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Kim Hye-sung (27, LA Dodgers), who increased his chances of entering the opening roster by swinging a batting average of .400 in this season's exhibition game, will unfortunately face the season in the minor leagues.
The LA Dodgers officially announced on the 23rd (Korea Standard Time) that they sent infielder Kim Hye-sung as an option to Oklahoma City, a triple-A team under their wing. As a result, Kim Hye-sung, who wielded the fire bat throughout the exhibition game to increase the possibility of settling in the big league, unfortunately faces the season in the minor league.
When the news spread, Adrian Medina, a reporter for The Sporting Tribune, said on his SNS, "This decision is expected to secure infielder Alex Freeland's place on the Dodgers roster. Sooner or later, the Dodgers' opening roster will be announced," he wrote.
Kim Hye-sung played in nine games in this spring camp and posted a batting average of 0.407 (11 hits in 27 at-bats) and one homer, six RBIs, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.967. In particular, the team continued its hit streak in the previous exhibition games, but the short hit, which was somewhat insufficient, seemed to have caught its ankle.
As a result, the Dodgers' thick "Debs" and "absence of long hitting" seem to have affected them. Kim Hye-sung proved her mobility and contact ability with a batting average of .400 and five stolen bases in the exhibition game, but 10 out of 11 hits were only a single hit, and it seems that she received a disappointing score in terms of destructive power as a main player. In the end, it is analyzed that he chose resources that have long-shot power or increase roster flexibility before Kim Hye-sung.
Freeland, who was Kim's rival, had a low batting average of 0.116 (5 hits in 43 at-bats) in 18 games in the exhibition game, but had one home run, which was the same as Kim Hye-sung, especially with two doubles. It is interpreted as the decision to give more experience to Freeland, who was a top prospect.
However, the possibility of Kim Hye-sung's 're-entering the big league' is still open. His nine-game hitting streak and high OPS in exhibition games proved he was ready to target Major League pitchers at any time. As the Dodgers also classify Kim Hye-sung as an "immediate sense of power" rather than a simple prospect, he is considered the first candidate to be called in the event of an injury or a slump in hitting during the season.
Kim Hye-sung started the season in Oklahoma City like last season, and was given the task of supplementing his long-shot power with his strength of sophistication. In particular, his struggle against left-handers is also considered a major complementary task. If the minor league stage is bombed with a hot bat with a batting average of 400, it will not take long to return to Dodger Stadium.
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