If this happens, Kim Hye-sung is in trouble, but the indirect competitor in last place in the batting average is completely revivedHome run for two consecutive days, quality of batting ↑
Jun 26, 2025
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Confoto scored two hits, one RBI and two runs from four times at bat, including a home run, in an away game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on the 26th (Korea time), helping them win 8-1.
Confoto, who started in left field at No. 8, stepped down as a blunder in his first two at-bats and then hit back-to-back at-bats.
He went out as a leadoff hitter in the top of the seventh inning with a 3-1 lead, hit a heavy hit, and homered when Max Muncy hit a grand slam. The Dodgers widened the gap to 7-1 when Muncy tapped right-hander Tyler Kinley into the right-center grand slam in a two-out bases-loaded chance made by Confoto's hit, Shohei Ohtani's intentional four pitches and Freddie Freeman's walk. Muncy concluded the attack flow that began in Confoto.
On top of that, Confoto even fired a congratulatory shot to seal the victory. After two outs in the top of the eighth inning, Colorado right-hander Anthony Molina pulled a 96.1 mile fastball into the fourth pitch and crossed the right fence well. He hit his sixth home run of the season with an angle of 35 degrees, a batting speed of 111.2 miles and a flying distance of 431 feet.
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He had four hits, four RBIs and three runs in two games, including two homers.
Confoto, who joined the Dodgers after signing a one-year, $17 million FA contract last winter, seems to be doing his part by hitting a batting average of 0.368 in the first six games of the season. Since mid-April, he has slumped and his batting average has fallen to the 10% level, but until recently, he has failed to get the hang of it properly and has fallen into a nuisance to stop the Dodgers' offense.
Nevertheless, Roberts hoped to revive by giving consideration and consistent opportunities until the day off. The results now appear to be coming out.
The batting average is still 0.176, the lowest among 159 hitters in both leagues who passed the prescribed batting average, but analysts say the quality of the batting has changed recently. He has hit in-field balls in all nine at-bats in the last two games, with an average batting speed of 95.8 miles. His average batting speed for the season is 90.8 miles.
Although he is not a batter with good accuracy with a career batting average of 0.246 and a strikeout rate of 23.8%, he is considered a candidate who can make a decisive hit in the lower batting line if he survives due to his one-shot slugging power. That's what Roberts is looking forward to.
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However, if Confoto starts every day, Kim Hye-sung's position will be narrowed. Roberts excluded Kim Hye-sung even though Colorado's starter was a right-handed Chase Dolander. Kim Hye-sung replaced him in center field in the bottom of the ninth inning when the game was on the cards.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
