Did you get the hang of it now? Triple-A Bae Ji-hwan has multi-hit for two consecutive games, and with this pace, he has a batting average of just 300

Apr 30, 2025

Did you get the hang of it now? Triple-A Bae Ji-hwan has multi-hit for two consecutive games, and with this pace, he has a batting average of just 300
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'If this trend continues, he can make a batting average of 300 quickly.'

Bae Ji-hwan (26), a member of Triple-A (Indianapolis Indians) of the minor league under the Pittsburgh Pirates, achieved his fifth multi-hit of the season, raising his batting average to 275 (19 hits in 69 times at bat).

Bae Ji-hwan started as the first center fielder in an away game against Omaha Storm Chasers (Triple A under Kansas City Royals) at Warner Park in Papillion, Nevresca, USA on the 30th (Korea time).




As a result, Bae Ji-hwan played multi-hit and fifth multi-hit game of the season in two consecutive games following the match against the St. Paul Saints (under the Minnesota Twins) on the 28th. Indianapolis, led by leadoff Bae Ji-hwan's multi-hit, won 9-7.

Did you get the hang of it now? Triple-A Bae Ji-hwan has multi-hit for two consecutive games, and with this pace, he has a batting average of just 300
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On this day, Bae Ji-hwan hit a double from his first at-bat in the top of the first inning. Against right-handed pitcher Luinder Avila, who started against him, he made a left-handed double by pushing a four-seam fastball (94.3 miles) into the middle of the strike zone with a ball count of 2B1S. It was Bae Ji-hwan's sixth double this season. It ranks second in the team behind Malcolm Nunez (eight).

Avila, who was hit hard by Bae Ji-hwan, shook sharply. He allowed two consecutive walks, causing a bases-loaded crisis with no outs, and was hit by Derek Hall with a grand slam. Bae Ji-hwan was the first to hit the groove.




Bae Ji-hwan then had a heavy hit in the top of the second inning with two outs. Also against Avila, he hit his body's four-seam (94 miles) well on the third pitch in the ball count 2B to get over the infield. Bae Ji-hwan, who went to first base, failed to score this time. The hole was thrown out by a fly ball to center field.

Did you get the hang of it now? Triple-A Bae Ji-hwan has multi-hit for two consecutive games, and with this pace, he has a batting average of just 300
Bae Ji-hwan, who achieved multi-hit early in the game, struck out in both the fourth and sixth innings. Bae Ji-hwan, who met Avila again in the top of the fourth inning, cleared three fouls and played up to the seventh pitch, but missed the bat on a curve that fell low in the seventh pitch. In the top of the sixth inning, he was struck out by a sinking fastball on his body with one out and runners on second base.

Then, in his fifth at-bat after one out in the top of the eighth inning, he missed his third triple hit chance of the season by only hitting a ground ball in front of the pitcher.




However, Bae Ji-hwan has recently shown a clear increase in his batting sense. He has had hits in the last four games in a row. During this period, his batting average reached a whopping 0.353 (6 hits in 17 at-bats). If this trend is maintained, the season's batting average can soon be raised to the .300 level. From the standpoint of aiming for a Major League call-up, hitting a batting average of 30% for the season is the basic. Attention is focusing on when Bae Ji-hwan will hit a batting average of 300 and knock on the door of Major League Baseball.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.