Hyesung shines again LAD Kim Hye-sung, who shook off his injury, exploded multi-hit from the first game of rehabilitation. Dodgers' vital man is coming back soon

Aug 22, 2025

It's 'Comet of Juss shines again.'

A new light is likely to appear soon in the dark clouded LA Dodgers. With better-than-expected performances over offense and defense this season, the return of Kim Hye-sung to the big league is just around the corner. The shoulder injury has already been overcome. In the minor league rehabilitation game to check the performance, he showed off his hot hitting by hitting multiple hits from the first game.

Kim Hye-sung wore an Oklahoma City Comets uniform, a triple-A team under the Los Angeles Dodgers, on the morning of the 22nd (Korea time) against the Tacoma Rainiers (under the Seattle Mariners) of the minor league at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington. The defensive position was left field, and the batting order was number two.

It is the first time in 24 days that Kim Hye-sung has been in practice since the game against Cincinnati in the Major League on July 29. Kim Hye-sung was listed on the 10-day injured list (IL) as of July 30, the next day after going 0-for-3 at the time. It was diagnosed as burtitis in the left shoulder.

Kim Hye-sung's sense of hitting has been declining since early July. The problem was exposed to the swing, and it turned out that there was shoulder pain. Kim Hye-sung did not inform the team because of her desire for her first major league season. However, as the swing foam was shaken due to the increasing pain, I could no longer hide it.

Since then, Kim Hye-sung has focused on managing shoulder injuries through injection treatment and rehabilitation exercises. After that, as the shoulder pain eased, he gradually began defense, running base, and batting training. However, even after the IL period (10 days), he rarely returned.

Mucocystitis is not a serious injury, but it generally takes at least three weeks to cure. Kim Hye-sung and the Los Angeles Dodgers were in no hurry. After completely shaking off the injury, he continued the process of returning. The process went smoothly. Kim Hye-sung completed live batting training on the 17th, and will return to the Major League after recovering his sense of practice through a minor league rehabilitation game.

The first test stage was against Tacoma on the 22nd. In the game, which drew attention from inside and outside the team, Kim Hye-sung showed a good performance with multi-hitters, giving a green light to return on his own.

He had a hit from his first at-bat in the top of the first inning. With no outs and runners on first base, he hit the right-handed against the opponent's starter Niko Telache. Since then, Kim Hye-sung has scored when Cody Jose's timely hit with the bases loaded with two outs continued.

Kim Hye-sung, who stepped down with a straight hit to right field in the top of the second inning, had an infield hit in his third at-bat in the top of the fourth inning. Kim Hye-sung, who came to the batter's box with one out and runners on the first and second bases, faced Telache again to make a slow ground ball toward the shortstop by pushing a high changeup from the ball count 1B, and was safe at the first base with a sprint. The fact that she made multiple hits even before her return is evidence that Kim Hye-sung's sense of the game is maintained sharply.

Kim Hye-sung, who thoroughly checked his sense of practice, was replaced by Jose Ramos at the start of the fifth inning. The record on the day was two hits and one run from three times at bat. In his first rehabilitation game, he showed an impeccable performance. If this continues, it is highly likely to be recalled to the big league sometime next week. Before the injury, Kim Hye-sung appeared in 58 games and had a batting average of 0.304 (42 hits in 138 at-bats), two homers, 15 RBIs, 12 steals, 17 points, and an OPS of 0.744 points.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.