Season 4! Explosive! Kim Ha-sung recently made 7G consecutive hits. 0.423 High-Flying ATL, please stay

Sep 20, 2025

Season 4! Explosive! Kim Ha-sung recently made 7G consecutive hits. 0.423 High-Flying ATL, please stay
Atlanta Braves Kim Ha-sung hits a two-run home run to the left in the top of the eighth inning and hits a two-run home run with both arms open. AFP Yonhap News



Atlanta Braves Kim Ha-sung flew high with his fourth home run of the season, continuing his hit in seven consecutive games.

Kim Ha-sung started as the 6th shortstop in an away game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on the 20th (Korea time) and scored one hit, two RBIs and one run from five times at bat, including a two-run shot, to help the team win 10-1.

Kim Ha-sung was silent in the first three at-bats.




Atlanta took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning with no outs, a walk by Drake Baldwin and a timely two-run hit by Ajie Albies. Kim Ha-sung then entered the batter's box for the first time with no outs and runners on the first and second bases. However, Kim Ha-sung struck out on an 88.3-mile cutter that flew into the high strike zone in the middle of the sixth pitch after a full-count battle with Detroit right-hander Charlie Morton.

He took a 6-0 lead in the third and hit right-hander Rafael Montero's 94.6-mile fastball on the first pitch, but he made a fly to first base.

He struck out swinging in the third at-bat with one out and a runner on first base in the fifth inning of the 6-1 lead. On the full count, he fumbled his bat to right-hander Chris Paddack's high 93.1 mile fastball.




Season 4! Explosive! Kim Ha-sung recently made 7G consecutive hits. 0.423 High-Flying ATL, please stay
Kim Ha-sung hit a two-run homer to the left in the eighth inning and is celebrated by Aggie Albies, who homered first. AFP Yonhap News
Season 4! Explosive! Kim Ha-sung recently made 7G consecutive hits. 0.423 High-Flying ATL, please stay
Kim Ha-sung hit a two-run shot to the left in the eighth inning and is welcomed by his colleagues. AP Yonhap News
But it wasn't Kim Ha-sung who just finished. He finally hit a home run in the eighth inning with a 6-1 lead. As the lead Albies got on base with a left-handed hit, Kim Ha-sung pulled the 91.1-mile first-pitch sinker of his wife's first pitch and crossed the left fence well. The ball flew to the line drive at a launch angle of 23 degrees and a speed of 101.2 miles slightly over the left fence. The distance is 367 feet.

It is the first time in 16 days that Kim Ha-sung hit a home run in the top of the seventh inning against the Chicago Cubs on the 4th after a three-run shot with two outs and runners on the first and third bases. Kim Ha-sung hit a grounder to the third base in the last at-bat of the ninth inning when the game was tilted.

Kim Ha-sung, who continued his hit parade in seven consecutive games since the game against the Houston Astros on the 14th, marked a batting average of 0.255 (36 hits in 141 at-bats), four home runs, 15 RBIs, 15 points, and an OPS of 0.694.




In particular, since joining Atlanta on the 3rd, he has a batting average of 0.316 (18 hits in 57 at-bats), two home runs, 10 RBIs, 10 points, and an OPS of 0.814 in 16 games. In the last seven games, he has posted a batting average of 0.423 (11 hits in 26 at-bats), six RBIs and eight runs scored.

Atlanta, which had a hard time due to its weak shortstop position this year, eased its biggest concern with the recruitment of Kim Ha-sung. At this rate, Atlanta is also likely to tie Kim Ha-sung, who can declare FA through opt-out after this season, to an extended contract. Kim Ha-sung signed an FA contract with the Tampa Bay Rays in February for a total of $29 million per year. The biggest concern for the Atlanta club is whether Kim Ha-sung will implement the $16 million player option set next year.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.