Confidence Bae Ji-hwan collapsing, three strikeouts yesterday → Today is a chance to catch Jurusa and hamstring pain

Mar 31, 2025

Confidence Bae Ji-hwan collapsing, three strikeouts yesterday → Today is a chance to catch Jurusa and hamstring pain
Pittsburgh Pirates Bae Ji-hwan is being tagged out after he entered the top of the eighth inning as a pinch runner against the Miami Marlins on the 31st (Korea time) and went to second base. AP Yonhap News



Confidence Bae Ji-hwan collapsing, three strikeouts yesterday → Today is a chance to catch Jurusa and hamstring pain
Pittsburgh Bae Ji-hwan ranked first in the team's batting average, hits and score in the exhibition game. ImagesYonhap News
Bae Ji-hwan, who had a hard time joining the Major League roster, is losing trust at the start of the season.

Bae Ji-hwan, who is included in the 26-man opening roster as he ranks first in batting average, hits, and runs in the spring training team, has not performed well for two consecutive games, but has been consistent with hitting and running base that harms the team's atmosphere.

Bae Ji-hwan replaced the Miami Marlins as a pinch-runner in an away game against the Miami Marlins at Rondipo Park in Miami, Florida on the 31st (Korea time), putting a damper on the team's offensive flow.




Bae Ji-hwan stepped on the ground as a pinch runner when Andrew McCutchen walked on base after two outs in the top of the eighth inning when the score was tied 2-2.

Jack Swinsky at the plate.

As soon as the opponent's right-hander Calvin Forschey's fifth fastball became an outside ball at the ball count of 3B1S, Bae Ji-hwan stopped the start and ran to second base, and when catcher Nick Portes threw to second base, he changed direction and returned to first base. Swinsky didn't seem to have recognized that he had a walk.




Confidence Bae Ji-hwan collapsing, three strikeouts yesterday → Today is a chance to catch Jurusa and hamstring pain
Bae Ji-hwan is tagged out by third baseman Jonah Bride after rushing to third base in the eighth inning when the opposing pitcher's ball went one-bound and flowed next to the catcher. AFP Yonhap News
Bae Ji-hwan, who stepped on first base again, stood for a while and then headed to second base by touching his left hamstring. a feeling of pain. At this time, the trainer and manager Derek Shelton came out of the Pittsburgh bench to check the condition of Bae Ji-hwan. Bae Ji-hwan remained in the game and continued as a runner on second base.

Next up is Endy Rodriguez. Forschey's third sweeper fell one-bound at Tustrike, then hit Portes in the body and fell to the right side. At this time, Bae Ji-hwan regarded it as a wild pitch and ran to third base, and was initially declared safe due to headfirst sliding. However, Miami's challenge was overturned to out. Third baseman Jonah Bride's glove was found to have touched Bae Ji-hwan's arm first.

The chance for the first and second bases with two outs was canceled due to Bae Ji-hwan's failure to run the base.




Bae Ji-hwan made his season debut against Miami the previous day by starting as a leadoff center fielder, but he was hitless in four at-bats and struck out three, overshadowing his exhibition game performance.

Confidence Bae Ji-hwan collapsing, three strikeouts yesterday → Today is a chance to catch Jurusa and hamstring pain
Miami Derek Hill is warmly welcomed by teammates after hitting home during Pittsburgh's David Bedna walk-off wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning. ImagesYonhap News
Pittsburgh ended up giving up a walk-off run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Closer David Bedna sent out leader Derek Hill on an infield single to third base. Then, as Hill stole second base at Fortes' at-bat, catcher Rodriguez's throw fell toward center field, he advanced to third base. Bedna then made a walk-off wild pitch at Fortes' at-bat, and Hill rushed home, and the game ended as it was.

As a result, Pittsburgh finished its opening four consecutive games against Miami with one win and three losses and will hold three consecutive away games against the Tampa Bay Rays from the 1st to the 3rd.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.