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| LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani, who hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning against the Miami Marlins on the 6th (Korea time), approaches Kim Hye-sung, who homered first, and congratulates him on his first hit and score. Photo = MLB.TV Capture |
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| Kim Hye-sung is reporting his first big league hit by hitting a left-handed hit as a leadoff hitter in the top of the fifth inning. AFP Yonhap News |
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LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung showed off his value in offense and defense in his Major League debut.
Kim Hye-sung started the first game of the three consecutive away games against the Miami Marlins at Rondipo Park in Miami, Florida on the 6th (Korea time), contributing to a 7-4 victory with two hits in four at-bats, one RBI, one run and one stolen base.
Kim Hye-sung entered the big league after receiving a call-up notification from Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets on the 4th and made his debut by replacing him in center field against the Atlanta Braves. Then, in the match against Atlanta on the 5th, he became Andy Paz's pinch runner in the ninth inning of the offense and made his first big league steal.
In the match against Miami, he made his long-awaited debut at bat. Kim Hye-sung also hinted at the possibility of a long run with a performance that could make people regret why the Dodgers did not raise him to the big league earlier.
Kim Hye-sung entered as a leadoff hitter in the top of the third inning with a 1-0 lead and played his debut at-bat. But he pulled Miami right-hander Sandy Alcantara's 99.2-mile body sinker on the fifth pitch and stepped away with a fly ball to right field. The big league debut hit was a big fly with a launch angle of 38 degrees, a batting speed of 95.7 miles, and a flying distance of 342 feet.
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| Kim Hye-sung goes out as the leadoff hitter in the top of the fifth inning and hits left-handed. AFP Yonhap News |
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| Kim Hye-sung welcomes Ohtani, who hits a two-run home run after hitting an unbeaten run in the top of the fifth inning. AFP Yonhap News |
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| Kim Hye-sung's first major league hit in the top of the fifth inning is placed on the Dodgers dugout bench. Photo = MLB.TV Capture |
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However, it didn't take long for Kim Hye-sung to make his first major league hit. 2022 NL Cy Young Award pitcher Alcantara was beaten. He went out as a leadoff hitter in the fifth inning with a 3-0 lead and hit a left-handed hit, reporting his first historical big league hit. At ball count 1B1S, Alcantara's 3rd pitch outside four-seam fastball was lightly pushed to lead to a single flowing in front of left field. 93.2 miles of ball speed.
In the dugout on the third base, Dodgers teammates applauded, and Miami handed the hit ball to the Dodgers according to custom.
Kim Hye-sung then succeeded in stealing second base in the leadoff Shohei Ohtani at-bat, creating a scoring opportunity. At the ball count of 2B1S, Alcantara's 4th pitch 97.5 miles outside fastball was struck, he quickly ran to second base and was safe with headfirst sliding. Miami catcher Nick Portes' throw was accurate, but Kim Hye-sung's hand was fast. He succeeded in stealing for two consecutive days following the previous day.
Ohtani then hit a two-run home run in right-center, and Kim Hye-sung scored his first goal since his debut. On the full count, Ohtani pulled Alcantara's fastball in the middle of 97.7 miles on the sixth pitch and connected it to a line drive arch that slightly crossed the right-center fence to widen the gap to 5-0. The shooting angle was 20 degrees and the batting speed was 117.9 miles, the highest this season. With a flying distance of 386 feet, Ohtani's ninth homer of the season.
After stepping home, Ohtani performed a ceremony and received it, went into the dugout, approached Kim Hye-sung, who scored with his home run, gave him a hug, and gave a separate congratulatory message.
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| Kim Hye-sung waves to fans after winning. AFP Yonhap News |
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| Second baseman Kim Hye-sung also showed a stable defense in his debut as a starter. AP Yonhap News |
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The hit continued in the third at-bat. Kim Hye-sung accurately hit an 87.1-mile changeup that fell low outside the third pitch on the two-strike against right-hander Tyler Phillips in the sixth inning with two outs and runners on the first and second bases with a 5-0 lead, hitting a hit that crossed the shortstop's height and fell in front of center field, bringing second baseman Andy Pazs home. The moment he scored his first RBI in the Major League. The angle of launch is 26 degrees, and the speed of hitting is 66.6 miles.
When the Dodgers' offense in the sixth inning was over, local broadcasters said, "Kim Hye-sung, he's doing everything today," he raved.
Kim Hye-sung hit a ground ball to the first base in his last at-bat with one out and third base in the eighth inning with a big 7-1 lead. As a result, Kim Hye-sung recorded a batting average of 0.500 (2 hits in 4 at-bats), one RBI, one run, two steals, and an OPS of 1.000 in three big league games.
Kim Hye-sung also played well in defense. In particular, Ronnie Simon ran forward with a ground ball hit near the first base in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and no runners leading 7-4, and threw a dynamic catch and throw that accurately connected to first baseman Freddie Freeman as he seemed to have no time to take the ball out of his glove. However, Freeman, who took the first base, caught the ball and dropped it, and the batter lived. It was recorded as Freeman's error, but Yoendris Gomes stopped the follow-up hit and did not lead to a run.
The Dodgers, led by Kim Hye-sung's wonderful performance and Ohtani's home run, showed a strong performance of 8 wins and 1 loss in the last nine games, marking 24 wins and 11 losses, ranking first in both leagues.
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| Dodgers second baseman Kim Hye-sung is lofting pitcher Kirby Yates after a 7-4 victory was confirmed. ImagesYonhap News |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
