The cannon was activated in the confrontation with Lim Chan-gyu and Jung Woo-young.
Ha-seong Kim two-run home run
San Diego Padres’ starting shortstop Kim Ha-seong (28) exploded by hitting two home runs in a practice game against the LG Twins in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) Seoul Series.
Ha-seong Kim started as the fifth hitter and shortstop in the 2024 MLB Seoul Series practice game against LG held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 18th, and hit his first personal home run in the Seoul Series in the top of the second inning when the score was 0-0.
Kim Ha-seong, who took the opportunity to hit with no outs on second base, fouled three balls from LG starter Lim Chan-gyu.
After letting go of one ball, he cut the 5th ball, making the ball count 1 ball – 2 strikes.
Ha-seong Kim swung the bat vigorously as if he had been waiting when Lim Chan-gyu’s 126 km/h change-up flew in the middle of the 6th pitch, and the batted ball flew over the left wall.
Ha-seong Kim hits a 2-run home run
Ha-Seong Kim, who struck out on a swing in his second at-bat in the top of the 4th inning with a 2-1 lead, fired the cannon again in his third at-bat in the 6th inning.
Kim Ha-seong, who came to bat with one out and first base, fired a two-run gun that went over the left wall again against LG’s second pitcher, Jung Woo-young.
In 1 ball, 2 strikes, he drew a 139 km/h changeup that slightly crossed the outside strike boundary line and drew an arch that went well over the left fence.
Ha-seong Kim scored San Diego’s 4 points alone until the 6th inning. San Diego is ahead 4-1 until the 6th inning.
Ha-seong Kim, who will qualify as a free agent (FA) after completing the 2024 season, has been showing off his formidable hitting ability since spring camp.
He achieved a batting average of 0.308, 1 home run, and 5 RBIs in this year’s MLB spring camp exhibition game.
This is the first time I hit a home run in the Seoul Series. In the practice game against the Korean baseball team held on the 17th, he recorded 1 hit in 4 at-bats.
Ha-seong Kim was particularly strong against Chan-gyu Lim and Woo-young Jung during his time with the Kiwoom Heroes in the KBO League.
In a total of 17 encounters with Lim Chan-gyu, he recorded 6 hits in 17 at-bats (batting average of 0.353) and 1 home run, and in 7 encounters with Jung Woo-young, he posted a batting average of 0.400 with 2 hits and 2 walks in 5 at-bats. 한국야동
