"We're watching it all!" Admiring Kim Hye-sung, shortstop's luxury defense + 3 on base + gunshot base 'deleted 551.7 billion bet space' [LAD Review]

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Kim Hye-sung (27, LA Dodgers) completely erased Mookie Betts' gap.

Kim Hye-sung started as the ninth batter shortstop in the 2026 Major League (MLB) away game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Center in Canada on the 7th (Korea time) and swung two hits, one walk, and one run in four at-bats.

Kim Hye-sung, who played in nine exhibition games, hit .407 (11 hits in 27 at-bats), one homer, six RBIs and eight runs, and OPS (on-base plus slugging) 0.967, opened the game in the minor leagues.

He continued his career in the minor leagues. Kim Hye-sung, who had a batting average of 0.346 (9 hits in 26 at-bats) with an OPS of 0.823, was called up during the 2020 season when star Mookie Betts, who signed a 12-year, $365 million (about 551.7 billion won) contract with the Dodgers, was diagnosed with a sprained radiating muscle and left.

Kim Hye-sung, who played as a major leaguer right after the call-up the previous day, played as the main shortstop on the day. After Kim Ha-sung (Atlanta) advanced to the big league, he won the Golden Glove for playing shortstop at the Kiwoom Heroes in 2021, and later moved to second base and became the star of the golden glove for the third consecutive year.

However, since he entered MLB last year and played 11 games (46 innings) as a shortstop, there was no sense of alienation. In the bottom of the first inning, he caught a grounder to Myles with two outs and the bases loaded, and quickly touched the second base to end the inning.

Kim Hye-sung, who stepped down with a fly ball to center field in his first at-bat in the top of the second inning, made an out count with a clean throw in the bottom of the second inning. At the bottom of the third inning, he caught Kazuma Okamoto's ground ball and combined for a double play with a quick under-toss.

The good performance in defense continued to the plate. In the top of the fourth inning, he calmly picked out the ball from the full count with no outs and got on base with a walk, and tagged up when Shohei Ohtani hit a fly ball to right-center to dig into second base. He caught the opponent's defense off guard with explosive speed.

The first hit finally came out in the seventh inning. After hitting a ground ball over the pitcher's height, he sprinted to first base, and the opponent's defense couldn't even throw properly. Later, Kyle Tucker and Freddie Freeman hit back-to-back hits to home.

In the defense in the bottom of the seventh inning, a tremendous defense came out that surprised everyone. Andres Jimenez's missed ball headed to the outfield with no outs, and Kim Hye-sung quickly chased it and snatched it behind his head. Pitcher Will Klain couldn't hide his surprise as he clasped his head.

After the game, the Dodgers posted the scene on the club's official social networking service (SNS) account and welcomed Kim Hye-sung's return, saying, "We see you, Hye-sung!"

He even added a perfect finish. Kim Hye-sung, who took the batter's box in the top of the eighth inning, hit Spencer Miles' four-seam fastball at 95.8 miles (154.2 kilometers) per hour and reported a clean hit toward center field.

Starter Juston Roblesky held out well with one run in five innings, and the batters exploded and won the game. Starting with Teoscar Hernandez's two-run home run that destroyed Toronto starter Max Scherzer from the first inning, Freeman, Ohtani, and Dalton Rushing won 14-2 with five home runs.

The Dodgers won eight games and lost two, finishing first in the National League West alone. On the other hand, Toronto tied for fourth place in the American League East with four wins and six losses.

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