Kim Ha-seong Subbed Out After Consecutive Strikeouts in First MLB Postseason in 4 Years

Kim Ha-seong of the Atlanta Braves struck out in consecutive at-bats in his first Major League Baseball postseason appearance in four years.

Playing as the starting number nine hitter and shortstop in the first game of the National League Wild Card Series (best-of-three) held at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on the 30th (Korea time), Kim went hitless in two at-bats before being substituted for a pinch hitter.

Trailing 3-2, the Braves scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to secure a 5-3 comeback victory.

Although Kim batted .116 during the regular season, he was included on the Wild Card roster backed by his defensive versatility across the infield.

This marks Kim's first postseason appearance in four years, since 2022 when he played for the San Diego Padres.

Kim went down on a foul-tip strikeout in the third inning and a swinging strikeout in the fifth.

In the bottom of the eighth with two outs, the Braves seized a scoring opportunity with a single and a hit-by-pitch, after which Austin Riley hit a go-ahead, three-run home run to right-center field to clinch the win.

The second game of the series between the two teams will take place tomorrow at the same venue.

Meanwhile, San Diego, ahead of their Wild Card Game 1 against the Chicago Cubs, left Korean infielder Song Sung-moon off their roster.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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