{"id":262750,"date":"2026-05-31T00:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/31\/why-the-dodgers-just-sent-hye-seong-kim-down-to-triple-a\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T00:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:35:02","slug":"why-the-dodgers-just-sent-hye-seong-kim-down-to-triple-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/sports\/2026\/05\/31\/why-the-dodgers-just-sent-hye-seong-kim-down-to-triple-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Dodgers Just Sent Hye-seong Kim Down to Triple-A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result.<\/p>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"height=333\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0201\/image-fbbae916-195b-4a20-80cc-edeeb8260ca5.jpeg\" width=\"500\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Hye-seong Kim of the Los Angeles Dodgers was optioned to the minors after a promising start to the season gave way to a sustained slump.<\/p>\n<p>On May 30, the Dodgers removed Kim from their 26-man roster and sent him to Triple-A Oklahoma City. They re-signed free agent Santiago Espinal and added him to the big-league roster.<\/p>\n<p>Kim wasn\u2019t on the Opening Day roster but was called up last month to cover for an injured Mookie Betts. He started strong, batting .296 in April.<\/p>\n<p>But his momentum stalled in May. His strikeout rate climbed and his batting average slipped to .259. In recent games he often appeared tentative at the plate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKim\u2019s swing has changed from earlier in the season,\u201d manager Dave Roberts said. \u201cHe\u2019s using his lower half less, and his whiff rate has increased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now he\u2019s been a bit passive,\u201d Roberts added. \u201cIf he can play every day in the minors without pressure and rebuild his confidence, he should be able to get back to his previous form.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Local outlets say the move wasn\u2019t purely about on-field performance. With regulars like Enrique Hern\u00e1ndez and Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez sidelined by injuries, the Dodgers needed roster flexibility and valued Espinal\u2019s ability to handle multiple infield and outfield spots.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t mean the Dodgers have downgraded Kim\u2019s long-term value. They appear to believe he\u2019ll progress more quickly by getting consistent at-bats in Triple-A than by taking limited reps on the big-league bench.<\/p>\n<p>The demotion is a setback for Kim, but it also gives him a chance to reset. If he regains his swing balance and confidence, there\u2019s a clear path back to the majors.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: AFP \/ Yonhap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Hye-sung of the Dodgers has been demoted to Triple-A due to recent performance struggles, despite a strong start to the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/thumbnail\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0201\/thumb-0b79b9c5-ada8-4b84-9386-c28c6e3e2e0b.jpg","footnotes":""},"categories":[278095],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-262750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why the Dodgers Just Sent Hye-seong Kim Down to 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