SEOUL, June 9 (Yonhap) — Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Kim Hye-seong has checked off a new box by hitting his first career triple while also making a catch in center field worthy of a highlight reel.
Kim batted 1-for-2 in a 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Sunday (local time), and that lone hit was a two-run triple in the top of the second inning.
Facing right-hander Michael McGreevy with the Dodgers up 1-0 and runners at the corners, Kim sent a line drive to the deep right field corner to plate two runs.
Kim Hye-seong of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a triple against the St. Louis Cardinals during a Major League Baseball regular-season game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on June 8, 2025, in this Associated Press photo. (Yonhap)
The speedy South Korean player easily beat the throw to third as the Dodgers took a 3-0 lead.
Kim struck out in his next at-bat in the fourth inning and was lifted for pinch hitter Kike Hernandez to begin the top of the seventh when left-hander John King relieved McGreevy.
Kim, who hits left, has had only two at-bats against left-handed pitchers this season, though he has recorded two hits, including a home run.
For the season, Kim is batting .414/.443/.586 in 26 games.
Kim also made a fine running grab on the warning track in center field to rob Masyn Winn of an extra-base hit with two outs in the third.
So far this season, the versatile player has made 10 starts at second base, five starts in center field and two starts at shortstop.
Also in the majors Sunday, Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants sat out the team’s 4-3 win over the Atlanta Braves at Oracle Park in San Francisco with back tightness.
Lee had also been held out of the starting lineup Saturday before making a pinch-hit appearance and then did not play at all Sunday.
He is listed as day to day and could be back for the series opener against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. The second-year player is batting .276/.330/.436 with six home runs, 19 RBIs and a team-leading 17 doubles.
Kim Hye-seong of the Los Angeles Dodgers slides into third base after hitting a triple against the St. Louis Cardinals during a Major League Baseball regular-season game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on June 8, 2025, in this Getty Images photo. (Yonhap)
