Three hits, three RBIs, three runs and two steals, Kim Hye-sung, a left-handed hitter who went up first with a batting average of over 300, struck out three pitches

Apr 09, 2025

Three hits, three RBIs, three runs and two steals, Kim Hye-sung, a left-handed hitter who went up first with a batting average of over 300, struck out three pitches
The time is approaching for the LA Dodgers to call out Kim Hye-sung. AP Yonhap News



Three hits, three RBIs, three runs and two steals, Kim Hye-sung, a left-handed hitter who went up first with a batting average of over 300, struck out three pitches
Kim Hye-sung hit three hits and three RBIs in the Triple-A game on the 9th (Korea time) to raise his batting average to 300. AP Yonhap News
LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung swung a fire bat in the minor league. The promotion to the big league is not far away.

Kim Hye-sung of Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets started as a leadoff center fielder in an away game against the Round Rock Express (under the Texas Rangers) at Round Rock Del Diamond, Texas, on the 9th (Korea time) and led the team to a 16-3 victory by hitting three hits, three RBIs, three runs and two steals in six at-bats.

Kim Hye-sung, who played his first three hits of the season and continued his hit streak in six consecutive games since the 2nd, marked a batting average of 0.308 (12 hits in 39 times at bat), nine RBIs, 10 runs, four walks, 12 strikeouts, four steals, and an OPS of 0.873. He hit over .300 for the first time this season.




As of today, he was tied for second in scoring in the Triple-A Pacific League, tied for seventh in hits, tied for 20th in batting average, tied for ninth in RBIs, and tied for third in stolen bases.

In the first two at-bats, he struck out opposing right-hander Nolan Hoffman one after another. Kim Hye-sung, who struck out swinging in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning, also went as a leadoff hitter in the third inning and struck out a rookie by sending Hoffman's fourth pitch 92.9 miles of strike.

Three hits, three RBIs, three runs and two steals, Kim Hye-sung, a left-handed hitter who went up first with a batting average of over 300, struck out three pitches
LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and Kim Hye-sung. AP Yonhap News
However, in the fourth inning when Oklahoma City's lineup hit, he hit a hit, stole a base, and hit home. With the score tied at 1-1, Oklahoma City took a 2-1 lead on Cody Hawes' infield hit, which gave them a chance to hit second and third bases with no outs on leadoff Ryan Ward's double to right and Michael Chavis' double to left. Austin Godier then drew a walk and connected the chance with no outs and a full base.




Kim Hye-sung then hit a sharp hit to the right and brought two runners home to widen the gap to 4-1. He pulled a fastball over the strike zone outside the first pitch of opposing right-hander Hunter Strickland and connected it with a timely hit that fell in the middle of the right.

Kim Hye-sung, who succeeded in stealing second base at Alex Freeland's at-bat, then went to third base with Freeland's timely hit to the right, and then homered when Eddie Rosario hit a grounder to second base with one out and runners on second and third bases, widening the gap to 6-1.

In the fifth inning, he got on base with a shortstop fielder's choice with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, leading to a full base of chances, but he couldn't advance further due to the failure of a follow-up hit.




With a 7-1 lead in the seventh inning, the two-out first baseman lightly hit right-hander Emilaano Teodo's 87.2-mile slider to hit a single that fell in the middle of the right, connected the chance to the first and third bases, and scored with Godier on Freeland's left double.

In the ninth inning, when the game was virtually decided at 10-2, he hit an RBI double to the left with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. This time, he pushed a sinker in the middle of the 92.2-mile first pitch with right-hander JT Shag and settled on second base with a 331-foot big hit. The ball hit the fence with a large trajectory. The next batter, Freeland, hit a two-run home run in the middle, and Kim Hye-sung scored his third run of the day.

Three hits, three RBIs, three runs and two steals, Kim Hye-sung, a left-handed hitter who went up first with a batting average of over 300, struck out three pitches
LA Dodgers Andy Pazs. AFP Yonhap News
On the same day, the Dodgers lost to the Washington Nationals 2-8 and lost three consecutive games. The batting line did not explode. In particular, Freddie Freeman was on the injured list and Hunter Peducia, who entered the big league instead, went out as a pinch hitter and struck out three pitches. Kim Hye-sung, the same left-handed batter, has no choice but to come to mind.

However, the variable is that Andy Paz and Kique Hernandez, who survived the big league as Kim Hye-sung's competitors, showed signs of revival by hitting home runs side by side on the same day.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.