MLB.com “Hye-Sung Kim and Nail, big league talent to watch”
MLB.com “Hye-Sung Kim and Nail, big league talent to watch”
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MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball in the U.S., has introduced Kim Hye-sung of Kiwoom and foreign pitcher Nail of KIA as talented players to watch.
MLB.com reported today (Jan. 1) on players in the Korean and Japanese professional baseball leagues who could sign with major league clubs this off-season.
Among the players who played in the Korean Professional Baseball Organization this season were Kim Hye-sung and Nail, as well as NC Heart and Lotte Barnes, Wilkerson, and Kiwoom Heisuis.
The first KBO player to be mentioned was Kim Hye-sung, 카지노사이트 who is trying to make it to the big leagues with Post.
The Major League Baseball office inquired about Kim's status yesterday (March 31).
“Kim Hye-sung is one of the best defensive second basemen in the KBO,” MLB.com reported, ”and MLB officials view her as a starting second baseman or a high-end utility player with a lot of versatility.”
Kim Hye-sung, who had expressed her desire to play in the MLB from an early age, was accepted by her home team, Kiwoom, and in June, she signed an agent contract with CAA Sports, the agency of superstar Shohei Ohtani.
Since joining Kiwoom in 2017, Kim has played in 953 games, amassing a career batting average of .304 with 37 home runs, 386 RBIs, and 211 stolen bases.
This season, Hye-sung has been outstanding, batting .326 with 11 home runs, 75 RBIs, and 30 stolen bases.
With her precise hitting, quick feet, and defense, big league scouts have been watching her closely in South Korea.
MLB.com believes Hye-sung has a strong chance of making it to the United States, adding that “Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, and the Los Angeles Angels are among the teams most likely to look to add second base depth this offseason.”
Foreign pitchers who played in the KBO this year could also get calls from big league clubs.
“Nail, Hart, Barnes, Haysus, Wilkerson, and Wilkerson could be 'another Peddie,'” MLB.com predicted, referring to Peddie, who signed with the Chicago White Sox this year after excelling in the NC last year and was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals during the season.
“The KBO in 2024 is a hitter-friendly league, so the performance of pitchers will be more impressive.”