Kim Hye-sung, the batter of 'Super Big Statistics', is also successful. Why? Looking at the first 3G of Korea-Japan big leaguers' debut, everyone is in the 30% or higher range
Kim Hye-sung, the batter of 'Super Big Statistics', is also successful. Why? Looking at the first 3G of Korea-Japan big leaguers' debut, everyone is in the 30% or higher range
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LA Dodgers' Kim Hye-sung is raising the possibility of a "long run" by receiving a passing score in batting after his Major League debut.카지노
Even if Tommy Edman returns from the injured list, he will not likely go down to the minor leagues. Manager Dave Roberts said on the 8th (Korea time), "We plan to keep Kim Hye-sung in the big league even after Edman's return."
The Dodgers called up Kim Hye-sung from Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets on the 4th when Edman, who suffered an ankle injury, was placed on the 10-day IL.
As soon as Kim Hye-sung reached the big league, he made his major league debut as a defensive replacement against the Atlanta Braves, and on the 5th against Atlanta, he entered as a pinch runner in the ninth inning and failed to stand at the plate for two consecutive games.
However, Kim Hye-sung started all three consecutive away games against the Miami Marlins at Rondipo Park in Miami, Florida from the 6th to the 8th, and played a strong role in the at-bat, effectively earning a passing point as a "big league hitter" from Roberts.
Roberts seems to be satisfied with Kim's batting. When sending Kim to a minor league camp in March, he ordered her to adapt well to her new batting form and fastballs, as she has been hitting hard every day in less than a week.
As a batter, Kim has posted a batting average of 0.417 (five hits in 12 times at bat), two RBIs, three runs scored, two steals, and an OPS of 0.833 in the three consecutive games against the Miami Marlins. Roberts' least favorite strikeout was one strikeout from 12 times at bat. The swing and miss rate is 20.8 percent, which is smaller than the league average of 25.0 percent, while the strike zone contact rate is 93.8 percent, which is higher than the league average of 82.0 percent.
Kim Hye-sung's batting performance in the first three games of his debut is not inferior to other Korean and Japanese hitters.
Lee Jung-hoo, who entered the big league by signing a six-year, $113 million contract with the San Francisco Giants last year, had a batting average of 0.333 (4 hits in 12 at-bats), one home run, four RBIs, one run, and an OPS of 0.869 in his first three games since his debut. Lee Jung-hoo, who was adjusting smoothly by confirming his chances of success, had to undergo surgery early on May 13, the 37th game of the season, after injuring his shoulder when he hit the fence while trying to catch a fly against the Cincinnati Reds.
Kim Ha-sung made his debut with the San Diego Padres in 2021 and posted a batting average of 0.333 (2 hits in 6 at-bats) and an RBI in the first three games, with two games as substitutes. Kim Ha-sung's leap to the starting lineup was in 2022, his second season, and in 2023, he marked a batting average of 0.260, 17 homers, 60 RBIs, 84 runs, 38 steals, and an OPS of 0.749, showing off his remarkable ability to occupy the NL utility gold glove. Kim Hye-sung is closer to Kim Ha-sung than to Lee Jung-hoo.
Shohei Ohtani started as the eighth designated hitter against the Oakland Athletics on March 30, his debut in 2018, when he was with the Los Angeles Angels, and recorded one hit in five at-bats. It wasn't a great start, but on April 4, he hit three hits, three RBIs and two runs from four times at bat, including a home run, against the Cleveland Guardians, and began to show the true value of the "batter" Ohtani. The next day, he also hit a home run for two consecutive days against Cleveland, making two hits, two RBIs and one run from five times at bat. In his first three games since his debut, he had a batting average of 0.429 (6 hits from 14 times at bat), two homers, five RBIs, three runs scored, and OPS 1.286.
Ohtani also pitched as a pitcher in his Major League debut season, but he pitched only 10 games due to an elbow injury, and as a hitter, he hit .285 with 22 homers, 61 RBIs, and .925 OPS in 104 games, winning the AL Rookie of the Year.
Seiya Suzuki, a Japanese who joined the Chicago Cubs for $85 million for five years in 2022, batted .262 with 14 homers, 46 RBIs, and an OPS of .770 in 111 games during his debut season. In his first three games, he hit .375 with one homer, six RBIs, four walks, and an OPS of 1.288. It was his debut season confirming his potential as the Cubs' starting hitter.
Left-handed hitter Masataka Yoshida, who signed a five-year, $90 million contract with the Boston Red Sox a year later, batted .308 (4 for 13), had three RBIs, four walks and an OPS of .798 in the first three games of his 2023 debut season. Yoshida, who showed off his contact ability by marking a seven-year batting average of 0.327 (884 hits in 2,703 at-bats) by being the batting champion twice for the Orix Buffaloes in Japanese professional baseball, showed off his formidable skills with a batting average of 0.289, 15 homers, 72 RBIs, 71 points, and an OPS of 0.783 in his big league debut season.
How will Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Ha-sung from Korea perform in the first three games after their major league debut.
Batters from Korea and Japan performed fairly well in the first three games of their Major League debut season. Kim Hye-sung is no exception.