Kim Hye-sung, who is active with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has been named among the 12 players he wants to see in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Major League Baseball's official website, ‘MLB.com’, reported on the 14th (Korean time), "Every year, as the All-Star break approaches, there are players likely to participate in the All-Star Game. It is well known that Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers will participate in the All-Star Game."

The outlet noted, "When the All-Star voting begins, I want to pay attention to other candidates," introducing the 12 players he wants to see in the All-Star Game.

In the National League, Kim Hye-sung, along with Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson (both of the Atlanta Braves), Matt Chapman (San Francisco Giants), Oneil Cruz (Pittsburgh Pirates), and Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs) have been selected.

Among the American League players, Mike Trout (Los Angeles Angels), Jackson Holliday (Baltimore Orioles), Junior Caminero (Tampa Bay Rays), Corey Seager (Texas Rangers), Alejandro Kirk (Toronto Blue Jays), and Denzel Clarke (Oakland Athletics) have been named.

The outlet reported, "It took time for Kim Hye-sung to make the big league roster, but since being called up to the big leagues in early last month, he has delivered a stellar performance. He posted a batting average of .391, 2 home runs, 6 stolen bases, and an OPS of 0.988 in his first 29 games."

It also praised him, saying, "Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks is leading in the National League All-Star institutional sector for second basemen, but you must write in Kim Hye-sung on the ballot. He is performing at an All-Star level."

Meanwhile, after graduating from Dongsan High School, Kim Hye-sung began his professional career after being selected in the second round of the Nexen Heroes' draft in 2017. Until last year, he played 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 successfully completed the season with 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 in 127 games. He pursued a move to Major League Baseball through the posting system and signed a contract with the Dodgers for a maximum of $22 million over 3+2 years.

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