San Diego Padres Kim Ha-sung suffered a shoulder injury and was replaced during the game.
Kim Ha-sung injured his right shoulder while returning to first base to check the opponent after hitting a hit in the top of the third inning in an away game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on the 19th (Korea time).
Kim Ha-sung, who entered the batter’s box for the first time as a leadoff hitter in the third inning, pulled a 94.9-mile-high fastball toward the body of opponent right-hander Bradley Blaylock at the ball count 2B2S and hit a line drive hit in front of left field.
Kyle Higashioka then retired with a rookie strikeout, and left-handed hitter Luis Arraez entered the batter’s box.
Kim Ha-sung ran to second base on Blaylock’s first pitch, but Araez hit a ground ball foul toward third base and came back. He then tried to steal second base again on the second pitch, but this time, Araez’s hit was a foul that went into the stands on the third base. He returned to first base after sprinting to second base twice in a row. Kim Ha-sung, who was breathing, was clearly tired.
Arraez swung his bat at Blake’s high ball on the third pitch and cleared the foul. At that time, Kim Ha-sung did not move as he was in a two-strike state. 메이저놀이터
Blaylock then threw a check ball to the first base in a surprise move before throwing four pitches. At that time, Kim Ha-sung was declared safe when he reached out his right arm and touched the base. Kim Ha-sung, who was lying on the ground, raised his right hand to send a signal to the dugout.
Something happened. While watching the slow screen, local broadcasters said, “Oh, did Kim Ha-sung hurt his shoulder? He’s holding his right shoulder. I immediately made a gesture to the dugout.”
Kim Ha-sung, who stood up on the ground, paced around the first base, holding his right shoulder with his left hand, and then moved quickly to the dugout. It was before head coach Mike Shildt and trainer arrived at him. As soon as he entered the dugout, Kim Ha-sung expressed his strong anger by throwing his helmet away.
Although he was not helped, his injury was not light. Tyler Wade entered as Kim Ha-sung’s pinch runner.
Earlier, Kim Ha-sung’s right shoulder suffered several hardships in recent years. The biggest shock came in the game against the Texas Rangers held at Petco Park on July 31 last year. At the time, Kim Ha-sung had an infield hit to the shortstop in the third inning, and advanced to the third base with Juan Soto’s walk and Manny Machado’s right-handed hit after one out. He then rushed home when Xander Bogaerts made a fly to center field, and attempted headfirst sliding. At that time, he hit the right shoulder on the opponent’s catcher Sam Huff’s knee, and reached for a home plate, which immediately afterwards, he threw himself on the ground and complained of severe pain.
At the time, manager Bob Melvin approached him and looked worried about his serious injury, but he showed off his strong performance at the game against Colorado at Coors Field the next day as the designated hitter for the leadoff. However, this time, he seems to be in such a great pain that he demanded replacement by himself.
After the game, Silt said, “I think there is a problem that requires time (to treat him). We will be able to find out his injury condition through a test tomorrow.” This is the first time that he is likely to be listed on the disabled list since he advanced to the Major League in 2021.
Kim had a batting average of 0.233 (94 hits in 403 times at bat), 11 homers, 47 RBIs, 60 points, 58 walks, 22 steals, 0.330 on-base percentage, 0.3790 slugging percentage, and 0.700 OPS in 121 games. It is the first time in 21 days that the OPS has recaptured the 700-unit mark since April 29.
San Diego lost 2-3, marking 70 wins and 55 losses, and the gap with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the leader of the NL West, widened to three games.