LAD Kim Hye-sung's all-game hit streak! "That's amazing." I finished the camp with a batting average of 40

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Los Angeles Dodgers' all-round utility player Kim Hye-sung (26) made a hit in the exhibition game. As we continue to stage armed protests to enter the opening entry, what will the result be.

Kim Hye-sung started as sixth batter and shortstop in the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) exhibition game against the Athletics at Glendale Camelback Ranch in Arizona on the 22nd (Korea time) and recorded one hit and one RBI in four at-bats.

As a result, Kim Hye-sung showed his strength to get hits in every game at the Arizona Spring Camp exhibition game this year.

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 player for the Dodgers. In the meantime, it is certainly encouraging to show a good performance in this exhibition game.

After this game, Kim Hye-sung's performance in exhibition games this year was 0.407 (11 hits in 27 at-bats), one homer, six RBIs and eight runs, eight strikeouts, five steals (0 failed), a on-base percentage of 0.448, a slugging percentage of 0.519 and an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.967 in nine games.

Although the number of games was small due to his participation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournament, Kim Hye-sung still hit in all exhibition games.

Kim Hye-sung's hit came at a decisive moment in the bottom of the third inning when his team was trailing 0-3. Kim Hye-sung took the batter's box for the second time with one out and runners on the first and second bases. He pushed 90.8 miles (about 146.1 kilometers) of the opponent's left-hander Jacob López's 5th pitch to lead to a clean left-handed timely hit. It was a valuable timely hit to give the Dodgers the first run.

Kim Hye-sung played his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning with two outs and a full base opportunity. Against the opponent's starting CD Pelham, he continued to play up to the ninth pitch, but he swallowed his disappointment by only hitting a ground ball to the first base.

He was then struck out in the third at-bat in the fifth inning and was out with a fly ball to left field in the fourth at-bat in the sixth inning, respectively. Kim Hye-sung finished his game by replacing Sean McClain ahead of the defense in the top of the seventh inning.

The Dodgers had a 5-5 draw with the Athletics.

After this game, the Dodgers wrapped up the entire Arizona spring camp schedule. The Dodgers, who will now return to Los Angeles, plan to conduct a final inspection through the Los Angeles Angels and Freeway Series from the 23rd to the 25th.

The Dodgers' regular season opener will be held at 9:30 a.m. on the 27th against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium, their home stadium. The Dodgers' starter for the opener was Yamamoto Yoshinobu. Arizona counters with Jack Gallen.

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