"Did you not see the triple?" A sharp platoon today...Kim Hye-sung replaced early in the seventh inning with 'one hit and two RBIs from two times at bat' left
"Did you not see the triple?" A sharp platoon today...Kim Hye-sung replaced early in the seventh inning with 'one hit and two RBIs from two times at bat' left
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Kim Hye-sung (LA Dodgers), who performed outstandingly, returned to the bench early today without avoiding the "flatoon system."
Kim Hye-sung started the away game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on the 9th (Korea time) and recorded 1 hit and 2 RBIs in 2 at-bats.
Kim Hye-sung's bat swung fiercely from the first batter's box. In the top of the second inning when the team was leading 1-0, St. Louis starting pitcher Michael McGreevy hit a cutter deep into the third pitch, 89.3 miles per hour (about 144 kilometers). The hit became a long shot that fell deep into the right field. Two runners hit the homer, and Kim advanced to the third base. It was her first triple since MLB debut.
Having made a timely hit, Kim also showed good defense. With two outs in the bottom of the third inning, she intensively chased down a deep hit by Maisin Win to the left-center field and caught it on the warning track. Starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw showed his gratitude by raising his glove high.
Kim Hye-sung struck out swinging in his second at-bat in the top of the fourth inning. In the bottom of the sixth inning, with runners on the first and third bases with one out, he successfully caught a big hit that was flying behind Alec Burleson's head at the warning track. He has improved in the center field defense.
Kim was scheduled to take the batter's box for the third time as a leadoff hitter in the top of the seventh inning. Then, St. Louis Cardinals' manager John King replaced the pitcher. Then Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts took action. He replaced Kiké Hernández as a substitute without Kim. It was "Platoon."
After playing just two at-bats, Kim entered the bench early on. He left a strong impression on his first triple since his debut, but he couldn't avoid substitution. His batting average and OPS for this season increased to 0.414 1.029, respectively. His OPS exceeded 1 again.
Taking on a MLB challenge through the posting system ahead of this season, Kim signed a three-year, $12.5 million (W17 billion) contract with the Dodgers. He started the season with Triple-A and was called to the big leagues on May 3.
After the call-up, Kim displayed better-than-expected performance. Although he only played 61 at-bats in 26 games, he is displaying robust batting performance with a batting average of 0.414 with two homers, nine RBIs, and six steals with an OPS of 1.029. He also played 2 hits in 4 at-bats against St. Louis on the 8th, a day earlier, and he has maintained a good batting sense even though he has not been able to play as a starter by adding a triple today.
However, he seems to be still obsessed with the platoon system. Of the 61 at-bats he played this season, he only had two at-bats against left-handed pitchers. If a left-handed pitcher comes out, he is either out of the lineup or replaced by a pinch hitter in the middle.
However, since the batting sense is so good, there are some voices that Kim Hye-sung should be used regardless of left and right.
In fact, Kim Hye-sung had hits in all two at-bats against left-handers this season. He hit a home run against Brent Hedrick against the New York Yankees on the 1st. The previous day, against St. Louis, he got on base with an infield hit against Stephen Martz at second base. It is not strange if he has more chances against left-handed pitchers in the future. 카지노사이트
Meanwhile, the Dodgers is leading 5-3 as of the end of the seventh inning. Having lost the first two games in three consecutive games against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Dodgers will be free from a sweep loss.