Super awesome! Triple-A game hit Bae Ji-hwan without a home run, hitting hit + 2 steals, and top performer rave. Big League call-up. Cool time
Jul 09, 2025
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Pittsburgh Pirates minor leaguer Bae Ji-hwan (26) showed off his explosive batting skills, signaling that his re-entry to the big league is imminent. With a thrilling blow, literally 'I blew up the game.
He hit a cycling hit without a home run by hitting a double, a single, and a triple one after another, and in the meantime, two stolen bases were accompanied. He has had hits in four consecutive games in recent weeks, and has had multi hits in two consecutive games in recent weeks. His batting average reached a whopping 0.467 (7 hits in 15 times at bat) during the period of hits in consecutive games.
Bae Ji-hwan, a member of the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians under Pittsburgh, started as the second center fielder in a home game against the Guinet Strikers (Triple A under Atlanta) at Victory Field in Indianapolis, Indiana on the 9th (Korea time), and led his team to an 8-1 victory with three hits, one walk, one RBI, and two steals in four at-bats.
If he had recorded all the singles, doubles and triples and added one more home run, he would have achieved 'cycling hit'. Thanks to this performance, Bae Ji-hwan was introduced as the first of the three players selected by MiLBCOM, the official minor league page.
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However, Bae Ji-hwan failed to score when Nick York's subsequent ground ball double play in front of the pitcher came out. The opposing pitcher who caught the ball threw home and put Bae Ji-hwan out.
Bae Ji-hwan, who played hard on base from his first at-bat, hit his ninth double of the season in his second at-bat in the bottom of the second inning. Bae Ji-hwan, who came to the batter's box at the third base with no outs leading 3-1, picked up three consecutive balls against opposing starter Ian Mejiya and hit a four-seam (91 miles) for a timely double over the middle. But again, he didn't make it to the groove. With no outs and no outs, the three subsequent batters were grounded out to second base and struck out consecutively.
Bae Ji-hwan was out in the bottom of the fourth inning with a fly ball to center field. However, he came out as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 5-1 lead and completed a multi-hit game by hitting an infield hit. He played a full count match against reliever Wander Suero and hit a body cutter on the sixth pitch. It wasn't a good hit, but I had some luck. While the ball hit the pitcher and flowed toward the shortstop, Bae Ji-hwan stepped on the first base with a sprint to make an infield hit.
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Bae Ji-hwan's bat did not cool down even after achieving multi-hit. Bae Ji-hwan, who came to the batter's box with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning when the win was over 8-1, beat Domingo Gonzalez, a changed pitcher at his plate, to hit his first triple of the season. He accurately scooped up a 94.5-mile (about 152km) four-seam fastball on the fifth pitch in the ball count 2B2S. It was a hard hit with a batting speed of 107.9 miles (173.6 kilometers).
The ball flew to the line drive and crossed the center field key. If the batting angle (14 degrees) was slightly higher, he could have expected a home run. The angle was low, so the distance was only 98 meters. However, it was a perfect hit for Bae Ji-hwan to go to third base. The second score was expected, but Bae Ji-hwan eventually failed to score an additional goal as Solak struck out.
It was Bae Ji-hwan's fourth minor league game of the year 'Triple Heat'. It is the first record in 10 days since the match against the Omaha Stormchasers on June 29. Bae Ji-hwan's batting sense, which had been silent for a while due to the re-emergence of the minor league and a series of injuries, has recently been rekindled.
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This means that Bae Ji-hwan's Major League call-up is not far away. Pittsburgh's advance to the postseason is over the moon anyway. He is currently the lowest in the Central Division of the National League (38 wins and 55 losses). It was 17 games apart from the world's No. 1 ranking. Therefore, there is a move to sell key players for next season. If this happens, Bae Ji-hwan can also have a big league call-up opportunity soon.
Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
