“It’s a long way to go! “You have to win first place in the league.” The ML challenge standard set by greedy Kim Hye-sung

“You must be at the top of the league.”

Can Kim Hye-sung , the key hitter of the Kiwoom Heroes, become a major leaguer? Rumors are circulating that Major League Baseball clubs are interested in Kim Hye-sung. Following Lee Jung-hoo, who has been confirmed to advance to the Major League, some predict that the next player will be Kim Hye-sung, because the tools are so great.

In the Gwangju game against the KIA Tigers on the 15th, Kim Hye-sung showed off his batting sense as a .300 hitter, and hit a double over the height of the left fielder in his first at-bat in the first inning. Choi Hyung-woo, who caught the waiting left fielder, chased, but it was too late, and in the second at-bat in the third inning, he hit a straight ball in front of the pitcher and went out.

Woo Jung-wol then hit a grand slam in the fourth inning with two outs and a full base. It was my second slam home run of the year. I put up a low-adjusted fastball. In the sixth inning, he was lightly pulled by a timely hit rolling in front of the right fielder, and in the eighth inning, he lightly pushed and made his fourth hit falling in front of the left fielder.

His unique spray method of pushing, pulling, and counterattacking bothered pitchers with swings that could cope with any type of pitch, and he played a decisive role in breaking the team’s four-game winning streak by hitting a double and a grand slam against Yang Hyun-jong, who had only 3 hits (.115) in 26 at-bats.

He raised his batting average to .326 with four hits. He is ranked fourth with a batting average of 4th, one penny behind Samsung’s Koo Ja-wook (.337). There are still a lot of games left, so we can compete enough. Why he switched from 10880 batters in his 2017 debut season to 300 batters (.304) in 2021. He’s been hitting 300 hits for three years in a row.

He is steadily improving his batting skills every year, and this year, the number of long-hitting tools is increasing. It has a record-high slugging percentage of 4.43. OPS also exceeded 0.800 (.829) for the first time since its debut. This is the result of running with a unique competitive desire that is not satisfied with the present. There are also expectations that it will evolve again next year.

After seven years as a free agent (FA), he will be eligible to advance to the Major League at the end of the 2024 season, and when he turns 25, he can advance to the Major League through the posting system. Kim Hye-sung’s dream of becoming a major leaguer came big. Step. He expressed his willingness to improve his skills further.

Kim Hye-sung said, “I’m still lacking in skills. If you work hard like this and show good performance, of course you will be interested. I’ll be able to tell my story. But I have to prove it with my skills. The top of the league is that it should be. It’s still a long way off. I’m trying hard to be normal,” he said. As a true top-class player in the KBO League, he was determined to knock on the door of the Major League.

by: 스포츠토토