Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Hyeseong Kim adopted in two-way famous person Shohei Ohtani’s footsteps on Sunday, pitching three innings throughout a KBO exhibition recreation.
Kim participated within the KBO Technology Match, an occasion between two groups assembled by completely different generations. The match occurred in Seoul, South Korea, and featured gamers from Crew Veteran, which consisted of gamers born within the 1900s, and Crew Rising, made from gamers born within the 2000s.
Kim, regardless of being born in 1999, performed on Crew Rising as a particular abroad entry.
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Via his three-inning outing, Kim threw 36 pitches and didn’t enable a run. He struck out two batters and allowed simply three baserunners. The sport ended 10-10 after seven innings, and a secondary occasion got here within the type of a Residence Run Derby after the match. Crew Rising gained the Residence Run Derby by a rating of 29-7.
Kim signed as a global free agent with the Dodgers forward of the 2025 season, and started the season with Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis. He performed 37 video games in Triple-Some time sustaining a .793 OPS earlier than the Dodgers known as him up originally of Could.
The infielder took on a restricted function on the MLB stage, however impressed over the course of his first month on the prime stage. He had a .422 batting common by way of his first 45 at-bats in MLB, posting a 1.058 OPS and hitting two residence runs, one towards the Athletics and the opposite towards the New York Yankees.
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Kim completed the season with a .280/.314/.385 slash line, that includes in 71 video games throughout the season. He performed simply twice within the postseason, although managed to attain a run throughout his playoff marketing campaign.
Regardless of his successes, Kim expressed disappointment with the season following the Dodgers’ World Sequence win, and hopes to carve out a much bigger function for himself in 2026.
“30 out of 100,” Kim rated his performances in 2025. “I’m unsure why, however I wasn’t glad. I believe I’ve an extended technique to go. To fill the remaining 70 factors, I want to enhance in all areas. As a baseball participant, I’ll try to succeed in 100.”
Kim will look to satisfy his personal expectations and acquire a much bigger function throughout the workforce in 2026 as he searches for his second World Sequence title.
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