[시사포커스 / 이근우 기자] Ha-seong Kim (26, San Diego Padres) made the first start.
Ha-sung Kim started as second baseman 6 times in a match against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2021 season held at Petco Park, San Diego, California, USA on the 4th at 9:40 a.m. did.
In this day’s game, Ha-seong Kim got the chance to play for the first time. Kim Ha-sung, who made his MLB debut as a pinch-batter in the opening game against Arizona on the 2nd, came out as a starter and showed a more remarkable activity.
Kim Ha-seong was rushing to give Caleb Smith a 2 strike in the first at-bat at the end of the 1st inning, leading 1-0, but calmly picked 3 balls. Later, while attacking the fastball, he brought in second base runner Will Myers to home. This is the first hit and RBI in the big league.
With San Diego in the lead 4-0, Kim Ha-seong came out as the lead hitter at the end of the 3rd inning and hit the fastball again this time. After his MLB debut, he achieved all of his first hits, RBIs, and multi-hits. After that, he struck out at the end of a full-count match at 2nd 1st and 2nd base in the 4th, and retired from the 6th 2nd base with a fly at first base.
Ha-sung Kim was replaced by pitcher Ryan Weathers in the defense at the beginning of the 7th inning. In the 2021 season’s major league demonstration games, batting average was 0.167, but in the recent six games, he found a sense of 4 hits and raised expectations again in the big leagues.
Meanwhile, San Diego won all three games in Arizona and recorded the opening three consecutive wins.