Kim Hye-sung's replacement out because of arm discomfort. It was not a mistake but an injury
Jun 12, 2025
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LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung is known to have been replaced early to protect players. Kim Hye-sung started the game against the San Diego Padres on the 12th (Korean time) at Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA. Kim Hye-sung was silent with no hits in two at-bats, and he also made an error in defense. It could have been assumed that the game was replaced due to poor performance, but it turned out that it was for injury management.
Fabian Aldaya, a Dodgers reporter for the U.S. sports media 『The Athletic" said Kim Hye-sung was replaced early because his arm was uncomfortable when he was hit by the ball in his first at-bat. However, it is said that the degree of injury is not serious.'
Kim Hye-sung got on base with a pitch in his first at-bat as a leadoff hitter in the top of the third inning. San Diego starter Randy Vazquez's 89.7 mph cutter struck the arm.
The aftermath seems to have continued to the rest of the at-bat and defense. Kim Hye-sung only grounded out to the second base in his second at-bat after one out in the top of the fifth inning when the Dodgers were leading 4-2, and retired with a fly ball to center field in the third at-bat in the top of the seventh inning.
The defensive error came in the bottom of the sixth inning. San Diego's leadoff hitter Luis Aras walked and got on base. The next batter, Manny Machado, hit a grounder toward third base. The course can be handled with a double play. Third baseman Max Muncy threw a ball to second baseman Kim Hye-sung to force out first baseman Araes, and when Kim hit the ball, he threw it to first base to catch Machado, but a bad pitch came out. Kim Hye-sung's third mistake this season.
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Kim Hye-sung is a player who is bringing a new wind to the Dodgers this season. After last season, he challenged the U.S. Major League Baseball with a posting system, and the World Series winner Dodgers recruited Kim Hye-sung on the condition of up to $22 million (about 30 billion won) for 3+2 years.
Kim Hye-sung was frustrated once when he failed to enter the opening roster with a batting average of 0.207 during the spring camp. The club judged that Kim Hye-sung needed to modify his batting form to adapt to the Major League, and Kim Hye-sung faithfully followed the club's decision while staying with the Minor League Triple-A team. And Tommy Edman was called up to the big leagues for the first time early last month due to his injury, and he is holding up well so far. He has a batting average of 0.391 (25 hits in 64 at-bats), two homers, 10 RBIs, and an OPS of 0.998 in 29 games.
Roberts became such a hot hitter that there were complaints that he only used left-handed batter Kim Hye-sung as a platoon. Kim Hye-sung is breaking Roberts' prejudice by recording three hits and three RBIs in four at-bats against left-handed pitching this season. As can be seen from the sample, it is unconditionally producing results in the midst of very few opportunities against left-handed pitchers. Appealing to various advantages such as sophisticated contact ability, stable defense, and fast feet, he impressed Roberts enough. Roberts also replaced Kim Hye-sung to protect the player, showing that the team is an important player.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
