played for the longest time since his st. Louis Cardinals days. I also remember receiving the gold glove as second baseman in the National League in 2001.
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Edman is one of the players who enthusiastically welcomed Kim Hye-sung to join the Dodgers along with Ohtani. It was a natural pleasure for him to join the WBC national team, who first greeted Kim Kwang-hyun (SSG Landers) by saying, `I am also Korean.'
However, the professional is cold. At the time of the WBC, Kim Hye-sung had to play as an all-weather utility behind Edman and shortstop Kim Ha-sung. The results were not good either. He had to accept the report card that he was eliminated in the first round for three consecutive tournaments.
I met Edman again, and I faced bad luck. Will Kim Hye-sung be able to overcome the increasingly visible pressure of going to the minor leagues and change her evaluation in the remaining exhibition games.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
