I can't sleep today because it's unfair LAD Kim Hye-sung and Roberts played as pinch runners in cold weather → Three strikeouts were even misjudged. Will you fail the PS entry?

Sep 15, 2025

'You're going to give this as a strike? '

The coach's sudden cold appearance also fell victim to a ridiculous ball decision in an unfair situation. Kim Hye-sung, who once became a second backup from the LA Dodgers' 'Super Utility' agent, did not perform impressively in the first game in a long time.

Kim Hye-sung was excluded from the final game of the three consecutive away games against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in California on the morning of the 15th (Korea time) and managed to get a chance to play as a logistical guard.

Initially, it was expected that the "Korean best friend contest" unfolded in the three consecutive games.

Lee Jung-hoo, the main center fielder of the home team San Francisco, and Kim Hye-sung, a utility player of the away team LA Dodgers, are close friends of the same age as Kiwoom Heroes when they were in the KBO League. In the 2017 KBO rookie draft, Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Hye-sung were nominated by the Heroes in the first and second rounds, respectively, and then made their professional debut together and shared. Lee Jung-hoo first advanced to MLB after the 2023 season, and Kim Hye-sung was encouraged by this and signed with the LA Dodgers through posting a year later.

However, Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Hye-sung did not face off properly in this three consecutive games. This is because Kim Hye-sung's position in the team suddenly disappeared. Kim Hye-sung returned from the injured list on the 2nd, but has not been able to play as often as before. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts pushed Kim Hye-sung behind the bench when he did not recover his hitting sense in the early stages of his return.

As a result, Kim Hye-sung is having more difficulty recovering her sense of play. Since his return, he has been replaced by a second-half pinch-runner or a major-base player in eight games, with a batting average of only 0.071 (1 hit in 14 at-bats). It is a stat that Roberts cannot trust Kim Hye-sung. While waiting on the bench, there is a vicious cycle in which the batting feeling is getting worse.

Kim Hye-sung also came out as a big player at the end of the game against San Francisco on the 15th. He was replaced by second shortstop Mookie Betts in the bottom of the eighth inning when the Dodgers were leading 9-1. It was the first game in four days since the last 11th against the Colorado Rockies. Kim Hye-sung took second base, and Miguel Rojas, the previous starting second baseman, moved to shortstop.

It is difficult to say that Roberts gave Kim Hye-sung a special role as the score gap widened. It can be said that he called Kim Hye-sung, the second option, to give Betts a break. Anyway, as a result, I was able to meet Lee Jung-hoo, who started as San Francisco's No. 5 center fielder, on the ground for a short time.

Lee Jung-hoo came to the batter's box in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and runners on the first and second bases and took the hit against Dodgers second baseman Kim Hye-sung. Lee Jung-hoo stepped down with a fly ball to center field, and Kim Hye-sung finished the defensive inning without catching the ball once. This is because there was no batting coming toward the second base or a second base force-out situation at all.

Kim Hye-sung, who finished the defensive inning without much performance, came to the plate in the top of the ninth inning. Dodgers' offense in the top of the ninth inning started with No. 1 hitter Shohei Ohtani. Kim Hye-sung, who was replaced by No. 2 Betts, faced his first at-bat at first base with no outs after Ohtani hit a heavy hit.

Kim Hye-sung expressed his strong will to show good performance in his first hitting chance in a long time. He had a long game with the San Francisco Giants' changed pitcher Carson Seymour up to 10 pitches. He made four foul balls in a row after the first ball. Seymour actively targeted sinkers and four-seam fastballs over 95 miles thrown.

Seymour was drawn into Kim Hye-sung's 'Paulnori'. Seymour's slider on the sixth pitch fell to the ground. Kim Hye-sung then fouled out Seymour's 7th and 8th pitches again. Seymour threw a slider on the ninth pitch, which went wide outside off. In the end, it became a full count. Kim Hye-sung was advantageous in terms of flow. A hit or a walk could have been made.

Seymour threw a fast sinker into the 10th pitch. The 95.8 mph (about 154 km) ball slightly bent and came in high outside. On the broadcast screen, it seemed to be an attempt to induce a swing and miss by throwing it high. It looked so obviously like a ball.

However, referee Tripp Gibson immediately declared a strikeout. Kim Hye-sung flinched, but the result didn't change. In the game day text message broadcast on MLB.COM, the official Major League Baseball page, Seymour's 10 pitches were stamped on the strike zone at large intervals. Kim Hye-sung lost his chance to get on base and returned to the bench. However, the Dodgers later added one more run by adding hits from Teoscar Hernandez and Tommy Edman to score their 10th run on the day.

Kim Hye-sung was left out amid the strong performance of Dodgers hitters. Kim Hye-sung, who had no hits in one at-bats on the day, had a batting average of 0.283 (43 hits in 152 at-bats). In the first time in a long time, Kim Hye-sung persistently played in the game by hitting as many as six fouls. As a result, he blew the on-base chance he got confidently by misjudgment. I'm afraid I'm going to lose my night's sleep in my frustration.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.