{"id":262555,"date":"2026-05-29T01:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/29\/from-triple-a-threat-to-dodger-hero-how-kim-ha-seong-saved-his-spot\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T01:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:34:53","slug":"from-triple-a-threat-to-dodger-hero-how-kim-ha-seong-saved-his-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/sports\/2026\/05\/29\/from-triple-a-threat-to-dodger-hero-how-kim-ha-seong-saved-his-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"From Triple-A Threat to Dodger Hero: How Kim Ha-seong Saved His Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0193\/image-f77ad4dd-bbfc-4d04-ba70-3ef76d470f09.jpeg\" alt=\"\u25b2\" kim ha-seong (photo: imagan images - yonhap news agency)><figcaption>\n  \u25b2 Kim Ha-seong (Photo: Imagan Images &#8211; Yonhap News Agency)<br \/>\n <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[mdtoday = Reporter Kim Gyo-sik] Kim Ha-seong, 27, has been key to the Los Angeles Dodgers\u2019 five-game winning streak, delivering meaningful contributions on both offense and defense as he fights to secure a spot on the Major League roster.<\/p>\n<p>On the 28th (local time) at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 to move to 35-20 and firm up their hold on first place in the National League West.<\/p>\n<p>Kim struggled through May, batting just .220 (13-for-59) over 20 games and drawing talk that he could be optioned to Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had criticized Kim\u2019s approach, saying he tended to chase pitches out of the strike zone.<\/p>\n<p>The club did call up Alex Freeland from Triple-A that day and looked poised to shuffle the roster, but when Enrique Hern\u00e1ndez exited with an oblique injury, Kim remained with the big-league club.<\/p>\n<p>He took full advantage. Inserted into left field in the third inning after Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez left with a hamstring issue, Kim delivered a two-out single to center in the fourth that extended the Dodgers\u2019 lead and later scored on an Alex Cole RBI.<\/p>\n<p>Despite it being his first time manning left field in the majors, Kim played the wall well, including a diving grab on a foul ball by Willie Castro in the seventh.<\/p>\n<p>The victory was also shaped by Shohei Ohtani\u2019s two-way impact. Ohtani started and turned in a quality start, going six innings with seven strikeouts, four walks and one run allowed to earn his fifth win of the season (5-2).<\/p>\n<p>He provided the key offensive blow as well, launching a first-inning solo homer that proved to be the game\u2019s decisive hit.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span>KIA signs first Japanese player in club history, Keisho Shirakawa<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Controversy over forced blackout at Gocheok Dome: Is pro baseball\u2019s uniqueness being ignored?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Lee Jung-hoo eyes weekend return after a lower back injury<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Hyesung of the LA Dodgers excels in both offense and defense, leading the team to a five-game winning 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