Tampa Bay's Kim Ha-sung, who was silent for the third game of his first hit in the second half of the lucky season, reported a hit during his first at-bat against Baltimore

Jul 20, 2025

Tampa Bay's Kim Ha-sung, who was silent for the third game of his first hit in the second half of the lucky season, reported a hit during his first at-bat against Baltimore



The bat of Kim Ha-sung (Tampa Bay Race) who was silent has finally broken. He broke his three-game hitless slump and reported his first hit in the second half.

Kim Ha-sung started as the eighth shortstop in a home game against the Baltimore Orioles at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida on the morning of the 20th (Korea time). It is the same batting order as the previous day's game.

Initially, Tampa Bay promoted to the Major League in anticipation of Kim Ha-sung's batting. However, even after returning to the big league, Kim Ha-sung's batting sense has rarely recovered, putting him in the lower batting order. Kim Ha-sung's batting average for the season fell to 0.200 (5 hits in 25 at-bats), with no hits in three consecutive games from the Boston Red Sox game on the 14th to the Baltimore game on the 19th. If it is pushed further here, no matter how much the highest annual salary player in the team is, he could be threatened to remain in the big league entry.




Tampa Bay's Kim Ha-sung, who was silent for the third game of his first hit in the second half of the lucky season, reported a hit during his first at-bat against Baltimore
Fortunately, Kim Ha-sung reported a hit from his first at-bat against Baltimore on the 20th. Kim Ha-sung, who came out as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the third inning when he was trailing 0-2, faced Baltimore right-hander Dean Kremer.

Kramer dealt with Kim Ha-sung carefully. It became 2B2S by alternately targeting the outside and the body. A low-course ball curve (77.8 miles per hour) outside the fifth pitch came in. Kim Ha-sung extended his bat long and hit the curve. The hit led to a lucky hit that slightly crossed the infield and fell in front of center field.

However, Kim Ha-sung was unfortunately out in the next at-bat. Run-and-hit was caught in the subsequent batter's at-bat. With Kim Ha-sung trying to steal, Tice hit. Of course, the ball fell straight into the first baseman's mitts. There was no time for Kim Ha-sung to return to first base. In the end, it was a double out, and Kim Ha-sung had to return to the bench.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.