Kim Ha-seong (San Diego Padres), who had been absent the day before due to pain in his right arm triceps, showed off his good health by appearing as a pinch runner and recording a hit, a walk, and a stolen base.

Kim Ha-seong appeared as a pinch runner at first base in the top of the sixth inning with one out and runners on first and second base, leading 5-4 in an away game against the Pittsburgh Pirates of the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) held at PNC Park in Pennsylvania, USA on the 8th (Korean time).

Although he failed to score due to the silence of the following batting lineup, he continued the game normally by taking care of the shortstop from the bottom of the 6th inning.

Kim Ha-seong hit a single in his first at-bat in the top of the 7th inning when the score was 5-6.

With one out and a runner on first base, he hit a left-field hit against Aroldis Chapman, the MLB’s synonym for fastball pitchers.

Kim Ha-seong effectively attacked the 7th pitch, a 142 km/h sinking fastball, with a 2-2 ball count.

Kim Ha-seong, who got on base, also 홀짝게임 succeeded in stealing second base.

In the top of the 10th inning, when the score was tied at 6-6, a flood of scoring began.

Kim Ha-seong, who came to bat in a tie-breaking second inning with runners on base, got on base after getting a walk after a full count.

The San Diego lineup then exploded, adding three more runs in total. Kim Ha-seong scored on Manny Machado’s sacrifice fly.

San Diego allowed two runs in the bottom of the 10th to come back, but won 9-8.

Kim Ha-seong recorded 1 hit, 1 walk, and 1 run in 1 at-bat.

His season batting average rose slightly from .223 to .225.

It has been six games since Kim Ha-seong hit a hit against the Baltimore Orioles on the 29th of last month.

Kim Ha-seong, who has been in a slump recently, was absent from the game against Pittsburgh on the 7th due to pain in his right arm, and was not included in the starting lineup for the game on the 8th, but played his part as a substitute in the latter half of the game.