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

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



Bae Ji-hwan (Pittsburgh Pirates)'s armed protest against his return to the Major League has been going on all week. The high-flying confidence is proving to be a high-sensitivity blow.

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.

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
MilB GameDay Screen Capture
Bae Ji-hwan was selected as one of the top performers (recipients) of the game as a triple hit in the bottom of the third inning became the final hit of the day.




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.

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
Bae Ji-hwan was included in the Major League's opening roster thanks to his good performance in spring camp this season, but he was notified of his trip to the minor leagues a week after playing only two games. He was then called up to the Major League again on May 10, but was also relegated to the minor leagues in five games. In this year's Major League, he played in a total of seven games, and only showed lackluster performance with one hit in 11 at-bats and a 0.091 batting average.

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.