Finally, "Awesome Kim" is returning. "Kim Ha-sung is scheduled to play in the rookie league this weekend, and it will be an important week for him."
Finally, "Awesome Kim" is returning. "Kim Ha-sung is scheduled to play in the rookie league this weekend, and it will be an important week for him."
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They have been waiting for a long time. "Awesome Kim" Kim Ha-sung (Tampa Bay Rays), who Korean baseball fans have been waiting for, will finally start a real game.
Ahead of the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) home game against the Houston Astros at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida on the 20th, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash told local media, including MLB. "Kim Ha-sung will be able to play in the minor league Rookie League this weekend and hit a few times," adding, "This week will be an important week for Kim Ha-sung."
When he was playing for the San Diego Padres, he injured his right shoulder during a game against the Colorado Rockies in August last year and was put on the operating table in October. After the season, he signed a two-year, maximum 31 million-dollar contract with Tampa Bay as a free agent and then devoted himself to rehabilitation training. Currently, he is accompanying the Tampa Bay team in the final stages of his return.
MLB.COM said, "Kim Ha-sung showed his normal throwing ability in training, and his hitting was not bad." However, he said, "It may take more training and (minor league) to decide that he is ready to return to the 스포츠토토 MLB," predicting that it may take some time to stand on the MLB stage.
Kim Ha-sung is aiming to return to shortstop, which is heavily burdened with defense. Currently, Tampa Bay's main shortstop is Taylor Walls. Although Walls boasts the top defense lineup, he has displayed disappointing batting performance this season with a batting average of 0.198, one home run and nine RBIs.
MLB.COM expected, "If Kim Ha-sung recovers his physical condition, he will be able to display his Golden Glove-class defense skills and offense above the MLB average."