Kim Hye-sung, who is active on the LA Dodgers, will start from the bench.
The Dodgers revealed their starting lineup for the away game against the New York Mets at New York City's Citi Field on the 24th (Korean time).
The Dodgers, led by left-handed pitcher Clayton Kershaw, arranged the lineup with designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, shortstop Mookie Betts, first baseman Freddie Freeman, catcher Will Smith, right fielder Teoscar Hernández, third baseman Max Muncy, center fielder Andy Pahéz, left fielder Michael Conforto, and second baseman Tommy Edman.
In response, the Mets constructed their starting lineup with shortstop Francisco Lindor, designated hitter Starling Marte, right fielder Juan Soto, first baseman Pete Alonso, left fielder Brandon Nimmo, center fielder Tyrone Taylor, catcher Francisco Álvarez, third baseman Brett Baty, and second baseman Luisangel Acuña. The starting pitcher is Griffin Canning.
Meanwhile, after graduating from Dongsan High School, Kim Hye-sung began his professional career after being drafted in the second round of the 2017 draft by Nexen Heroes. Until last year, he appeared in a total of 953 games in the first team, recording a batting average of .304 (3,433 at-bats, 1,043 hits), 37 home runs, 386 RBIs, 591 runs, 211 stolen bases, and an OPS of .767.
Last year, he recorded a batting average of .326 (509 at-bats, 166 hits), 11 home runs, 75 RBIs, 90 runs, 30 stolen bases, and an OPS of .841 over 127 games, successfully finishing the season. Kim Hye-sung pushed for a major league debut through the posting system and signed a contract with the Dodgers for a maximum of $22 million over 3+2 years.
This season, he has a batting average of .378 (37 at-bats, 14 hits), 1 home run, 5 RBIs, 9 runs, 3 stolen bases, and an OPS of 0.896 over 16 games.
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