Back in the ML in the first half, it's not a dream, it's Bae Ji-hwan, who exploded the final triple, and became a trainee again. Hit batting average of 0435 in the last six consecutive games. Confidence is soaring
Jul 11, 2025
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Bae Ji-hwan, a member of the current minor league Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, started as the second center fielder in a home game against the Guinet Strikers (under the Atlanta Braves) at Victory Field in Indianapolis, Indiana, on the 11th (Korea time), and led his team to a 3-0 victory with two hits, one RBI, one run, and two steals in four at-bats.
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On this day, Bae Ji-hwan hit from his first at-bat after one out in the bottom of the first inning. He hit the third slider (92.3 miles) in the ball count of 1B1S against the opponent's right-hander Hurston Waldreep and got on base with an infield single for the second base. The scene where Bae Ji-hwan's fast feet shone again. With this, Bae Ji-hwan has achieved six consecutive hits since the game against Louisville on the 5th. He has been hitting at least one hit in six games in a week.
Bae Ji-hwan, who went to first base, immediately stole second base at the next batter Nick Solak's at-bat. He stole his 12th base of the season, ranking second in the team after Ronnie Simone (18). However, Bae Ji-hwan, who went all the way to the scoring position with his feet, failed to make it to the home due to a failed follow-up hit.
Bae Ji-hwan then hit his second triple of the season in the bottom of the third inning with one out and a runner on third base. Bae Ji-hwan, who met Waldreep again, hit the second curve (82.9 miles) in the 1S. As a hard hit with a batting speed of 164.5km crossed the center field key, third baseman Alika Williams entered the home with ease. Bae Ji-hwan went on to score a wedge by entering the home while the opposing shortstop Luke Wardell made an error on Billy Cook's ball with two outs and third base.
Bae Ji-hwan, who easily scored multi-hit, winning RBI and wedge in the first two at-bats, struck out consecutive times in the bottom of the fifth and seventh innings. However, Indianapolis won 3-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning with Simone's solo shot after scoring two points thanks to Bae Ji-hwan's performance in the third inning.
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However, Bae Ji-hwan has recently maintained a hot hitting sense in Triple-A. His batting average has reached a whopping 0.435 (10 hits in 23 at-bats) in the past week. As a result, his minor league batting average also rose to 0.288 (45 hits in 156 at-bats). At this pace, it is highly likely that he will quickly achieve a minor league batting average of 30%. At the same time, a second Major League call-up may come before the end of the first half.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.