Kim Ha-sung, who I've liked for a long time, brought in ATL properly. In his first appearance, 164.2km → 157.1km multi-hard hit explosion

Sep 03, 2025

Kim Ha-sung, who I've liked for a long time, brought in ATL properly. In his first appearance, 164.2km → 157.1km multi-hard hit explosion
Atlanta Braves Kim Ha-sung is welcomed by first base coach Tom Godwin after hitting a right-handed hit in the top of the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on the 3rd (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



Kim Ha-sung, who I've liked for a long time, brought in ATL properly. In his first appearance, 164.2km → 157.1km multi-hard hit explosion
Atlanta Braves Kim Ha-sung hits a right-handed hit in the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on the 3rd (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
Atlanta Braves Kim Ha-sung had a wonderful transfer declaration ceremony.

Kim Ha-sung started as the sixth shortstop in Game 2 of the three away games against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on the 3rd (Korea time) and hit two hits in four at-bats, showing a strong hit in his first transfer.

Kim Ha-sung, who left the Tampa Bay Rays to Atlanta through a waver announcement the previous day, stepped on the ground as soon as he was released from the injured list (IL). Kim Ha-sung was on the IL due to back pain on the 21st of last month. His actual appearance came 14 days after the game against the New York Yankees on August 20.




Atlanta recruited Kim Ha-sung, who gave up from Tampa Bay, to fill the gap in shortstop, the most vulnerable position. Atlanta shortstop's OPS this season was 0.524 until the previous day, the lowest in all clubs. In particular, he did not record a single home run. It was recruited in a surprise move with the expectation of Kim Ha-sung's bat, which can demonstrate his ability to play offense and defense evenly if he is healthy.

Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said of Kim Ha-sung's recruitment the day before "I've liked him for a long time. Basically, Kim Ha-sung will watch shortstop. He's a very good player. I'm looking forward to his role here" he once said.

As if to respond to this, Kim Ha-sung coordinated his batting sense at the beginning of the game and hit multi-hit in the second half of the game, putting a clear stamp on Snitker. With this, Kim Ha-sung marked a season batting average of 0.227 (20 hits in 88 at-bats), two homers, five RBIs, five runs scored, and an OPS of 0.629.




Kim Ha-sung, who I've liked for a long time, brought in ATL properly. In his first appearance, 164.2km → 157.1km multi-hard hit explosion
Atlanta Braves Kim Ha-sung hits a right-handed hit in the top of the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on the 3rd (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
Kim Ha-sung, who I've liked for a long time, brought in ATL properly. In his first appearance, 164.2km → 157.1km multi-hard hit explosion
Atlanta Braves Kim Ha-sung throws first baseman Nico Horner to first base after forcing him out of second base during defense in the bottom of the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on the 3rd (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
Kim Ha-sung, who stepped down with a pitcher groundout in his first at-bat after one out in the top of the second inning when he was 0-0, hit a groundout to shortstop in the fourth inning with two outs and no runners, and Cubs left-hander Imana was tied tightly to Shota. His career performance against Imanaga is 0 for 5.

However, he finally reported his first hit in his Atlanta uniform after one loss in the top of the seventh inning, trailing 3-4.

After facing Cubs left-hander Drew Pomerantz and ball count 2B2S, he pushed an 86.7 mile knuckle curve that fell outside the sixth pitch to create a clean hit in front of right field. The batting speed was 102 miles (164.2 kilometers), indicating that he was completely out of injury.




Ellie White then struck out swinging, and Sean Murphy was out with a fly ball to the second base, so he couldn't advance further.

Kim Ha-sung also added a hit in his last at-bat, as if he was not satisfied with his first hit in the transfer. Marcel Osuna hit a left-handed hit after one out in the top of the ninth inning, trailing 3-4, and Michael Harris II stepped down on a fly to left field, with two outs and a runner on first base.

Kim Ha-sung, who then took the batter's box for the fourth time, hit a 99.8-mile fastball that penetrated the outside for the fifth time in the ball count of 2B2S against right-hander Daniel Palencia and hit a 97.6-mile (157.1km) training ground ball toward the second base. Cubs second baseman Nico Horner caught it and threw it to first base in reverse motion, but Kim Ha-sung has already passed the base.

Atlanta, which had a chance with two outs and runners on the first and third bases due to Kim Ha-sung's infield hit, failed to narrow the gap in the end due to Eli Whyte hitting a fly to center field.

Kim Ha-sung also made a strong impression with his spectacular yet stable catch and throw in defense. Kim Ha-sung, who made his Atlanta debut with two hard hits (more than 95 miles of batting), has drawn more attention to the rest of the season.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.