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| Kim Ha-sung recorded his major league debut hit, RBI, and multi-hit. © AFP=News1 |
Ha-seong Kim (26, San Diego Padres) recorded the first hit, RBI, and multi-hit in the first major league starter match.
Kim Ha-sung played as a 6th batter and second baseman in the Major League home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA on the 4th (Korean time), and played an active part in 4 at-bats, 2 hits, 1 strikeout and 1 RBI.
As a result, Kim Ha-sung’s batting average rose from 0.000 to 0.400. On the 2nd, he played with a pinch and made his major league debut, but resigned due to a missed swing strikeout. He missed the match on the 3rd.
Ha-seong Kim hitting only 0.167 in the demonstration game, but gradually adjusted to the major leagues and produced 4 hits and 5 walks in the last six demonstration games. And he showed off his biting batting skills on the day when he was given the opportunity to play for the first time.
Kim Ha-sung, who appeared in the at-bat at the first and second bases of the first inning, where the team preceded 1-0, played a fierce battle with left-hander Caleb Smith.
Caleb Smith’s 1st and 2nd pitches entered the strike zone and faced an unfavorable count, but calmly scored three balls. Then he hit Caleb Smith’s 92 mph fastball and hit a neat hit between third baseman and shortstop. Second base runner Will Myers hit home and scored his debut RBI.
Kim Ha-seong, who caught the senses, also hit a hit in the second at-bat. In the 1-ball count, he hit Caleb Smith’s fastball again, and the batted ball flew in front of the left fielder. It was Kim Ha-sung’s first multi-hit.
The third at-bat was regrettable. At the end of the 4th inning, where the team led a big 5-0.
In a full-count battle with Riley Smith, she struck out looking at a 94-mile sinker outside Riley Smith. He left the strike zone slightly, but the referee declared a strike. Ha-seong Kim, who thought it was a ball, was unfair.
Ha-sung Kim rematched Riley Smith at the second base at the end of the 6th inning of 7-0. He swung the bat to the 92-mile sinker in a two-ball two strike, but was retired by hitting.
Coach Jason Tingler replaced Ha Sung Kim after the end of the sixth inning. Jake Cronenworth, who played first base, moved to second base instead.