Kim Ha-sung started as the eighth batter shortstop in a visiting game against the Colorado Rockies in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on the 17th (Korea Standard Time) and scored one hit (one home run) and two RBIs and one run in three at-bats.
Kim Ha-sung, who entered the batter's box for the first time in the second inning when he was being dragged 0-4, strongly pulled a body sinker of 152.6km/h in the third pitch with one out and one on the first base.
The ball flew fast at 164.2 km/h and flew 123.4 m over the left wall.
It was his 11th home run of the season, and it was his first home run in about two months since the game against the Milwaukee Brewers on June 23.
Kim Ha-sung accumulated a total of 47 home runs to rank third in MLB's Korean batter's home run alone.
Choo Shin-soo (218 homers) topped the list in this category. Choi Ji-man (67) came in second and Kang Jung-ho (46) came in fourth.
He drew a walk in the fourth inning, and hit the ground running with a double play in the sixth inning with one out and runners on the first and third bases. He struck out swinging in the eighth inning.
He has a batting average of 0.229 (91 hits in 397 at-bats) for this season.
San Diego, which produced four double plays alone, failed to catch up with Colorado and lost 3-7.
Meanwhile, Bae Ji-hwan (Pittsburgh Pirates) played as a pinch-runner in a home game against the Seattle Mariners at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bae Ji-hwan was put in as a pinch runner at first base with one out and runners on first and third in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 3-2 lead and scored on O'Neill Crews' timely double.토토사이트 모음
Bae kept the game as the designated hitter, but failed to get a chance to hit. Pittsburgh won the game 5-3.