Will FA Samsu, which is getting solidified, come back to the time when 200 billion won was sold? Kim Ha Sung's back pain. Day to Day

Aug 21, 2025

Will FA Samsu, which is getting solidified, come back to the time when 200 billion won was sold? Kim Ha Sung's back pain. Day to Day
Tampa Bay Race Kim Ha-sung is in a position to play FA 3. AP Yonhap News



Will FA Samsu, which is getting solidified, come back to the time when 200 billion won was sold? Kim Ha Sung's back pain. Day to Day
Tampa Bay Rays Kim Ha-sung is stepping down after being injured in the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants on the 17th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News
I'm trying to stand up, but the injury keeps holding me back.

Tampa Bay Rays' Kim Ha-sung faced another injury. He could be on the injured list (IL), so we have to watch the situation.

Kim Ha-sung was listed in the lineup as the sixth shortstop in a home game against the New York Yankees at Stain Brenner Field in Tampa, Florida on the 21st (Korea time). However, coach Kevin Cash hurriedly changed the lineup because he suddenly said his back hurt after training. Instead, Tristan Gray entered shortstop.




Local media Tampa Bay Times reported that Kim Ha-sung, who was scheduled to play as a shortstop today, was excluded from the lineup due to a stiff lower back before the game. The club explained that it is a day-to-day situation that needs to be watched' and that it is the second time since Kim Ha-sung complained of back pain since his debut in the Tampa Bay season on the 5th of last month.

Kim Ha-sung was replaced by a back problem during a game against the Chicago White Sox on the 22nd of last month. As he hardly improved, he eventually went on the IL and took 10 days off before returning on August 2.

Kim Ha-sung joined Tampa Bay in the big league after starting a minor league rehabilitation game in late May and completing a month-long practice, but he has shown frequent replacements and irregular appearances by injuring his shoulder, hamstring, and calf, and has suffered two back injuries, making it unclear when he will return this time.




Will FA Samsu, which is getting solidified, come back to the time when 200 billion won was sold? Kim Ha Sung's back pain. Day to Day
Tampa Bay shortstop Kim Ha-sung is throwing to first base after forcing out the first baseman in the top of the fifth inning against the New York Yankees on the 20th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
Kim Ha-sung increased his batting sense by hitting four consecutive games from the Athletics on the 14th to the San Francisco Giants on the 18th, but he remained silent with no hits in five at-bats against the New York Yankees on the 20th, dropping his batting average to 0.214 . At a critical time when the batting average should be raised further and the offense and defense should be performed normally, the back injury has been hampered again.

As a result, Kim Ha-sung, who signed a $29 million FA contract last winter, is increasingly likely to play for Tampa Bay next year. Kim Ha-sung planned to go back to the FA market if he had a satisfactory performance this year by setting next season as a $16 million player option, but it should be considered that it was actually wrong.

As of today, Kim Ha-sung has a batting average of 0.214 (18 hits in 84 at-bats), two home runs, five RBIs, five runs, eight walks, 23 strikeouts, six steals, and an OPS of 0.611 in 24 games. Even if he plays his best for the remaining 40 days of the regular season, he is unlikely to give up his player option. In the end, he has to go to 'FA 3 moves'




Will FA Samsu, which is getting solidified, come back to the time when 200 billion won was sold? Kim Ha Sung's back pain. Day to Day
Kim Ha-sung, who is returning to first base in the third inning against Colorado on August 19 (Korea Standard Time). At this time, he injured his right shoulder and underwent surgery. Photo = MLB.Tv Capture
Kim Ha-sung got on base with a left-handed hit in the third inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on August 19 last year, but ended the season early after injuring his right shoulder while returning to headfirst sliding in a hurry to check the opponent's pitcher's surprise check. At that time, it was regrettable that he was raising his batting sense with a batting average of 0.367 (11 hits in 30 at-bats) in the last 10 games until the match against Colorado. After undergoing shoulder surgery after the season, Kim Ha-sung gave up his mutual option with the San Diego Padres and came to the market.

However, no team offered Kim Ha-sung a long-term contract, and eventually decided to re-enter the FA after holding hands with Tampa Bay, which proposed a "13-million-dollar player option in 2025 + 16-million-dollar player option in 2026".

However, he was expected to return in May this season, but due to his slow recovery, he was not able to play his first game of the season until early July. Frequent injuries, especially back injuries, interfere.

In January last year, local media The Athletic recommended an extension contract to the San Diego club, valuing Kim Ha-sung at $130 million to $150 million (about 209.7 billion won) for seven years. It's hard to get that kind of evaluation now. Kim Ha-sung will be 30 years old in October.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.