Batting average in 6 exhibition games: 0.417 Before the game at Gocheok Dome, Ohtani had 3 hits, and Lee Jeong-hoo, who had a batting average of 70%, had a hitting streak in 4 games.
San Diego’s Kim Ha-seong celebrates as he comes home after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning of an American professional baseball major league exhibition game against Seattle on the 4th. Ha-seong Kim recorded a 0.417 batting average (5 hits in 12 at-bats) in six exhibition games to date. Peoria = AP Newsis
With only 15 days left until the opening two-game series of the Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season between San Diego and the LA Dodgers, which will be held at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 20th and 21st, Kim Ha-seong ( San Diego) and Ohtani Shohei play in the first ‘Seoul Series’ in MLB history The bat (Dodgers) is hot every day. Ha-seong Kim hit his first home run in this year’s exhibition game, and Ohtani showed off his high-sensitivity hitting with a three-hit game.
In the 4th, Ha-seong Kim drew a two-run arc by sending opposing pitcher Colin Snyder’s ball flying over the left-center wall while on first base with no outs in the fifth inning against Seattle in an exhibition game held at Stadium Peoria in Arizona, USA. This is his first home run in his 6th exhibition game this year. Kim Ha-seong, who started as a shortstop and batted 5th on this day, recorded 1 hit and 2 RBI in 3 at-bats before being replaced in the top of the 6th inning on defense.
Ha-Seong Kim shows good batting skills in exhibition games. He has hit in 5 of the 6 games he has played so far and has a 0.417 batting average (5 hits in 12 at-bats). In all six games he played, he reached base and stole two bases. He shows steady performance in defense at the shortstop position that was recovered this year. Ha-seong Kim, who was the team’s starting shortstop in 2022, played mostly second last year and occasionally defended third. Ha-seong Kim usually plays as the number 5 hitter in exhibition games, but it is very likely that he will play as the main hitter in the regular season like last year. After the game, Ha-seong Kim said of the Seoul MLB Series, “It’s an honor in itself to play in Korea. “I think it would be exciting and fun to wear MLB uniforms and play in the home stadium of the team I played for (Kiwoom),” he said. Bullpen pitcher Ko Woo-seok, who became Kim Ha-seong’s teammate this year, appeared on the mound in the 7th inning and gave up 1 run with 2 hits and 1 walk in 1 inning. San Diego won 12-4.
Ohtani, who surprisingly announced his marriage recently, had three hits in three at-bats on this day. Ohtani started as the number two designated hitter in the game against Colorado held at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, and went 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored. Ohtani, who hit a single to right field in the first inning, tripled to left field in the second inning. A triple hit the fence directly, and was a fast and powerful ball with a speed of 117 miles (about 188 km). Ohtani, who hit to right again in the third inning, was replaced by pinch runner Miguel Vargas. Ohtani has played in three exhibition games so far and is posting a .714 batting average with 5 hits in 7 at-bats, including one home run.
Ohtani, who had surgery on his right elbow last year, is taking a cautious approach in rehab. Ohtani set a goal of playing in the regular season opener when spring training began, and with the current atmosphere, it looks like he will be able to participate in the Seoul Series without difficulty.
San Francisco’s Jeong-hoo Lee continued his four-game hitting streak. Lee Jeong-hoo appeared as the leadoff hitter and center fielder in the exhibition game against Cleveland held at Goodyear Ball Park in Arizona on this day, recording 1 hit, 1 RBI, and 1 walk in 2 at-bats. Lee Jeong-hoo hit a timely shot to right with 2 outs and runners on first and second in the 4th inning with the game tied 2-2, sending home a runner on second base, then immediately stole second base and recorded his first stolen base in an exhibition game. Lee Jeong-hoo’s batting average in the exhibition game was 0.455 (5 hits in 11 at-bats).
Correspondent Lee Heon-jae uni@donga.com
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