Kim Ha-seong, who returned to the home room, hit two two-run shots with a bang

San Diego wins 5-4 against LG, Go Woo-seok hits a home run and makes a sweaty save

Ha-seong Kim (right) is giving a happy high-five with Manny Machado, the runner on second base, after hitting a two-run home run in the second inning of a special match (practice game) against LG held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 18th. In the 6th inning, Ha-seong Kim led the team to a 5-4 victory with another two-run shot when Machado drew a walk with one out and runners on first base. 

San Diego's Ha-seong Kim hit two home runs at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, which he used as his home during his Kiwoom days in the Korean professional baseball league.

San Diego of the Major League Baseball (MLB) won 5-4 in a special match (practice game) against LG on the 18th. Ha-seong Kim, who played for Kiwoom for 7 years starting in 2014 and joined San Diego in 2021, played as a shortstop and batted 5th on this day and played well with 2 hits (2 home runs) and 4 RBIs in 4 at-bats.

Kim Ha-seong, who came to the plate with no outs on second base in the top of the second inning when the score was 0-0, did not miss LG starting pitcher Lim Chan-gyu's changeup in the middle of the sixth pitch and connected it with a two-run home run that went over the left-center wall. In the top of the 6th inning, ahead 2-1, with one out and runners on first base, Ha-seong Kim pulled a change-up deep into the body of sidearm pitcher Woo-young Jeong and crossed the left wall once again.

Ha-seong Kim improved his batting skills by recording 3 hits (2 home runs) and 4 RBIs in 8 at-bats in two evaluation games against Korean teams prior to the opening two-game series (Seoul Series) of the MLB regular season against the LA Dodgers on the 20th and 21st. Before coming to Seoul, Ha-seong Kim recorded 8 hits in 26 at-bats (batting average of 0.308), 1 home run, and 5 RBIs in an MLB exhibition game held in Arizona, USA.

Ha-seong Kim, who hit two home runs at Gocheok Dome for the first time in 1674 days since August 18, 2019, said, “I’m happy to hit home runs anywhere. “I was lucky to hit a home run today,” he said. “I think wearing a San Diego uniform and playing against Korean players will be a good memory in itself.” “I hope the feeling of being okay today continues into the season,” he said. This was the first time that Ha-seong Kim hit two home runs in one game against LG.

Bullpen pitcher Go Woo-seok, who has been wearing the San Diego uniform since this year, faced his home team's LG batters in the bottom of the 9th inning when the team was ahead 5-2. Go Woo-seok recorded an embarrassing save, allowing 2 hits and 2 runs in 1 inning, including allowing a 2-run home run to pinch hitter Lee Jae-won.

LG's starter Lim Chan-gyu pitched well, allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts, and 2 runs in 5 innings, while last year's Korean Series Most Valuable Player (MVP) Oh Ji-hwan hit a solo home run against San Diego ace pitcher Dylan Seeds in the bottom of the second inning. 섯다