The last rehabilitation game was canceled due to rain, and Kim Ha-sung is expected to make his TB debut against Minnesota on the 5th

Jul 03, 2025

The last rehabilitation game was canceled due to rain, and Kim Ha-sung is expected to make his TB debut against Minnesota on the 5th
Kim Ha-sung has played in Triple-A games since May 27. Photo = MiLB.TV Capture



Tampa Bay Rays Kim Ha-sung, who has been playing rehabilitation games in the minor league for more than a month, is about to return to the big league.

Tampa Bay will take a four-day break after the last of its three consecutive home games against the Athletics on the 3rd (Korea time), play 10 consecutive away games against the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox from the 5th and end the first half.

Triple-A Durham Bulls Kim Ha-sung is expected to join the team as early as the 4th and play in an away game against Minnesota on the 5th.




Kim Ha-sung, who played shortstop twice in an away game against Norfolk Ties (under the Baltimore Orioles) at Harbor Park on the 2nd and raised his batting sense by scoring two hits and one RBI in five at-bats, was scheduled to play in the same match on the 3rd, but he actually finished his minor league rehabilitation game as the game was postponed due to rain.

For now, it is expected to begin a four-day transfer process to join the big league squad.

The last rehabilitation game was canceled due to rain, and Kim Ha-sung is expected to make his TB debut against Minnesota on the 5th
Kim Ha-sung is waiting for the ball before hitting a timely hit in the seventh inning on the 2nd (Korea time). Photo = MiLB.TV Capture
Kim Ha-sung had a batting average of 0.208 (15 hits in 72 at-bats), six RBIs, 11 points, 15 walks, 10 strikeouts, 6 steals, and an OPS of 0.602 in 21 Triple-A rehabilitation games until the previous day. It is no exaggeration to say that all the airborne stocks have been put back on track. It should be considered that the throwing ability as a shortstop, which is the last test, has already been verified. You just need to be notified of the call-up.




The Tampa Bay Times, a leading media outlet in St. Petersburg, is evaluating the possibility of Kim Ha-sung returning to the Major League after a rehabilitation game at Triple-A Durham Bulls on the 1st. Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said he is very encouraged by Kim Ha-sung's rehabilitation process.

Kim Ha-sung, who has been in a rehabilitation game since May 27, took an eight-day break due to right hamstring pain on the 12th of last month and then played again from the 21st. Since then, he has played nine games.

Tampa Bay dropped to the third place in the AL East with 47 wins and 39 losses, kneeling 3 to 4 after a close game in overtime against the Athletics on the 2nd. It is 1.5 games behind the first New York Yankees (48-37) and 0.5 games behind the second-place Toronto Blue Jays (47-38).




In Tampa Bay's last-minute ranking competition in the first half, Kim Ha-sung's joining can be a big boost. The FanGraphs suggest a 76.1% chance of Tampa Bay making the playoffs.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.