The worst was avoided Tampa Bay's Kim Ha-sung missed 2 consecutive games, but he is not on the injured list (IL)
Jul 07, 2025
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Kim Ha-sung (30), the Tampa Bay Rays' highest annual salary, who returned to the Major League in 320 days, has been excluded from the starting lineup for the second consecutive game.
Tampa Bay did not deploy Kim Ha-sung in the away game of the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, early on the 7th (Korea time). Tampa Bay, which has recently lost two consecutive games, formed its starting lineup in the order of Yandy Diaz (designated hitter), Brandon Lowe (second baseman), Junior Caminero (third baseman), Jonathan Aranda (first baseman), Jake Mangum (left fielder), Josh Lowe (right fielder), Jose Caballero (striker), Chandler Simpson (midfielder), and Matt Tice (catcher). Drew Rasmussen, who has a 7-5 record and 2.78 ERA this season, came out as the starting pitcher.
It's almost like the lineup against Minnesota the day before. However, Jose Caballero played in the seventh shortstop position instead of Taylor Walls. Catcher No. 9 also changed from Danny Jensen to Matt Tice.
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The reason is clear. It can be seen that it led to the absence of two consecutive games of the aftereffects of clumping on the right calf in the process of being tagged out at third base while trying to make an unreasonable double steal against Minnesota on the 5th.
Kim Ha-sung started as the seventh shortstop against Minnesota on the 5th and made his first MLB return in 320 days.
Kim Ha-sung suffered a tear in his right shoulder joint order while headfirst sliding to return to base against the Colorado Rockies on August 19 last year when he was a member of the San Diego Padres. In the end, Kim Ha-sung, who was out for the season, underwent arthroplasty in October and went into rehabilitation.
Kim Ha-sung, who was undergoing rehabilitation, declared an FA during the stove league and came to the market and signed a two-year-$31 million FA contract with Tampa Bay to change the team. He is the highest paid player in the Tampa Bay team ($13 million) this year.
Kim Ha-sung, who had been rehabilitating for Tampa Bay, finally coordinated his condition by playing in a rehabilitation game for Triple-A in the minor league since June, was promoted to the big league in early July and returned to the game against Minnesota on the 5th.
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This led to criticism of Tampa Bay coach Kevin Cash's 'unfairness'. In fact, Kim Ha-sung was not deployed as a substitute after being excluded from the starting lineup on the 6th, and missed the game on the 7th. Concerns about a recurrence of injuries have grown.
However, it seems that 'the worst' has been avoided. Local reports said Kim Ha-sung performed pre-team training in good health ahead of the game on the 7th. In fact, Tampa Bay did not include Kim Ha-sung on the injured list (IL). "We have to watch the situation."Coach Dun Cash said of Kim Ha-sung's appearance, `It's very encouraging,' suggesting that Kim Ha-sung could soon play in normal condition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
