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Kim Hye-sung (27), the lucky star who won the World Series ring in his debut season as a utility man of the Los Angeles Dodgers, left for the U.S. to prepare for his second big league season.
Before leaving for the United States through Incheon International Airport on the 21st, Kim Hye-sung met with reporters and said, "I've worked hard this winter as I've been doing. Also, this year, I had the opportunity to go to Saipan from early January and build my body in a warm place. I think I worked hard to make it well," he said.
In Saipan, teammates of the national team reportedly asked Kim Hye-sung a lot. Kim Hye-sung said, "It seems like you're asking everything you're curious about. He also asked me a lot of baseball questions, so I think I explained them well as far as I know."
Specifically, what did the teammates of the national team ask Kim Ha-sung. In response, Kim Hye-sung smiled, saying, "I've been asked a lot about the (LA Dodgers) private jet." Even if they are the best national team players in the KBO league, they must have been curious about the Dodgers' private jet, one of the best clubs in the Major League.
Kim Hye-sung, who entered the Major League ahead of the 2025 season, played his role in the Dodgers. In 71 games in the 2025 season, he played a batting average of 0.280 (45 hits in 161 at-bats), three homers, six doubles, one triple, 17 RBIs, 19 runs, seven walks, two strikeouts, a 13 steals (1 failed) on-base percentage of 0.314, a slugging percentage of 0.385 and an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.699.
Furthermore, Kim Hye-sung was on the roster of all postseason games last year, from the National League Wild Card Series to the Division Series (NLDS, best-of-five), the Championship Series (NLCS, best-of-seven), and the World Series (WS, best-of-seven). In the fourth game of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies, he played as a substitute in the 11th inning of overtime and scored the winning goal. In the end, he finally enjoyed the joy of winning the World Series with his Dodgers teammates.
However, Kim Hye-sung is not yet a clear starting member of the Dodgers. He played only two games in the postseason last year. He has already proved his skills, but he has to show good performance again in the spring camp next month. In the end, the Dodgers must win a fierce competition to occupy the main position.
First of all, Kim Hye-sung plans to join the WBC national team after spending his schedule in the Dodgers' spring camp.
Kim Hye-sung said, "Me and (Lee) Jung-hoo are in the middle of their ages, so I think we should show them well with our actions. If I get selected for the national team and go to the WBC, I think I have to prepare well and show it to you at the ballpark with actions rather than words," he said.
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