"Awesome Kim" is coming up soon Triple-A rehabilitation game, finally multi-hit. Hit and defense are recovering
Jun 08, 2025
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The same person who instilled the dream of a major leaguer in Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) and Kim Hye-sung (LA Dodgers), who are currently on the MLB stage. 'Awesome Kim' Kim Ha-sung (Tampa Bay Rays) made a multi-hit in a minor league rehabilitation game, signaling that MLB's comeback is coming.
Kim Ha-sung is currently playing in a rehabilitation game for Triple-A Durham Bulls in the minor league under Tampa Bay. Kim Ha-sung, who started as the second shortstop in the 2025 Minor League Triple-A away game against Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (under the Miami Marlins) at Vista Ballpark in Jacksonville, Florida, on the 8th (Korea time), played an active role with two hits in three at-bats, one walk, one stolen base, and one RBI. It was the first multi-hit and third base game in the rehabilitation game.
Rehabilitation is a game played by an injured player to restore his condition and sense of play ahead of his return to the Major League. Fielders can play rehabilitation games for up to 20 days. Kim Ha-sung started his rehabilitation game on May 27.
He was a bit sluggish in the beginning of the rehabilitation game. He was hitless in the first six games in a row, raising doubts that he was not ready to return to MLB.
Then, he hit a hit for the first time in the game on the 6th. He started the game against Jacksonville as a second shortstop and had his first hit in a rehab game with a double. Kim Ha-sung, who took a rest and adjusted his pace on the 7th, the next day, finally made a multi-hit in the game on the 8th, signaling that his pre-injury hitting sense is returning.
Kim Ha-sung injured his shoulder while sliding to return to the base last year when he was a member of the San Diego Padres, and was put on the operating table in October. Meeting a big bad news ahead of the FA in San Diego. Kim Ha-sung, who was evaluated as a player worth '100 million' before the injury, saw his value plummet due to this injury and surgery.
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Kim Ha-sung originally aimed to return in May, but it was difficult to achieve realistically. It wasn't until the end of May that he came out to the rehabilitation game, but he didn't have a good hitting sense in the beginning, but now he seems to be recovering his hitting sense little by little.
Kim Ha-sung, who stepped down with an infield foul fly in his first at-bat in the first inning of the day, hit a hit in the third inning and hit an RBI double in the sixth inning. After going to second base, he immediately stole third base. He walked a walk in the eighth inning. Kim Ha-sung's batting average rose to 0.172.
At this pace, Kim Ha-sung's return to the big league is expected to take place within two weeks. In an interview with a local podcast on the 7th, Tampa Bay general manager Eric Nieder said, `Kim Ha-sung may appear in three consecutive games against the Baltimore Orioles on the 17th and 19th" he said. It's a story that's realistic enough.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
