Kim Hye-sung's miraculous anti-war armed demonstration with two runs and one stolen base on a 166.4km bullet hit, will he not pick it

Mar 11, 2025

Kim Hye-sung's miraculous anti-war armed demonstration with two runs and one stolen base on a 166.4km bullet hit, will he not pick it
LA Dodgers Kim Hye-sung hit a 103.4-mile bullet against the Arizona Diamondbacks on the 11th (Korea Standard Time) to increase his hitting sense. AP Yonhap News



Kim Hye-sung's miraculous anti-war armed demonstration with two runs and one stolen base on a 166.4km bullet hit, will he not pick it
LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. ImagesYonhap News
LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung's 'miracle' show of force is heating up the last-minute spring training competition.

Kim Hye-sung played as a substitute in the home exhibition game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Glendale Camelback Ranch in Arizona on the 11th (Korea Standard Time) and showed high adaptability again by performing a variety of 1 hit, 2 runs and 1 stolen base in 1 at-bats.

The Dodgers got on base with an infield hit in the bottom of the fifth inning with a 3-1 lead. When Max Muncy's ball count reached 1B2S, manager Dave Roberts replaced first baseman Hernandez with Kim Hye-sung. Kim Hye-sung's second appearance as a pinch runner after the Chicago White Sox game on the 3rd.




At the ball count of 2B2S, Kim Hye-sung was safe by running to second base as soon as the opponent's right-hander, Sosa, threw a slider to the high outside course. Catcher Gabriel Moreno missed the ball while trying to throw, so he couldn't even throw it to second base. 2nd stolen base in an exhibition game.

Kim Hye-sung tagged up to third base on Will Smith's deep fly to the left after one out and scored by hitting home with Sosa's wild pitch with two outs and runners on the second and third bases. The Dodgers then added one more run with James Outman's triple to the right to make it 5-1.

Kim Hye-sung's miraculous anti-war armed demonstration with two runs and one stolen base on a 166.4km bullet hit, will he not pick it
Kim Hye-sung is struggling last minute to enter the 26-man opening roster. AP Yonhap News
Kim Hye-sung entered shortstop during the defense in the top of the sixth inning. And he entered the batter's box for the first time in the bottom of the seventh inning. He was the leadoff hitter.




The opponent is minor league right-hander Roman Angelo. Kim Hye-sung hit a hit to the left by pushing a 95.5-mile four-seam fastball into the strike zone on the fourth pitch in the ball count 2B1S. It passed the left of third baseman Yassel Soler, who had a defensive shift to the right, and quickly flowed to left field. The angle of launch was 2 degrees and the batting speed was 103.4 miles (166.4 kilometers). It was the strongest hit by Kim Hye-sung in this exhibition game. The left solo home run hit in the fifth inning against San Francisco on the 2nd was 95.6 miles.

Kim Hye-sung then advanced to second base with Angelo's wild pitch, dug home on Hunter Pedusia's right double and scored again to widen the gap to 6-2.

Kim Hye-sung moved from shortstop to center fielder during defense in the top of the seventh inning, and his defense at home and abroad was also tested. Kim Hye-sung, who played his part as a utility player in the offense and defense, has increased his chances of entering the Major League.




Kim Hye-sung, who gained momentum by hitting his first hit when there was a runner with a two-run timely hit against Athletics the previous day, hit a hit in two consecutive games. With Kim Hye-sung's strong performance, the Dodgers won 6-2.

Kim Hye-sung's miraculous anti-war armed demonstration with two runs and one stolen base on a 166.4km bullet hit, will he not pick it
LA Dodgers Kim Hye-sung is driving the roster competition to a foggy situation. AP Yonhap News
Kim Hye-sung, who had a hit in two consecutive games for the first time in an exhibition game, marked a batting average of 0.222 (6 hits in 27 at-bats), one homer, three RBIs, seven runs scored, two steals, four walks, 10 strikeouts and an OPS of 0.656 in 14 spring training games. For the first time, he hit the .200 level. In March alone, he has a batting average of 0.385 (5 hits in 13 at-bats), two walks, three strikeouts, and an OPS of 1.082 in eight games.

Roberts' adaptability to the fast ball, which he expressed concern about, has recently been outstanding. Now Kim Hye-sung will undergo a de facto final test against the Los Angeles Angels on the 12th, the last game before leaving for Japan.

The outman, who competes with Kim Hye-sung for the 26-man opening roster, made a strong impression on Roberts by hitting a bullet-like triple on the day following a home run the previous day. Another contender, Andy Parz, went 0 for 3, David Bottie went 0 for 1, and Chris Taylor sat out.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.