Kim Ha-seong
16th home run explosion in 15G, ML career 5th leadoff arch
It looks 'first'! Kim Ha-seong, 16th home run explosion in 15G, ML career 5th leadoff arch
Kim Ha-sung (San Diego Padres) broke his long silence and fired a home run.
Kim Ha-sung started as a third baseman and first batter in the first game of the 2023 Major League Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on the 20th, drawing his 16th arch of the season.
Kim Ha-sung, who recently started as a third baseman on behalf of Manny Machado, who has a bad elbow, has heated up his bat since his first at-bat. Kim Ha-sung played as the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the first inning, trailing 0-2, and faced Arizona starter "KBO reverse export myth" Merrill Kelly.
After filtering out Kelly's first ball, Kim Ha-sung turned the bat without hesitation when the second 90.8-mile (about 146.1km) four-seam fastball was formed into a high strike zone course. And as soon as Kim Ha-sung left the bat, I could feel that it was a home run. 스포츠토토티비
Kim Ha-sung's ball extended at a speed of 101.3 miles (about 163 kilometers) and flew 378 feet (about 115.2 meters) to a home run over the middle fence. Kim Ha-sung, who failed to draw an arch after hitting his 15th home run of the season against the Colorado Rockies on the 3rd, hit his 16th home run of the season and his 5th leadoff home run in the Major League in 15 games.
As a result, Kim Ha-sung was the first Asian infielder to take a step closer to the high point of 20 home runs and 20 steals. There are only four home runs left until the "first" record. Unless there are big variables, Kim Ha-sung's achievement of 20 home runs and 20 steals is expected to be easy.
