[breaking news] Kim Hye-sung finally called up! Dodgers called ahead of Game 9 → He went to IL due to shortstop's side injury last week, "He will play SS for the time being."

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The Los Angeles Dodgers will make a surprise call-up of Korean infielder Kim Hye-sung (27) with less than 10 opening games. Shortstop Mookie Betts (34) is scheduled to be listed as injured.

According to the SNS of multiple reporters, including Katie Woo, a reporter for The Athletic, a U.S. sports media outlet, the Dodgers put Betts on the injured list and Kim Hye-sung on the major league roster.

According to the reports, LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said in an interview with local reporters on the 6th (Korea time), "Mookie Betts was diagnosed with damage to his right radiate muscle after an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) test," adding, "We register Kim Hye-sung on the major league roster." Prior to this, Kim Hye-sung will be out of the starting lineup for the Oklahoma City Comets, a minor league under the DodgersThere were reports that Juss had moved to Washington, where he was playing away games, but he was eventually listed on the roster.

Betts, the Dodgers' main shortstop, was injured during the game against the Washington Nationals on the 5th. He felt pain in his right side while taking a check swing at the batter's box, and a detailed examination seems to have revealed that his muscles were damaged.

Roberts said, "The abdominal muscle injury is very difficult to predict the progress of recovery," and showed caution in presenting a specific timetable for return. In general, parotid muscle injuries require four to six weeks of rehabilitation, but Roberts expects Betts to return sooner than that due to his good resilience.

For the time being, Kim Hye-sung is expected to play shortstop rather than second base, his main position. Reporter Katie Woo said, "Kim Hye-sung will share shortstop with Miguel Rojas. Alex Freeland takes most of his appearances at second base. The Dodgers are still considering the composition of the top lineup. First of all, in the game on the 6th, he explained, "I put Rojas in the starting lineup first to target the opponent's left-hander."

Kim Hye-sung played the season opener in the minor leagues for the second consecutive year despite hitting more than 400 in an exhibition game in March. In the end, he received a call-up with a batting average of 0.346 (9 hits in 26 at-bats) and a two-run OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.823 in six Triple-A games.

Attention is focusing on whether Kim Hye-sung, who won the Golden Glove in both shortstop and second baseman during the KBO, will be able to settle in the big league through this opportunity he took in the team's crisis.

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