[Breaking News] Kim Hye-seong, replaced in left field after being excluded from the starting lineup, explodes with a 158 km/h bullet hit in his first at-bat

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Kim Hye-seong (27, Los Angeles Dodgers), who had been excluded from the starting lineup due to recent poor performance, recorded a hit immediately after being substituted in.

On the 28th (Korean time), Kim Hye-seong was substituted in during the bottom of the third inning in a home game against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, and recorded a hit in the bottom of the fourth inning with two outs.

Kim Hye-seong, who has been struggling with a .190 batting average (8 hits in 42 at-bats) over his last 15 games, was excluded from the starting lineup for the second consecutive day despite facing right-handed starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano.

The Dodgers' starting lineup for the day was Shohei Ohtani (pitcher), Andy Pages (center fielder), Freddie Freeman (first baseman), Mookie Betts (shortstop), Max Muncy (third baseman), Teoscar Hernandez (left fielder), Will Smith (catcher), Alex Colome (right fielder), and Alex Freeland (second baseman). Ohtani was the starting pitcher.

The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead with home runs from Ohtani and Freeman, but a change occurred in the bottom of the third inning. In the bottom of the second inning, Teoscar hit a ground ball to the shortstop on a full count and sprinted to first base. However, after touching first base, he clutched his hamstring, raising concerns.

As a result, he was substituted for Kim Hye-seong before the defensive play in the bottom of the third inning. Kim Hye-seong did not receive a pitch after being inserted as the left fielder and entered his first at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs. Kim Hye-seong hit Sugano's 92.5 mph (approximately 148.9 km/h) sinker hard, producing a two-run single. It was a bullet hit traveling at 98.1 mph (approximately 157.9 km/h).

Kim Hye-seong later easily scored on Smith's double to left field and Col's single to left that drove in a run.

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