Was the full revision of the batting form, which was considered a "reckless attempt," a "one-shot of God".
Kim Hye-sung (26) of Oklahoma City, who is focusing on establishing a new batting form in Triple-A of the Minor League, hit another home run in five games. It is the fourth season already, ranking second in the team and 11th in the home run category of the Peripheral League.
It is surprising that Kim Hye-sung, who was a typical "tick hitter" during the KBO League, ranked second in home runs in the team, even though he was a minor league (Triple A) at the beginning of the season. This is evidence that the guidelines for "full revision of batting form" ordered by LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts at the Major League Spring Camp in February were correct.
In addition, Kim Hye-sung also made tremendous efforts to adapt to the new batting form. It is no easy task to make a full revision of the batting form in just over two months. It is impossible without efforts to make a man look younger.
Kim Hye-sung, a member of the Oklahoma City Comets of the minor league (Triple A) under the Los Angeles Dodgers, started as the first shortstop in the first game of a doubleheader against the Tacoma Rainiers (under the Seattle Mariners) at Chikas Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, USA, on the 21st (Korea time), and led his team's 8-4 victory with two hits, three RBIs, one run and one strikeout in four at-bats, including a three-run home run.
As the game was postponed due to rainy weather on the previous day, the team ended up playing two consecutive games of seven innings each on the day against Tacoma. Kim displayed strong batting performance from the first game.
After meeting Tacoma veteran right-hander Michael Marriott at his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, Kim was out after hitting a fly ball to the center field after three pitches. However, at his second at-bat with no outs and runners on first base in the bottom of the second inning, he had an infield hit, creating a chance for runners to hit first and second bases. Then came wild pitches, and runners advanced one base at a time. Kim also played at second base.
However, after Alex Freeland's sacrifice fly homered the third baseman, two consecutive batters failed to score.
At his third at-bat in the bottom of the fourth inning, he struck out as a leadoff hitter. However, he hit a wedge home run in his fourth at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs and runners on the second and third bases. Kim swung and missed the 87-mile slider at the first pitch when facing Will Klain, a new pitcher who changed at his plate appearance. However, Klain threw an 85.6-mile slider at the same course on the second pitch.
Kim is not the type to miss such an careless pitch. She improved her slugging capability by modifying her batting form and strengthening her muscle strength. The ball that was properly caught in the sweet spot flew well over the right fence. It was an ideal hit with a 95-mile-per-hour batting speed and a 32-degree angle of launch.
Thanks to Kim Hye-sung's home run, Oklahoma widened the gap to 8-4 and allowed no runs in the remaining two innings to clinch the first game of the doubleheader.
Kim, who had multiple hits including a home run in the first game, also came out as the first hitter in the second game that followed. However, the defense position has been changed from shortstop to second baseman. Both positions are Kim's specialty. There is no difference in defense capability.
In the second game, Kim had one hit, one RBI, one run and two steals from four times at bat. Although the performance was consistent, it was somewhat regrettable that she had two strikeouts.
Kim Hye-sung hit from his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning. Kim Hye-sung, who faced Logan Evans as the starting right-hander, watched the strike on the first pitch, but did not miss the sweeper (84.7 miles) on the second pitch. He pushed the ball to the right and had a hit to the right.
After settling at the first base, Kim immediately stole second base. It was her fifth stolen base of this season. However, as the three subsequent hitters grounded out to third base, Kim failed to take advantage of the scoring opportunity.
She hit an RBI single in the bottom of the third inning. Coming out to bat for the second time with runners on the third base with one out, Kim hit Evans' five pitches with a ball count of 2B2S, but stopped short of hitting a ground ball to the pitcher. Meanwhile, third baseman Esteury Lewis made it 1-0.
Kim, who had the first RBI, struck out consecutive times at bat in the bottom of the fifth and seventh innings. Then, he played as a leadoff runner on second base during the offense in the bottom of the eighth inning due to overtime play, and successfully stole third base in a surprise move at Hunter Peducia's at-bat. Drew Pomerantz went out on four pitches on purpose to become the first and third base with one out, and then Michael Chavis hit a left-handed hit, while Kim Hye-sung homered to end the game.
Kim Hye-sung's walk-off score gave Oklahoma a 4-3 victory, completing all doubleheaders.
Kim posted a batting average of 265 (22 hits in 83 times at bat). Kim posted a slugging percentage of 0.518 and an OPS of 0.840 in total. In addition, he added two stolen bases in the second game, tying for fifth in the Pacific Coast League and tying for first in the stolen bases.
In particular, the productivity of home runs has significantly increased. The number of home runs in 19 games was four, or 0.21 per game. The figure represents an overwhelming improvement from the KBO League days. Kim had only 37 home runs in 953 KBO league games 토토사이트. The production rate per game was only 0.04. Although the data is small, the productivity of home runs has increased more than five times compared to the KBO league days.
There were reasons why the Dodgers coaching staff, including Roberts, instructed Kim to change her batting form. She expected changes differently from the KBO League, and Kim is growing up to meet those expectations. She is still one of the best in defense and steal bases in the league. If she maintains this style, it will be only a matter of time before calling up the Major League.