Gwang-Hyun Kim, 21.00 ERA in 2 matches… Ha-Sung Kim batting average 0.154
Is the body still less relaxed?
Major leaguers from Korea are showing somewhat disappointing results at the beginning of the US professional baseball demonstration game.
Kim Ha-sung (San Diego Padres) and Yang Hyun-jong (Texas Rangers), who are challenging the major leagues for the first time this season, as well as Toronto Blue Jays ace Ryu Hyun-jin and St.
Kim Gwang-hyun, who started in the two demonstration games, is shaken.
He started with the New York Mets on the 4th and gave 4 hits and 2 walks during the ⅔innings and was sluggish with 4 runs (3 runs).
In the demonstration game against the Miami Marlins on the 9th, he was beaten with 6 hits in 2⅓innings, 1 walk and 4 runs.
In both games, Kim Gwang-Hyun made a’twice in one game’, in which he started twice in both games, and then played twice after being repulsed.
Kim Gwang-hyun’s average ERA in the pilot games this season is 21.00.
The hit average is 0.556.
Compared to last year’s demonstration game results, there is a big difference.
Kim Gwang-hyun appeared in the demonstration games five times last year and did not allow a single run in nine innings, and his hitting average was only 0.156.
Ryu Hyun-jin also scored two innings, one hit (one home run), one walk, and one run in a demonstration game against the Baltimore Orioles on the 6th.
However, Ryu Hyun-jin does not throw at the beginning of the demonstration game every year and goes through the process of raising his body condition.
There is no need to worry.
Kim Ha-seong, who is facing fierce competition this season, is also disappointed with the results of the demonstration game.
Ha-sung Kim is hitting 0.154 with 13 at-bats, two hits and one walk in six demonstration games.
As feared, major league pitchers are struggling with fastballs.
However, it seems unlikely that the results at the beginning of the demonstration game will affect Kim Ha-sung’s regular season appearance.
Head of San Diego AJ Preller made it clear that he would give Kim Ha-sung enough time, saying, “Everyone needs an adaptation process” ahead of the demonstration game.
In addition, “Kim Ha-sung has the ability to sufficiently adapt to the MLB fastball,” he predicted that through the adaptation process, he could stably settle in the MLB.
Yang Hyun-jong, who is at the crossroads between the big and minor leagues, is also not doing well in the demonstration game.
On the 8th, he appeared in the eighth demonstration game against the Los Angeles Dodgers and scored one run in one inning, two hits (one home run).
Local media predict that Yang Hyun-jong will be included in the opening entry as a bullpen pitcher.
However, the results may vary depending on how they are shown in the demonstration game.
Choi Ji-man (Tampa Bay Race) is the best start among the big leaguers from Korea.
He is making a big stride with his batting average of 0.500 and OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 1.333 in three demonstration games.
Choi’s performance in previous demonstration matches is not bad.
He batted 0.409 in 27 games in 2018 and 0.366 in 18 games in 2019.
Last year, in 10 games, he hit 22 at-bats, 6 hits and 1 home run batting average of 0.273.
Just like usual, Choi Ji-man is swinging a fire bat from spring and raising expectations for the new season.
/yunhap news