'WBC batting average 0.083' Kim Hye-sung and ML Sun are different... 6G consecutive hits in exhibition games → 0.421-OPS 1.029

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Kim Hye-sung (27) of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who suffered an extremely poor batting performance at the 2026 World Baseball Classic, is flying much in a completely different form in the Major League Baseball (MLB) exhibition game.

Kim Hye-sung started as the sixth batter and second baseman in the 2026 MLB exhibition game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona on the 17th (Korea Standard Time), and played 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 runs and 1 stolen in 2 at-bats.

Kim Hye-sung, who was in charge of leading the national team's batting lineup with Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco) at 2026 WBC, suffered the most at-bat among hitters who entered the batter's box with a batting average of 0.083 (1 hit in 12 at-bats) in four games.

South Korea dramatically passed the group stage and entered the quarterfinals, but last year, it met Christopher Sanchez (Philadelphia), the second-ranked pitcher in the MLB National League Cy Young Award, and suffered a cold game defeat in the 0-107th inning.

Kim Hye-sung, who returned to her team with regret, is showing a completely different appearance. Kim Hye-sung, who returned from the game against the Chicago Cubs on the 16th and played one hit, one stolen base and one run from four times at bat, flew much higher on the day.

In the bottom of the second inning, when there was no runner with one out, he hit Milwaukee pitcher Chad Patrick's fourth slove and hit the ball in front of center field.

Kim Hye-sung, who took second base with a walk by James Tips III, turned third base and dug home when Jack Airhard hit the ball, giving the team its first score.

Kim Hye-sung, who came back to the batter's box after Teoscar Hernandez's three-run home run in the third inning, calmly drew a walk against Patrick. In the end, Patrick was replaced immediately.

Kim Hye-sung then stole second base and scored again on Eliser Alfonso's double following a walk by Tipps III.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, he swung his bat at 87.5 miles (140.8 kilometers) per hour on the body at the ball count of 2-2 with two outs, but he retreated with a fly ball to left field and was replaced by Ryan Fitzgerald ahead of the defense in the top of the sixth inning.

The Dodgers, who were leading 7-0, collapsed by allowing 10 runs in the top of the fifth inning alone. In the top of the seventh inning, he allowed nine runs again, and in the top of the ninth inning, he gave up five more points and suffered a crushing defeat of 9-24.

Nevertheless, the Dodgers remained in second place after San Francisco (16-7), with 16 wins and 8 losses in the Cactus League exhibition games.

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