Batting average in 6 exhibition games: 0.417. Before the match at Gocheok Dome, Ohtani
got 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 is celebrating 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 batting average of 0.417 (5 hits in 12 at-bats) in six exhibition games until this day.
With only 15 days left until the opening two-game series of the Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season between San Diego and LA Dodgers, which will be held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 20th and 21st, Kim Ha-seong (San Diego) and Ohtani Shohei will play in the first 'Seoul Series' in MLB history. (Dodgers) bat 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.
On the 4th, Ha-seong Kim drew a two-run arch 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 Peoria Stadium 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 is showing a good sense of hitting in his exhibition games. He has had a hit in 5 of the 6 games he has played to this day and is recording a batting average of 0.417 (5 hits in 12 at-bats). He reached base in all six games he appeared in and also stole two bases. He is also showing a stable performance in defense at the shortstop position he regained this year. Ha-seong Kim, who was the team's starting shortstop in 2022, mainly played second base last year and occasionally defended third base. Ha-seong Kim usually plays as the number 5 hitter in exhibition games, but it is highly likely that he will play as the top hitter in the regular season like last year. After the game, Ha-seong Kim said about the MLB Seoul Series, “It is an honor in itself to play in Korea. “I think it would be exciting and fun to wear MLB uniforms and play at 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 recently surprisingly announced his marriage, 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 RBIs and two runs scored. Ohtani, who hit a single to right field in the first inning, hit a triple to left field in the second inning. It was a triple that hit directly against the fence, and he hit the ball so fast and strong that its speed was measured at 117 mph (about 188 km). Ohtani, who again hit to right in the third inning, was replaced by pinch runner Miguel Vargas. Ohtani has played in three exhibition games so far and is recording a batting average of 0.714 with 5 hits in 7 at-bats, including one home run.
Ohtani, who underwent surgery on his right elbow last year, is carefully picking up his pace while rehabilitating. Ohtani set a goal of playing in the opening game of the regular season when he started spring training, and with the current atmosphere, he looks like he will be able to participate in the Seoul Series without difficulty.
San Francisco's Jeong-hoo Lee continued his hitting streak for four consecutive games. Lee Jeong-hoo appeared as the number one 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 hit to right with 2 outs and runners on first and second base in the 4th inning with the game tied 2-2, sending a runner on second base home, and then immediately stole second base, recording 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). 스포츠토토