I'm happy Kim Hye-sung, that persistent ability to survive WS, too? Roberts sees only one. How important a runner will be
Oct 19, 2025
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The Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 in Game 4 of the NLCS on the 18th (Korea time) to advance to the much-awaited World Series with four wins in the series. The Dodgers, which beat the New York Yankees 4-1 last year to win the World Series, are relentless in their moves to keep the top spot for the second consecutive year.
He passed the Wild Card Series (WCS) against the Cincinnati Reds, the Division Series (DS) against the Philadelphia Phillies, and the NLCS against Milwaukee without much difficulty. He showed a strong performance in 10 games with 9 wins and 1 loss, and it was especially encouraging that Shohei Ohtani played as a leadoff pitcher in Game 4 of the NLCS and was on the right track for both pitching and hitting with 10 strikeouts, two hits and three home runs and three RBIs in six innings.
Now Dodgers manager Dave Roberts must form the best roster to play in the World Series, which opens on the 25th. The players can build up enough strength in that they take six days off, but Roberts' worries are bound to deepen. Excluding someone from the members who have shared the upward rhythm so far and adding someone new is cruel, but it's a must.
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If you have to change pitchers more often, you can reduce the number of fielders by one. If so, Kim Hye-sung could immediately become the first candidate for exclusion. In one way or another, Kim Hye-sung's position is very narrow.
Kim Hye-sung played in 1 out of 10 games from the first game of the WCS to the fourth game of the NLCS. It was impressive, even though it was short on the ground in just one game. After taking the first base as Tommy Edman's pinch-runner in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 4 of the DS, opposing pitcher Orion Kirkering caught Andy Paz's ground ball and missed it, he dug home and scored a finishing run.
However, he did not receive Roberts' call in the remaining nine games. In Game 4 of the DS, he was a pinch runner at the last minute, so it is no exaggeration to say that he only watched the entire game of baseball from the bench this fall.
Among the 15 Dodgers fielders included in the Dodgers' 26 series roster, Kim Hye-sung and catcher Dalton Rushing, who were absent from the NLCS, and outfielder Justin Dean, are three.
However, only two players, Kim Hye-sung and Dean, have never been at the batter's box. Dean, by the way, specializes in outfielders. From Game 1 of the WCS to Game 4 of the NLCS, he played as a major leaguer or pinch runner for 10 consecutive games. This is in contrast to Kim Hye-sung, who can see both inside and outside, who participated only once as a pinch runner. In other words, Kim Hye-sung is at the bottom of the team in terms of use and presence in the postseason.
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Now it's the World Series. It is unclear whether Roberts, who just uses the player he used, will have Kim Hye-sung in mind. If you need Kim Hye-sung, it's because of his 'fast feet'. Even if it is included in the World Series roster, it will not be important, but there is certainly an opportunity for the pinch runner to work.
When asked how she felt at the NL victory ceremony held in the locker room on the 18th, when she was confirmed to advance to the World Series, Kim Hye-sung raised her thumb in English, saying "Very Good, I'm happy." Will Roberts, who is tinkering with the World Series roster, be chosen again this time.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
