When I looked into the very scene where PIT director Bae Ji-hwan was disappointed, the base learning was the worst

Apr 05, 2025

When I looked into the very scene where PIT director Bae Ji-hwan was disappointed, the base learning was the worst
Pittsburgh Pirates Bae Ji-hwan made the opening roster of the major leagues, but was relegated to the minor leagues after two games. AP Yonhap News



When I looked into the very scene where PIT director Bae Ji-hwan was disappointed, the base learning was the worst
Bae Ji-hwan is tagged out in the eighth inning against the Miami Marlins on the 31st of last month (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
Pittsburgh Pirates Bae Ji-hwan, who was excluded from the Major League roster, also missed the minor league.

Pittsburgh officially registered outfielder Alexander Canayro, who was recently hired by the New York Mets, on the 26-man Major League roster on the 4th (Korea time). To make room for Kanairo, I sent my internal-outfield badge down to Triple-A Indianapolis Indians' announced.

However, a day later on the 5th, Indianapolis did not use Bae Ji-hwan in a home game against the Iowa Cubs (under the Chicago Cubs) at Victory Field in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game was tried to enter the extension as it was 3-3 until the ninth inning, but suspended due to rain, and Iowa's attack in the top of the 10th inning of overtime at 6 a.m. on the 6th.




On this day, Indianapolis hired Billy Cook in center field, Bae Ji-hwan's position, Nick Solak in left field, and Chung Chung-cheo from Taiwan in second base. The three players played until the ninth inning. Bae Ji-hwan may have been given a break because he moved from Pittsburgh to Indianapolis the day before.

When I looked into the very scene where PIT director Bae Ji-hwan was disappointed, the base learning was the worst
Bae Ji-hwan hit hard in the exhibition game, ranking first in the team's batting average, hits, and scoring. ImagesYonhap News
In 20 spring training games, Bae Ji-hwan marked a batting average of 0.381 (16 hits in 42 at-bats), one home run, four RBIs, 13 points, three walks, three steals, and an OPS of 1.017 and proudly ranked first in the team's batting average, hits, and scoring position on the opening roster. His rival Jack Swinsky was also on board.

However, he did not use any energy at all in the Major League games. There is also an opinion that manager Derek Shelton was too much to notify him of the minor trip with only one game in effect, but basically Bae Ji-hwan's hit was too lethargic. Bae Ji-hwan started in the leadoff left field in an away game against the Miami Marlins on March 30, his first appearance of the season, and was sluggish with three strikeouts with no hits in four at-bats.




However, it seems that the decisive reason why Bae Ji-hwan caused Shelton's disappointment was not poor batting. Local media are paying attention to the fact that Bae Ji-hwan went out as a pinch runner in the match against Maiae on the 31st of last month, had a chaotic base run and ran on base.

At that time, Bae Ji-hwan came out as a pinch runner for Andrew McCutchen, who got on base with a walk in the top of the eighth inning. He then repeats the action of starting twice at Swinsky's at-bat. Miami pitcher Calvin Forshay and catcher Nick Portes Batteries threw three checks to Bae Ji-hwan until the ball count of 3B1S. Then, as soon as Forsythe's fifth fastball became an outside ball, Bae Ji-hwan stopped the start and ran to second base, and when catcher Nick Portes threw to second base, he changed direction and returned to first base.

When I looked into the very scene where PIT director Bae Ji-hwan was disappointed, the base learning was the worst
Bae Ji-hwan went out as a pinch runner at first base in the eighth inning against Miami on the 31st (Korea time), and ran to first base immediately after Jack Swinsky got a walk, and quickly changed direction and returned to first base when the opponent catcher threw to second base. Photo = MLB.TV Capture
Questions arise in this situation. It should be explained whether Swinsky didn't recognize the walk or if he came back home because he felt something wrong with his body even though he knew it. If you started, you would have attempted to steal second base, but it is difficult to understand that you have returned even though you have more than half of the majority. It is normal to run to second base and slide. In the end, he misunderstood the ball count.




However, Bae Ji-hwan, who stepped on first base again, stood for a while and then headed to second base by touching his left hamstring. On the bench, the trainer and Shelton coach came out to check the condition of Bae Ji-hwan. Bae Ji-hwan remained in the game and continued as a runner on second base.

The local broadcaster said, "Even though it was a walk, Bae Ji-hwan returned to first base." He doesn't know what happened now. Otherwise, it looks like he might have been hurt somewhere."

Bae Ji-hwan ran to third base after Forshay's third sweeper fell to one-bound in the next batter's at-bat at Endy Rodriguez, hit Portes' body and fell to the right side, and made a headfirst sliding, but was ruled safe at first and then reversed to out as a result of the challenge. The chance for the first and second bases with two outs was canceled due to Bae Ji-hwan's failed base running.

Regarding the background of Bae Ji-hwan's minor league relegation on the 5th, local media Rumbert said, "'Bae Ji-hwan, who was a pinch runner the next day after striking out one after another, repeatedly returned to first base after pretending to steal second base three times, and what was worse was that he returned to first base even though he had a walk. In the end, he said, "It didn't look ready (for Major League Baseball)."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.