Kim Ha-sung, the 4th batter's debut, 154km → 153km consecutive hard hits! I hit the left-hander properly

Sep 09, 2025

Kim Ha-sung, the 4th batter's debut, 154km → 153km consecutive hard hits! I hit the left-hander properly
Atlanta Braves Kim Ha-sung started as the fourth batter for the first time since his big league debut and hit a hit at his first at-bat. AFP Yonhap News



Kim Ha-sung, who is rapidly melting into the Atlanta Braves, resumed hit production.

Kim Ha-sung started as the fourth shortstop in the first game of the three consecutive home games against the Chicago Cubs at Truist Park on the 9th (Korea time) and scored a hit at his first at-bat. He also hit a sharp straight ball in his second at-bat.

In his debut as the fourth batter, left-hander Imana, the starting pitcher for the Cubs, properly targeted Shota.




It is the first time in 570 games that Kim Ha-sung has reached the starting lineup as the fourth batter in the Major League. The batting order, which has not yet started, is now three times left.

Kim Ha-sung's bat fired from the start. Kim Ha-sung, who took the first batter's box after No. 3 Aggie Albies hit a solo home run in the middle of the first inning and scored the first run, hit a heavy hit at a speed of 95.6 miles (153.9 kilometers) when Imanaga's 83-mile splitter fell into the middle of the third pitch. It was his sixth hit since moving to Atlanta and his first hit in the Major League as the fourth starting hitter. Kim Ha-sung entered the fourth batting order as a pinch hitter and had one hit in two at-bats.

He then rushed home and scored on Drake Baldwin's double to right-center. In other words, he had a hit and scored in his first at-bat, playing his role as the fourth batter. Atlanta immediately went on a 3-0 run when Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a left-handed hit.




Kim Ha-sung, the 4th batter's debut, 154km → 153km consecutive hard hits! I hit the left-hander properly
Atlanta Braves Kim Ha-sung. AFP Yonhap News
In the second at-bat with one out and a runner on the first base in the third inning, the well-hit ball was regrettable toward the front of the fielder. Again, at the ball count 1B1S, he pulled the 84.1 mile splitter that dug outside Imana's third pitch, but he caught a ball that flew at a launch angle of 16 degrees and 95 miles as left fielder Ian Happ came forward.

Kim Ha-sung moved from the Tampa Bay Rays to Atlanta through a trade on the 3rd and has established himself as the main shortstop, giving the team strength in offense and defense.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.