It was true that Kim Hye-sung said he was going to do an intensive test, and he hit his first home run for the most at-bats in the team, and the competition rate was up to 2 to 5
Mar 02, 2025
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Kim Hye-sung started as the eighth shortstop in an exhibition game against the San Francisco Giants at Glendale Camelback Ranch in Arizona on the 2nd (Korea time) and led the team to a 6-5 victory with one hit, one RBI and three runs from two times at bat, including her first home run.
Local media reported the Dodgers' victory on the day, emphasizing that Kim Hye-sung and Freddie Freeman scored their first home runs in spring training.
MLB.com added 'Freeman should take good care of his right ankle, which he underwent surgery in the offseason in the first half of this season. He wants to run at full strength, but he will have to take care of his health. But today he didn't have to do so many ankle tests. After he said he drew his first arch in the spring training, he said of Kim Hye-sung, "Kim Hye-sung, who is off to a sluggish start by joining the Dodgers in the offseason and adjusting his swing form, also hit his first home run in the Cactus League to the left in the fifth inning."
Kim Hye-sung succeeded in slightly returning the mind of manager Dave Roberts, who mentioned going to the minor leagues by drawing a thrilling arch in seven games after the opening of the spring training against the Chicago Cubs on the 21st of last month.
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Kim Hye-sung, who vigorously circled the base and homered, received a warm welcome from Roberts, who was waiting in the dugout. When Kim Hye-sung came into the dugout, Roberts climbed one of the stairs, clapped loudly, gave high-fives and tapped his hips twice, rejoicing.
Kim Ha-sung scored on the follow-up batter's double after getting on base with a walk in the first at-bat in the third inning, and in the seventh inning, he hit a ground ball to the second base to get on base with a leading runner out and then also stepped home. With this, Kim Hye-sung marked a batting average of 0.125 (2 hits in 16 at-bats), one home run, one RBI, two runs, three walks, seven strikeouts and an OPS of 0.576 in seven spring training games.
Kim Hye-sung, who hit his first home run on the day, is expected to dispel the prospect of starting the season in the minor leagues to some extent.
In an interview with local media after the game, Kim Hye-sung said "It's my first interview since I hit a home run. I want to do as many interviews as possible"It means a lot because it's his first home run. I tried to play it aggressively from the beginning."
There is not much time now. The Dodgers will play the opening two consecutive games in Tokyo against the Chicago Cubs on March 18-19. There are only 10 exhibition games left until the game against the Cleveland Guardians on the 12th (including the split squad game on the 3rd). Manager Dave Roberts also has to slowly start figuring out the opening entry for 26.
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According to fan media Dodgers Way, assuming that the Dodgers set up a roster of 13 pitchers and 13 fielders, the fielder's roster will consist of nine key players (including designated hitter Shohei Ohtani) and four backups. Hernandez and Rojas are competing for the main second baseman, and backup catcher Austin Barnes is competing for the remaining two backup positions.
In other words, those four are Kim Hye-sung, Taylor, Outman, and Pazs. All four of them have a batting average of between 10% and early 20%. Kim Hye-sung and Taylor are home and home utilities, and Outman and Pazs are outfield backup candidates. It can be selected in the form of Kim Hye-sung-Taylor, Kim Hye-sung-Outman, and Kim Hye-sung-Pahes, but it can also be concluded as Taylor-Outman and Taylor-Pahes excluding Kim Hye-sung. In addition, utility infielder David Bottie, who joined the team under a minor league contract and is batting .471, one home run and six RBIs in exhibition games, may be selected. From Kim Hye-sung's point of view, the competition rate may be 2 to 5. In any case, for Kim Hye-sung, it can be said that the difficult competition continues.
What is noteworthy is that Kim Hye-sung is the most frequent Dodgers batter to bat in exhibition games until this day. He entered 19 at-bats and recorded two hits in 16 at-bats and three walks. Bottie and Outman are followed by infielder Cody Hawes and outfielder Zahier Hope with 17 at-bats. It can be said that Kim Hye-sung, Bottie, and Outman are under intensive testing. Roberts said of Kim Hye-sung, `We will give you as many chances as possible.'
For Kim Hye-sung, even if he can't get a hit, he has to hit the barrel that hit the center of the bat, that is, a high-quality ball, often.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
