There is nothing special about it Bae Ji-hwan, a minor leaguer, added one more strikeout today. a .160 batting average with one hit in five at-bats
Apr 16, 2025
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Bae Ji-hwan (26), who seeks to re-enter the Major League from Triple-A in the minor league, reported a hit in three games, but he also struck out one and continued his poor batting average.
Bae Ji-hwan, a member of the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians under Pittsburgh, started as the first center fielder in the 2025 Minor League Triple-A against Tolido Mud Hens (Triple-A under Detroit) at Victory Field, home ground in Indianapolis, Indiana on the 16th (Korea time). As a result, Bae Ji-hwan's batting average rose slightly from 0.150 to 0.160 (4 hits in 25 times at bat).
In fact, it is an embarrassing figure to say that it has risen. This is because he is still not out of the batting average in the 10% range. A Major League call-up is an unimaginable achievement. In addition, he added one strikeout on the same day, recording nine strikeouts. The number is just three times higher than the number of walks (3).
At least if it is income that broke the hitless silence from the past two games, it can be income. Bae Ji-hwan had previously bowed his head without a hit in the last two consecutive away games against Louisville.
On this day, he was too hasty at bat. Bae Ji-hwan, who came to the batter's box for the first time in the bottom of the first inning, hit a low 91.7-mile four-seam fastball on the outside of the second pitch following a first pitch ball against opposing right-hander Matt Manning, but he only grounded out in front of the pitcher. With the first pitch ball in place, the bat went out on the ball, which was not a good course to hit, so no good batting came out.
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This time, it was a pretty good hit. However, the line-drive hit went to the front of the opponent's left fielder Akil Badu. The chance to make a timely hit fell through. In the bottom of the fourth inning, he was out with a straight hit to the third baseman after three pitches.
Bae Ji-hwan had another RBI opportunity in his fourth at-bat. At the bottom of the sixth inning with one out and a runner on second, he faced right-handed bullpen pitcher Ryan Miller. Again, the game ended with four balls. He swung his bat from the first pitch, but foul. The second ball is a change-up strike that came into the high course. The third ball is a ball that flows outwards.
In the ball count 1B2S, the 93-mile sinking fastball came in high on the fourth pitch. It was a clear ball, but Bae Ji-hwan coolly turned his bat around here.
Bae Ji-hwan, who had been silent for four consecutive times, finally made a hit in the bottom of the eighth inning. Bae Ji-hwan, who faced left-hander veteran pitcher Andrew Chappin after one out, hit a 90-mile sinker on the fifth pitch in the ball count 2B2S to hit a heavy hit. Bae Ji-hwan then went to second base when Chappin's wild pitch came out during the subsequent Malcolm Nunes at-bat. However, Nunes struck out and Nick York hit a ground ball to the second base, and Bae Ji-hwan could not even come home. This was Bae Ji-hwan's last at-bat on the day.
Indianapolis lost 6-11 after Hunter Stratton, who came out in the ninth inning with a score of 6-6, was hit and gave up five runs.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
