This level of performance will never gain the trust of Dave Roberts, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. This explains the prolonged minor league career of Kim Hye-sung.

Kim Hye-sung, who is part of the Oklahoma City Dodgers, the Triple-A team under the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the starting shortstop in the away game against the Salt Lake Bees (under the Los Angeles Angels) on the 24th (Korean time), recording 1 hit in 4 at-bats and 1 stolen base.

Kim Hye-sung stepped up as the leadoff hitter in the first inning but started the game with a Samjin. With a ball count of 2B-2S, he swung and missed at the fifth pitch, a low 86.1 mph (138 km/h) changeup from the Salt Lake starter, Kayden Dana.

The second at-bat was different. Leading 1-0, Kim Hye-sung returned as the leadoff hitter in the third inning and hit a single to center field. Right after stepping up, he connected with Dana's first pitch, a low 94 mph (151 km/h) four-seam fastball, successfully hitting in four consecutive games. He then stole second base but was left stranded at second when Alex Freeland and Dalton Rushing struck out consecutively, and Michael Chavis flew out to left field to end the inning.

In the fourth inning, with a 2-0 lead and two outs on runners at first and second, he reached base due to catcher interference after a full count battle. Then, Freeland hit a two-RBI single, and Kim Hye-sung reached third base after advancing to second, but Chavis struck out swinging to end the inning with two outs and the bases loaded due to Rushing's walk.

Kim Hye-sung came to his fourth at-bat in the fifth inning with one out and runners on first and second with a large lead of 6-0. With a ball count of 1B-1S, he swung at the third pitch from Tuki Tuh, a 90.7 mph (145 km/h) sinker, but it resulted in a fly out to right field.

In the seventh inning, leading 6-2 with two outs and no runners on base, Kim Hye-sung grounded out to the shortstop on the first pitch from Luke Murphy, a 93.5 mph (150 km/h) four-seam fastball, ending his at-bat.

His batting average for the minor league season remained at .264 (91 at-bats, 24 hits).

Andy Pahe, considered a competitor to Kim Hye-sung, started as the sixth center fielder in the major league away game against the Chicago Cubs, hitting a solo home run to left field and successfully homering in consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Baek Ji-hwan, a part of the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple-A team under the Pittsburgh Pirates, participated in both games of a doubleheader against the St. Paul Saints (under the Minnesota Twins). In the first game, he played center field number 1, recording 1 hit in 3 at-bats and 1 walk, while in the second game, he played left field number 1, finishing with no hits in 2 at-bats, 2 walks, and 1 run scored. Baek Ji-hwan's Triple-A batting average became .250.

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