Bae Ji-hwan, local broadcaster as if he was included on the roster as a backup outfielder, struck out swinging at a minor pitcher immediately after
Mar 24, 2025
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Bae Ji-hwan played as a substitute in an away exhibition game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Dunedin TD Ball Park in Florida on the 24th (Korea time) and recorded no hits in one at-bats. He struck out in one at-bat.
Bae Ji-hwan, who entered the stadium in the bottom of the eighth inning when he was trailing 1-2, went as a leadoff hitter in the top of the ninth inning and struck out swinging. The opposing pitcher is Nate Gaco, a minor league right-hander with a 1.88 ERA in 15 appearances in Single A and Double A last year.
Bae Ji-hwan led well to the full count, but he missed the bat on a 76.9-mile slider that fell toward his body in the sixth pitch.
However, when Bae Ji-hwan entered the batter's box, the local broadcaster said "The pinch hitter is entering, and it's Bae Ji-hwan. "It looks like he made the team as an extra field as a backup outfielder," he said in a positive comment.
Until this day, Bae Ji-hwan had a batting average of 0.400 (16 hits in 40 at-bats), one home run, four RBIs, 12 points, two walks, eight strikeouts, three steals, and an OPS of 1.054 in 19 exhibition games.
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Swinsky, who started in center field at No. 5, marked one hit in two at-bats. He showed off his peak hitting sense by hitting a superior double in his first at-bat after one out in the top of the second inning when he was 0-0.
After a close game going to nine pitches against Toronto right-hander Chris Bassett, he hit a 91.5-mile sinker that flew to the low course in the middle of the full count for a long shot to the right. It hit the fence in the middle of the right with a laundry line hit with a batting speed of 110.6 miles.
And Swinsky, who was out with a fly ball to the third baseman in the second at-bat in the fourth inning, was replaced in the top of the sixth inning.
With this, Swinsky has a batting average of 0.375 (15 hits in 40 at-bats), one homer, nine RBIs, four runs scored, four walks, 10 strikeouts, four steals, and an OPS of 1.022 in 14 exhibition games. The overall performance is difficult to determine the superiority and inferiority, but Bae Ji-hwan is trailing in his recent condition.
Bae Ji-hwan is quiet after swinging two hits and one walk in three at-bats against the Tampa Bay Rays on the 20th. He bowed his head to two strikeouts from four times at bat in two games, including the game against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
On the other hand, Swinsky hit five consecutive games since the game against Baltimore on the 16th. He had a batting average of 0.467 (7 hits in 15 at-bats) including three doubles during the period. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the greatest sense of hitting.
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There is only one game left for the exhibition game. Bae Ji-hwan is expected to get a chance to start in an away game against the Minnesota Twins on the 25th. It's the last chance.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
