Ha-seong Kim
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 Kim with the San Diego Padres in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego Padres – No. 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shortstop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: October 17, 1995 Bucheon, Gyeonggi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KBO: May 16, 2014, for the Nexen Heroes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB: April 1, 2021, for the San Diego Padres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KBO statistics (through 2020 season) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .292 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 133 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 575 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2021 season) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .202 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ha-seong Kim | |
| Hangul | 김하성 |
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| Hanja | 金河成 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ha-seong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ha-sŏng |
Ha-seong Kim (born October 17, 1995) is a South Korean professional baseball shortstop for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Kim was drafted 29th overall by the Nexen Heroes in the 2014 Korea Baseball Organization Draft. He made his KBO debut with the Heroes in May 2014 and won the Golden Glove Award in 2018 and 2019. In December 2020, Kim signed with the San Diego Padres.
Early life[]
Kim was born on October 17, 1995, in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, the youngest of three children.
Amateur career[]
High School[]
Kim attended Yatap High School in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, and in 2013 led his high school to a runner-up finish in the National High school Baseball Tournament. In his final high school baseball season, Kim hit for a .375 batting average and recorded a .477 on base percentage along with 20 base steals.[1]
Professional career[]
Nexen/Kiwoom Heroes[]
Kim was drafted by the Nexen Heroes with the 29th overall of the third round in the 2014 Korea Baseball Organisation Draft out of Yatap High school in Seongnam, Gyeonggi.
On May 18, He made his KBO debut against the Lotte Giants. He hit a double on his first at bat, and a triple on his second at bat. On June 4, Kim hit his first career home-run in a 20-3 loss against the NC Dinos.
In the 2014 postseason, he appeared once as a pinch runner against the Samsung Lions.
Batting .290 with 19 home runs and 73 RBIs, Kim was the starting shortstop at the 2015 KBO All-Star Game.[2] He recorded his 10th base steal on June 12, 2015 against the Kt Wiz in a 12-8 loss. He recorded his 20th base steal on September 21, 2015 in a win against the NC Dinos. He hit his 19th home run on September 23, 2015 against the SK Wyverns. He finished the season with 19 home runs and 22 base steals, just one home run short of a 20-20.
Before the start of the 2016 season, Kim signed a one-year ₩160 million contract extension with the Nexen Heroes.[3] Kim played all 144 games in the 2016 regular season while batting 0.281 with 20 home runs, 28 base steals and 84 RBIs. Kim was selected an All Star for the second time in his third year. Kim was the starting shortstop at the 2016 KBO All-Star Game. He recorded his 20th home run on September 20, 2016 against the KIA Tigers. This home run made him the third shortshop in the history of KBO to ever record 20 home runs and 20 base steals in the regular season.
Kim won the KBO League Golden Glove Award in three consecutive years, from 2018 to 2020.
After the 2020 season, on November 25, 2020, the Heroes announced it was allowing Kim to enter the posting system to play in Major League Baseball (MLB).[4]
San Diego Padres[]
On December 31, 2020, Kim signed with the San Diego Padres of the MLB[5] for a four-year, $28M deal, including a mutual option for the 2025 season.[6]
Kim made his major league debut on April 1, 2021. He pinch hit for Emilio Pagán, and struck out against Alex Young of the Arizona Diamondbacks.[7] Kim hit his first MLB home run in a 7-4 victory over the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas on April 10, 2021.[8]
On June 19, 2021, after the Padres lost their star player Fernando Tatis Jr. due to a suspected injury, Kim hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning and lead the Padres to a 7-5 victory against the Cincinnati Reds.[9]
Kim saw increased playing time at shortstop for the Padres after Tatis was placed on the injured list in late July 2021. On August 1st, 2021, Kim hit a home run and drove in a MLB-career high three runs in his first game filling in for Tatis at shortstop.[10]
International career[]
Kim represented South Korea national baseball team at the 2013 18U Baseball World Cup,[11] 2017 World Baseball Classic,[12]2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 Asian Games[13] and 2019 WBSC Premier12.
In 2013 18U Baseball World Cup, Kim batted .433, going 13-for-30, driving in three RBIs and scoring 9 runs.[14] South Korea finished 5th in the tournament.
In 2019 WBSC Premier12, Kim was named the best shortstop.[15]
References[]
- ^ "Kim Ha-Seong HS Stats". HS Baseball Korea.
- ^ tf.co.kr (2015-07-08). "2015 KBO 올스타전 명단 확정…손민한 최고령 출전 경신". 더팩트 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ 입력 2015.12.30 06:00 (2015-12-30). "김하성 "2016년, 골든글러브+20홈런-20도루 목표 도전"". 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ "KBO에 김하성 MLB 포스팅 공시 요청". KIWOOM HEROES (in Korean). November 25, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Padres sign Ha-Seong Kim to four-year contract". MLB.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ "Padres reach 4-year deal with KBO star Kim". 28 December 2020.
- ^ https://www.google.com/search?q=san+diego+padre+game&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS894US894&oq=san+diego+padre+game&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i131i355i433j0i131i433l3j69i60l3.2183j1j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#sie=m;/g/11n0bcd65s;4;/m/09p14;tb2;fp;1;;
- ^ "Kim Ha-seong hits his first major league home run". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
- ^ "Kim delivers go-ahead homer with Tatis out".
- ^ Sanders, Jeff (August 1, 2021). "Padres piece it together to beat Rockies, salvage series split". San Diego Union-Tribune.
- ^ "XXVI U-18 Baseball World Cup 2013 - The official site - WBSC". u18bwc.wbsc.org. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "World Baseball Classic 2017 rosters: Posey, Stanton, McCutchen headline Team USA". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "2018 자카르타-팔렘방 아시안게임 야구 국가대표팀 최종 엔트리 확정" (in Korean). Korea Baseball Organization. June 11, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
- ^ "XXVI U-18 Baseball World Cup 2013 - The official site - WBSC". u18bwc.wbsc.org. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ 유지호 (2019-11-17). "(Premier12) 2 S. Koreans named to tournament All-Star team". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from the KBO League
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Kim Ha-seong at Nexen Heroes Baseball Club (in Korean)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games medalists in baseball
- Baseball players at the 2018 Asian Games
- KBO League shortstops
- Kiwoom Heroes players
- Major League Baseball infielders
- Major League Baseball players from South Korea
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- People from Bucheon
- San Diego Padres players
- South Korean expatriate baseball players in the United States
- 2017 World Baseball Classic players
- 2019 WBSC Premier12 players