Ha-seong Kim (27, San Diego Padres) became the 4th Korean hitter to hit 100 hits in a season in the big league.
His momentum also led to his personal most RBI (5 points) in a game since his major league debut.
Kim Ha-seong started as the first batter shortstop in the 2022 MLB visit against the Kansas City Royals held at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA on the 27th (Korean time) and made an outstanding performance with 3 hits and 5 RBIs in 6 at-bats. .
Kim Ha-seong, who took the top hitter for the fifth time this season, 43 days after the Colorado Rockies game on July 15th, stepped down in the 1st, 2nd and 4th innings.
Kim Ha-seong was the last batsman to start without a hit in San Diego that day.
However, Ha-Sung Kim produced a hit in the fourth at-bat, and was also successful in the run.
In the 6th inning, one-out 1st and 3rd base were chased 6-5, Kim Ha-seong hit the Kansas City right-hand bullpen Brad Keller's sinker at a speed of 152 km/h and hit a heavy hit.
It was Kim Ha-sung's 100th hit of the 2022 season.
Kim Ha-seong, who hit 54 hits (267 at-bats) last year after entering the big leagues, increased his chances of appearing at shortstop this year due to Fernando Tatis Jr.'s injury and drug ban this year, and finally succeeded in achieving 100 hits.
Until last year, there were three Korean hitters who had hit 100 or more in a season in the major leagues: Shin-soo Choo, Jeong-ho Kang, and Ji-man Choi.
This year, Kim Ha-seong reached 100 hits, increasing the number to four.
Shin-Soo Choo, who currently plays for SSG Landers in Korean professional baseball, achieved 100 hits in nine seasons while playing in the major leagues.
He hit 175 hits with the Cleveland Indians (now the Guardians) in 2009, the most in a Korean season.
Kang Jung-ho hit 121 with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015, and Choi Ji-man produced 107 hits in the 2019 Tampa Bay Rays jersey.
Kim Ha-sung's 101st and 102nd hits of the season also came soon.
He hit Amir Garrett's first pitch slider in the 7th, leading 9-5, and hit a double-run double that flew toward left field.
Kansas City placed first base agent Hunter Dozer, not pitcher, on the mound in the ninth inning, which was led 11-5.
Kim Ha-seong drew a two-run arch over the left wall by attacking the dozer in the ninth one-out first base.
It's the 7th home run of the season.
On the day he achieved his first 100 hits in the big leagues, Kim Ha-seong also set the record for most RBIs of 5 (previously 4 RBIs).
Kim Ha-seong's season batting average of three hits rose from 0.255 to 0.259 (102 hits in 394).
His RBI increased to 49.
San Diego beat Kansas City 13-5, out of a two-game losing streak.
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