San Diego Padres Kim Ha-seong (28) did not receive an invitation to the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game. Local media mentioned Kim Ha-seong as a candidate for a substitute player.

The Major League Secretariat announced the final list of 32 players for the 2023 Major League All-Star Game on the 3rd (Korean time). Top stars such as Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout (LA Angels), Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts (LA Dodgers), Ronald Acuna Jr. (Atlanta Braves), and Nolan Arenado (St. Louis Cardinals) shine at the festival.

Ohtani was the only Asian player to be selected as an All-Star. Ohtani is on the All-Star stage for three consecutive years. Kim Ha-seong, who was aiming for the first all-star in the big leagues, failed to play. He was eventually turned away from coach recommendation and player voting.

This year, Kim Ha-seong is advancing toward a career high season. He appeared in 81 games and has a batting average of .257 with 10 home runs, 31 RBIs, and 13 stolen bases for an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.757.

Kim Ha-seong, who has already achieved 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases, is poised to aim for 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases. Adding 10 home runs and 7 stolen bases in his remaining 77 games, he becomes the third Asian player to join the 20 home run-20 steal club after Choo Shin-soo (SSG Landers) and Ohtani.

Although he was not included in the All-Star Game roster, Ha-sung Kim’s chances of participating did not completely disappear. In the run-up to the All-Star Game, players may be replaced for various reasons, such as injury.

The San Diego Union-Tribune, a local media in San Diego, mentioned Ha-seong Kim along with Fernando Tatis Jr., Blake Snell, and Michael Waka as candidates for replacements among San Diego players who could participate in the All-Star Game on the 3rd.

The San Diego Union-Tribune said, “Snell, who is fourth in the National League in strikeouts (114), eighth in ERA (3.21), and Waka, who is fifth in ERA (2.84), could make the All-Star roster if other pitchers are excluded. OPS “Fernando Tatis Jr., with a 0.867, is also likely,” he predicted.카지노사이트

Meanwhile, Ha-seong Kim’s San Diego team, Juan Soto and Josh Hader, will participate in the All-Star Game. In 2021, Darvish Yu, Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, Jake Cronenworth, and Mark Melanson were produced, and Machado, Cronenworth, and Joe Musgrove were selected in the All-Star Game last year.