Ha-seong Kim, Kelly vs. Season 16 Arch, Looks like 20-20 clubs

Kim Ha-sung started as the first batter and third baseman in Game 1 of the 2023 Major League Baseball MLB Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on the 20th, and scored one hit one home run and one RBI in five at-bats. He hit a cheerful long ball from his first at-bat.

The game drew expectations as a two-hit showdown between Merrill Kelly and Kim Ha-sung, who played for the SK Wyverns currently SSG Landers in the KBO League, took place. Kim Ha-sung took the lead with a home run. At the end of the first inning, when San Diego was losing 0-2, he hit Kelly's second fastball of 146.1km/h based on right-handed batters at his first at-bat. The ball, which stretched at 163km/h per hour, flew 115.2m and was inserted on the left-center fence.

Kim Ha-sung, who shot five home runs in July and broke the "most career-monthly home runs" after entering the big leagues, reduced his home run production pace after hitting his 15th home run of the season against the Colorado Rockies on the 3rd. The home run against Arizona on the same day was a green arch in 15 games.

Kim Ha-sung, who recorded his 16th home run of the season, is approaching achieving 20 home runs and 20 steals in the Korean big league for the second time since Choo Shin-soo currently SSG. He has already hit 27 bases as of the 20th to meet the conditions. There are four home runs left.

When Kim Ha-sung played in the KBO League, his career batting average against Kelly was only 0.207 6 hits in 29 at-bats. It is strong in the big leagues. He hit a solo home run in a showdown on September 7 last year and hit one more home run this season. However, Kelly laughed in the match. Arizona defeated San Diego 6-4, and Kelly, who had the winning pitcher requirement after scoring 3 runs in 5 1/3 innings, won his 10th win 5 losses of the season.

Kim Ha-sung has shown a high contribution to the attack throughout August. In the match against Arizona on the 19th, he hit a slider by opposing pitcher Miguel Castro in the bottom of the eighth inning with one out and runners on second and third bases, breaking the balance by hitting a two-run heavy timely hit. San Diego's follow-up hitter Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a two-run home run and ran away two more points before winning 4-0. Kim Ha-sung scored the winning hit.

After the game, local media "San Diego Union-Tribune" said about Kim Ha-sung's hit, which also made a hit in an unfavorable ball count 0 ball-2 strike, "We often saw him make an in-play hit with an awkward swing." "My colleagues should learn about hitting after two strikes," he praised. San Diego teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. also said, "Just as he did all year, he showed an amazing performance today against Arizona on the 19th."

Meanwhile, U.S. sports media ESPN placed Kim Ha-sung fifth in the National League NL Most Valuable Player MVP rankings on the 19th. 토토사이트 추천