"Wow, you don't want to sing like this?"' Kim Hye-sung, 5 hits in 5 at-bats for Triple-A → Armed protest against Roberts

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Unfortunately, Kim Hye-sung (27, minor under the Los Angeles Dodgers), who started the season in the U.S. minor league without being included in the Major League's opening roster, wielded a "fire bat" and went on an armed protest. After one hit the previous day (28th), he showed off a phenomenal batting sense of five hits in one game in his second game of the season.

Kim Hye-sung started the 2026 Minor League Triple-A Albuquerque Isotops (under the Colorado Rockies) at Chikaso Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA on the 29th (Korea time) and led the team's batting line by scoring five hits, one RBI and four runs from five times at bat.

Kim Hye-sung's hit streak started from his first at-bat. At the bottom of the first inning, when the team was trailing 0-3, Kim Hye-sung, who was the leadoff hitter, pushed the opponent's 86-mph cutter to create a hit to the right field. After that, he took advantage of the opponent's fastball and the infield grounder of the follow-up batter to advance to second and third bases, shaking the Albuquerque battery. He failed to score, but he showed off his fast feet.

Kim Hye-sung's concentration shone in his second at-bat in the bottom of the third inning. He hit a sinker at 87.8 mph (141 km) at the first pitch and made an infield hit with his fast feet. Kim Hye-sung, who succeeded in getting on base, homered on James Tipps III's triple and scored a point to announce the team's pursuit.

The RBI instinct woke up in the third at-bat. In the bottom of the fourth inning, when the team was chasing 4-6, Kim Hye-sung pulled the opposing relief pitcher's 78.6 miles per hour slider and hit a timely double to right field. It was the moment to complete the "three-hit game" in just four innings.

Kim Hye-sung's momentum did not break even after the middle of the game. Taking the batter's box for the fourth time in the bottom of the sixth inning, he hit an 89-mile-per-hour cutter accurately to make a four-hit game with a heavy hit. This was his second four-hit game since entering the U.S. after a major league game against the New York Yankees on June 1 last year.

However, Kim Hye-sung was not satisfied here. With one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, which was her last at-bat, Kim Hye-sung once again attacked the changed pitcher's ball and added a clean hit, receiving a perfect report card of "5 hits in 5 at-bats." Kim Hye-sung even scored by combining a follow-up batter double and a balk. The team also won the game 13-6.

Kim Hye-sung, who is in his second season with the Dodgers, unfortunately failed to join the opening roster for the second consecutive year and will play in the minor league. However, the overwhelming batting indicators that have been showing since the opening two games are proving themselves why they need to get a call-up. In two games, he had a batting average of 0.600 and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 1.300.

Kim Hye-sung's performance, which is targeting all pitches and courses, from infield hits using fast feet to long balls targeting breaking balls, is expected to be a strong message for manager Dave Roberts, who is considering strengthening the infield. However, Alex Freeland, who pushed out Kim Hye-sung to enter the opening roster, played in one major league game and left two hits in three at-bats (0.667) with one home run and one RBI, which is acting as a variable.

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