Kim Hye-sung returns to the starting lineup as center fielder... rematch with a pitcher who lost three strikeouts
Kim Hye-sung returns to the starting lineup as center fielder... rematch with a pitcher who lost three strikeouts
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Kim Hye-sung (26, LA Dodgers) returned to the starting lineup after three games.
Kim Hye-sung will start as the ninth batter and center fielder in the home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California on the 20th (Korea Standard Time).
안전놀이터 The Dodgers also assigned veteran utility player Chris Taylor to increase the probability of Kim staying in the big league, but failed to play in both of the recent games. Manager Dave Roberts placed the left-handed pitcher on the bench when the team's left-handed pitcher was the starting pitcher. However, the starting pitcher for Arizona on the day was right-handed Brandon's part, and Kim got a chance to start again. Attention is also drawn to the fact that he is starting in center field instead of second baseman.
The Dodgers called up Teoscar Hernandez, who had been undergoing rehabilitation treatment due to his injury, and sent James Outman to Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets. Outman opened with Kim Hye-sung at Triple-A, and was called up to the big league in early May thanks to an injury to a key player. Unlike Kim, who posted a batting average of 0.452 in the .400 range, Outman only posted 0.125.
Outman is a player who hit 23 home runs in the 2023 season. Dodgers is expected to let such a player move down to the Minor League. Kim Hye-sung is starting a real competition, too.
The match against Arizona on the 20th, when she will start for the first time in a long time, is also not easy. The starting pitcher part is the opponent Kim Hye-sung struck out three in the game on the 9th. He swung and missed all of the two-seam fastballs, changeups and curves that came into the decision ball. Attention is focusing on whether Kim Hye-sung, who returned to the starting lineup, will be able to maintain a batting average of 40%.