Trust or not? Roberts finally surrendered, took out the eighth batter, but Kim Hye-sung is still on the bench

Oct 30, 2025

Trust or not? Roberts finally surrendered, took out the eighth batter, but Kim Hye-sung is still on the bench
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I'm finally out of the 8th place...

LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts broke his stubbornness. However, the benefits did not go to Kim Hye-sung.

The Dodgers will play Game 5 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 30th (Korea time).




He led 2-1 in the series by winning Game 3 dramatically until the 18th inning, but Ohtani, who believed in Game 4, collapsed and allowed the starting point again. Before returning to Toronto, the final-like game actually takes place in the last L.A.

Trust or not? Roberts finally surrendered, took out the eighth batter, but Kim Hye-sung is still on the bench
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The problem that dominates the Dodgers throughout this postseason is the 9th batting position. Roberts continued to trust and use Andy Pazs. But it was disastrous. Although manager Roberts said he had to keep using other players there, he used Pazs, and eventually, Pazs had a postseason batting average of 8.8 and a Korean Series batting average of 6.7 until Game 4 of the World Series. He does not ride four times in 50 post-season at-bats, and he has only one hit in the World Series.

Coach Roberts was also under pressure if he had won Game 4. After Game 4, he hinted at the possibility of adjusting the starting lineup and eventually ruled out Game 5.




However, Kim Hye-sung did not participate, which was highly anticipated. Alex Cole goes out to the outfield instead of the digs.

Trust or not? Roberts finally surrendered, took out the eighth batter, but Kim Hye-sung is still on the bench
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The batting order has also been partially adjusted. The Dodgers retained the batting order of Shohei Ohtani-Mookie Betts-Freddie Freeman-Will Smith-Theosca Hernandez-Max Muncy-Tommy Edman-Kike Hernandez-Pahes. However, Game 5 is in the order of Ohtani-Smith-Bets-Freeman-Hernandez-Edman-Muncy-Hernandez-Cole.

Kim Hye-sung only wears the World Series bench. During the 18th inning of overtime, he couldn't get in either the main base or the logarithmic base. He was also shunned by the chance to make a sacrifice bunt. Roberts explained that if fielder Miguel Rojas enters the pitcher in the 19th or 20th inning of Game 3, he will put Kim Hye-sung on second base, which was his place. Unless it's that moment, the probability of Kim Hye-sung going to the game doesn't seem high at the moment.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.