Kim Ha-seong Placed on Injured List with Finger Inflammation Amid .068 Batting Slump

Atlanta Braves infielder Kim Ha-seong has been sidelined by an injury once again.
MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, reported that the Atlanta club has placed Kim on the 10-day injured list (IL) due to inflammation in his right middle finger.
The area affected by the inflammation is the same finger on which Kim underwent surgery this past January.
Shortly after signing a one-year, 20 million dollar contract with Atlanta, Kim suffered a torn ligament in his right middle finger after slipping on an icy road in South Korea and required surgery.
Due to the aftermath of the surgery, Kim started his season late. After completing minor league rehabilitation games, he joined the Major League roster in mid-May but has struggled with a severe batting slump.
His performance since returning stands at a .068 batting average with no home runs in 27 games.
MLB.com projected, "If Kim, who has been reduced to a 20 million dollar bench player, can regain his batting rhythm through minor league rehab games, he could rejoin the lineup in the second half of the season or create value as a future trade chip."

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