"My heart is racing even for a moment," said Kim Hye-sung, a .400 hitter who quickly adapted to the KIM big league. He has a good feeling of hitting in three consecutive games and a batting average of 0.417 for a long time

May 08, 2025

In front of the 'hitting of dreams', my heart becomes grand.

Kim Hye-sung (26) of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Major League Baseball (MLB) finally hit 'Dreaming .400 batting average' Of course, it was just a phenomenon that happened when the number of at-bats was small in the early days of his debut. Still, the 'hit rate of 40%' in front of my eyes makes my heart magnificent. In addition, there is a net effect of extending Kim Hye-sung's stay in the Major League. Kim Hye-sung showed excellent adaptability by continuing hits in three consecutive big league games.

Kim Hye-sung started as the eighth center fielder in the away game of the 2025 season against the Miami Marlins at Rondipo Park in Miami, Florida on the 8th (Korea time) and achieved his second multi-hit game of the season with two hits in four at-bats. It was accompanied by an RBI and a run.

As a result, Kim Hye-sung started all three consecutive away games against Miami since the 6th and showed off his good batting performance by hitting hits in every game. Thanks to this, Kim Hye-sung's batting average for the season soared to 0.417 (5 hits in 12 times at bat). The on-base percentage was also 0.417, and the OPS was 0.834.

Now that he has played only 12 at-bats in three starts, the weight of the stat's numbers is not great. Still, the pace that Kim Hye-sung is starting in the bottom batting order and consistently hitting one or two hits is important. It's definitely a big boost in the bottom batting order. It is a pace that cannot be taken lightly to have multiple hits in two of the three starting games.

Moreover, it is important that Kim Hye-sung's batting in the lower batting order became the starting point of the big inning. It is an important scene where LA Dodgers coaching staff, including manager Dave Roberts, can give a good evaluation of Kim Hye-sung.

Kim Hye-sung was completely blocked by the opponent's right-hander Valente Veloso at the beginning of the game. He grounded out to the first base in the top of the third inning and a fly ball to the center field in the top of the fifth inning, failing to make a hit.

Not only Kim Hye-sung but also other Dodgers hitters failed to target Veloso. He was completely blocked by Veloso with only one hit until the sixth inning with one out.

However, after one out in the sixth inning, when Veloso went down from the mound, the Dodgers' lineup, which had been blocked, began to explode. Cade Gibson, who took the mound after Veloso, was hit by his first opponent, Shohei Ohtani, a triple on the right field line. He then walked Mookie Betts. Freddie Freeman scored the first point with a timely hit to the left in the continued crisis with one out and runners on the first and third bases. However, Andy Parz hit a double play and failed to score additional points with one out and runners on first and second bases.

However, the Dodgers' batters immediately scored a large number of runs in the next offensive inning and took the lead. And it was Kim Hye-sung who set the starting point for this mass score.

Kim Hye-sung entered the batter's box for the third time in the top of the seventh inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases. Miami's third pitcher, Lake Barcher, was on the mound. Kim Hye-sung watched Batcher's first pitch strike (94.8 miles) and lightly hit a slider that fell into the middle of the second pitch to send it to the left outfield. Second baseman James Outman quickly came home, and Kim Hye-sung ran to second base between home throwing plays. It was Kim Hye-sung's second RBI of the season.

After Kim Hye-sung's timely hit, the Dodgers' batters exploded. Batcher, who struck out Austin Barnes with runners on the second and third bases with one out, sent Ohtani to four pitches on purpose and created a bases-loaded situation with two outs. However, he allowed another walk to Betts, who was trying to win the game, and allowed one run by pushing him away.

From here, the bacher collapsed sharply. With the bases loaded with two outs, Freeman hit a runner-up triple. At this time, Kim Hye-sung, who was on third base, homered and scored. With two outs and a third base, Andy Parz also scored a timely hit to Batcher to widen the score to 7-0. It was the moment when the Dodgers scored six runs in the seventh inning alone to solidify their winning spirit. Of course, the starting point was Kim Hye-sung's timely hit to the left.

Kim Hye-sung, who regained his confidence with a timely hit that became the beginning of the big inning, completed a multi-hit game by hitting a right-handed hit in the top of the eighth inning with one out and a runner on the first base. He pulled on the sweeper (86.5 miles) of Miami's fourth pitcher Ronnie Hernandez to make a hit to the right.

However, he still showed improvements in defense. Kim Hye-sung, who started as a center fielder, moved to second base from the defense in the bottom of the seventh inning. However, he made a throwing error when defending in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Miami's leadoff hitter Ronnie Simpson was successful in catching a sharp hit. However, he threw the wrong ball while rushing to first base to catch Simpson. In the meantime, Simpson advanced to second base. It was Kim Hye-sung's first major league error. After that, third baseman Max Muncy also made a throwing error and drove to the second and third bases with no outs. However, the Dodgers bullpen kept a 10-1 victory by preventing this crisis with one run.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.