Kim Hye-sung's toe is fully recovered, and Keystone duo is on the way in 8 days! Mets starter Megill is a left-handed hitter killer
Jun 04, 2025
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The Dodgers announced the list of starting players for Game 2 of their four consecutive home games against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on the morning of the 4th (Korea time). Kim Hye-sung was included as No. 9 second baseman.
After being selected as the ninth shortstop in the Mets the previous day, he was named the main fielder for two consecutive games.
Kim Hye-sung broke her peak hitting sense by hitting two hits in four at-bats in the previous day's game. Kim Hye-sung, who had four hits and one walk in four at-bats, including a home run against the New York Yankees on the 1st, played as a pinch hitter against the Yankees on the 2nd and had no hits in one at-bats, but made full use of his opportunity to start against the Mets on the 3rd.
On this day, the Mets announced right-hander Tyler Megill as the starting pitcher, and it seems that left-handed batter Kim Hye-sung got a chance according to the platoon system. Megill, who is in his fifth year in the Major League, is 4-4 with a 3.52 ERA, 27 walks, 72 strikeouts, WHIP 1.36, and a 0.227 hit rate in 11 games this season. He has been strong against left-handed hitters this season with a batting average of 0.200.
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Betts, who injured his fourth toe of his left foot before coming to the stadium ahead of the New York Yankees game on the 31st of last month, recently received treatment and stabilized. He was not on the injured list. Manager Dave Roberts said the previous day, "I take four days off, 14-15 days off (on IL), but I don't think it makes much difference" he said.
While Betts was away, Kim Hye-sung took over as the starting shortstop against the Yankees on the 1st and the Mets on the 3rd. Kim Hye-sung is the starting second baseman for the first time in eight days since the game against the Cleveland Guardians on the 27th of last month. In other words, Betts and Keystone's combination was achieved in eight days.
Until the previous day, Kim Hye-sung had a batting average of 0.420 (21 hits in 50 at-bats), two homers, seven RBIs, 13 points, three walks, nine strikeouts, OPS 1.033 and bWAR 1.0 in 23 games this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
