It's too much for a minor! Kim Hye-sung's triple-A opener Sumokike is sick, but will LAD find him
Mar 29, 2025
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Kim Hye-sung, a member of the Oklahoma City Comets, started the season opener against the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (under the Houston Astros) at Sugar Land Constellation Field in Texas on the 29th (Korea time) and recorded no hits in four at-bats.
Kim Hye-sung hit a double play in his first at-bat with one out in the top of the second inning. In one ball, the opponent's left-hander Colton Gordon's 91.6-mile fastball on the second pitch was missed, and it flowed to a ground ball to shortstop, leading to a double play by shortstop → first baseman. The batting speed was only 66.8 miles. The first hitting record in U.S. baseball is a double play.
Kim Hye-sung stepped down as a leadoff hitter in the top of the fifth inning with a 1-0 lead. On the ball count 1B2S, Gordon had the bat on his 4th pitch, 81.9 miles outside slider, but when it was missed, it flew to shortstop. The batting speed was only 63.8 miles.
Kim Hye-sung's batting sense did not improve in his third at-bat.
Kim Hye-sung, who entered the batter's box in the seventh inning with a 2-0 lead and no runner, played a game with the opponent's right-hander Nick Hernandez to five pitches, but was struck out swinging by an 81.7-mile changeup that fell toward his body.
Even in the last at-bat in the ninth inning, when the score gap widened to 3-0, he failed to make a significant attack. Kim Hye-sung, who took the batter's box after the first hit, had a full-count battle with left-hander Brody Rodning He hit a 79.1-mile slider that fell into the low strike zone on the seventh pitch, but he grounded out to shortstop. The batting speed was 97.9 miles, a hard hit, but the direction was not good.
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The Dodgers have no intention of calling the big league until they adapt to Kim Hye-sung's newly recommended batting form and improve their ability to cope with the fast ball in Triple-A.
However, as utility player Kique Hernandez is likely to be on the injured list (IL), some predict that the timing of Kim Hye-sung's promotion could be accelerated.
Hernandez missed the home opener against the Detroit Tigers at Dodger Stadium on the 28th. He played in both the Tokyo Series two consecutive games from the 18th to the 19th, and led the team to a 6-3 victory with three RBIs, including a two-run homer in the fourth inning in the second game.
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Roberts said, `I think I've had symptoms for a few days. It has nothing to do with Betts' disease, but not eating properly is a mild symptom.
It is not known how long Hernandez's gastrointestinal disease will last, but considering the intake problem has emerged, it should be considered difficult to play for the time being. Still, Roberts does not seem to be thinking about listing on the IL right away.
If Hernandez is forced to miss the beginning of the season, Kim Hye-sung may have a chance a little early, but it should be difficult to get a love call right away as his replacement agent.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
