It's a ball on the second pitch, but it's 2S. The broadcasting team is also absurd and Kim Hye-sung's three strikeouts and unfair smile, but the first 100 miles of ball came out
May 09, 2025
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Roberts said that Kim Hye-sung rarely hit hard hits (pitching more than 95 miles per hour) in exhibition games and struck out a lot of swings and misses when arranging the roster ahead of the Tokyo Series in mid-March, saying, `We have to stay here (Glendale Camp, Arizona) to play more games and adjust our batting form.' In the end, Kim Hye-sung joined the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets for the season.
Kim Hye-sung played 28 games in Oklahoma City for a month and was called up to the Major League on the 4th (Korea time). Tommy Edman suffered an ankle injury and needed a second baseman, so of course, he called up Kim Hye-sung, but he had 131 at-bats in Triple-A, so he had already received a positive report on the hit.
Kim Hye-sung showed an upgraded hit in three consecutive away games against the Miami Marlins on the 6th and 8th, receiving a policy of 'Big League Long Run' from Roberts. He had a batting average of 0.417 (5 hits in 12 at-bats), two RBIs and three runs scored in three games. He must have judged that he also raised the impact on his defense capabilities at home and abroad to the level of the big league. In particular, only one strikeout from 12 at-bats seems to have been an important factor in Roberts' decision.
However, Kim Hye-sung remained hitless for the first time since his big league debut. Roberts struck out three times that could disappoint him.
Kim Hye-sung played as the eighth second baseman in an away game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on the 9th and recorded no hits and three strikeouts in four at-bats. He started four games in a row, but his hit streak stopped at three.
However, Kim Hye-sung felt unfair about the center's strike call on that day.
It was the second at-bat that a controversial strikeout was made in connection with the misjudgment.
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Kim Hye-sung, who thought it was a ball, seemed to appeal slightly by smiling at the center after leaning his head and regretting when center Miller made a strike call.
Local broadcasters, who were talking about the collapsed Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, also said of the first pitch and the second pitch in which Kim Hye-sung was declared a strike, "It was a ball off the home plate, but it became a strike one for Kim Hye-sung. The second ball is a ball, but it's a two-strike," he said, expressing bewilderment.
Kim Hye-sung turned his bat when the 92.8-mile sinker fell slightly toward his body on the third pitch and fouled it out, then swung and missed when the 86.9-mile changeup on the fourth pitch flew into the outside strike zone and fell low.
If the center's decision on the strike zone is ambiguous, the batter's psychology is that he has no choice but to stick out the bat 'if it is similar'.
Kim Hye-sung also struck out swinging in the sixth inning, trailing 0-5. Caught on an 81.1 mile curve that dropped one bound towards the body for the fourth ball count 1B2S. In particular, when the curve on the body of the first pitch and the change-up on the outside of the third pitch flew similarly to the edge of the strike zone, the bat was turned, but it was a swing and miss. It reveals confusion about John.
Kim Hye-sung showed a sharp swing with a hard hit in his last at-bat in the ninth inning. At the ball count of 2B2S, the opponent right-hander Kevin Ginkl pulled a high slider in the middle of the 5th pitch of 85.7 miles and hit a straight ball toward right field. The line drive with an angle of 17 degrees and a batting speed of 105.2 miles was in front of right fielder Corbin Carroll, but Kim Hye-sung hit more than 100 miles for the first time in 16 at-bats since his big league debut.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
