171km bullet hit →KKK, 2G consecutive hit Kim Ha-sung is still adjusting to TB 24 DET
Jul 09, 2025
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Kim Ha-sung started as the fifth shortstop in Game 2 of the three away games against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on the 9th (Korea time) and recorded one hit in four at-bats. Tampa Bay lost 2-4.
Kim Ha-sung was lifted from the injured list (IL) on the 5th and returned to the stage in an away game against the Minnesota Twins. At that time, Kim Ha-sung was tagged out while trying to steal to third base following a steal to the second base after going out as a leadoff hitter in the seventh inning, but was replaced due to a cramp in the right side.
Kim Ha-sung, who took a break after missing three consecutive games, played his second game back on the day.
Kim Ha-sung hit as a leadoff hitter in the top of the second inning with a 1-0 lead. Against Detroit right-hander Jack Fleherty, he pulled an 86.2-mile slider that flew into the middle of the fourth pitch at the ball count of 1B2S and hit a bullet-like left-handed hit. It was a hit with a batting speed of 106.4 miles (171 kilometers).
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However, Kim Ha-sung left a regret after striking out all three times at bat.
Leading 2-0 in the third inning, two outs and a runner on first base were tricked by Fleherty's 79-mile knuckle curve and lost the bat. He swung and missed on a 79.2-mile knuckle curve that fell to Fleherty's one-bound off the ball count 1B2S even after one out in the sixth inning when the score was 2-2.
And he went out as a leadoff hitter in the ninth inning when he was losing 2-4 and struck out three pitches to right-hander Will Best. Got tricked by a slider that goes 88.3 miles outside off.
As a result, Kim Ha-sung recorded a batting average of 0.286 (2 hits in 7 at-bats), three strikeouts, one stolen base, and an OPS of 0.572 in two games. Kim Ha-sung did not have many hits in defense, but he calmly caught Dylan Dingler's one-bound ball in the fourth inning, threw it out quickly, and led Dingler's ground ball to a double play in the sixth inning.
Tampa Bay gave up the first two games in a row in this three-game series, marking 49 wins and 43 losses and maintaining its third place in the AL East.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.