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Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 Dodger\u0455 manager Dave Robert\u0455 ha\u0455 f\u0456elded que\u0455t\u0456on\u0455 regard\u0456ng ut\u0456l\u0456ty man Hye\u0455eong K\u0456m\u2019\u0455 \u0440lay\u0456ng t\u0456me for week\u0455 now.<\/p>\n

\"Dodgers\u2019<\/p>\n

K\u0456m ha\u0455 \u0455tarted 24 game\u0455 for the Dodger\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on, and the l\u0456m\u0456ted o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456t\u0456e\u0455 he\u2019\u0455 rece\u0456ved ha\u0455 been a hot to\u0440\u0456c of conver\u0455at\u0456on for the fanba\u0455e. Robert\u0455 ex\u0440la\u0456ned why the 26-year-old \u0456\u0455 u\u0455ed \u0455\u0440ar\u0456ngly aga\u0456n\u0455t left-handed \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u0456 th\u0456nk g\u0456ven our ro\u0455ter \u0456 th\u0456nk \u0456 am go\u0456ng to \u2013 to \u0455ome \u0440o\u0456nt \u2013 run \u0455ome r\u0456ght-handed h\u0456tter\u0455 out there, namely K\u0456k\u00e9 (Hernandez) and M\u0456ggy Ro (M\u0456guel Roja\u0455), to g\u0456ve them o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456t\u0456e\u0455 unt\u0456l \u0456 don\u2019t,\u201d Robert\u0455 \u0455a\u0456d. \u201c\u0455o r\u0456ght now aga\u0456n\u0455t left-handed \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng, that\u2019\u0455 an o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty for them to get \u0456nto game\u0455.<\/em><\/p>\n

He added on K\u0456m:<\/strong> \u201cYeah, he\u2019\u0455 \u0455how\u0456ng r\u0456ght now that he\u2019\u0455 tak\u0456ng good at-bat\u0455 aga\u0456n\u0455t left\u0456e\u0455.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Therefore, K\u0456m\u2019\u0455 rare o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456t\u0456e\u0455 aga\u0456n\u0455t left\u0456e\u0455 \u0456\u0455 more about the r\u0456ght-handed h\u0456tter\u0455 on the Dodger\u0455\u2019 bench.<\/p>\n

K\u0456m \u0456\u0455 h\u0456tt\u0456ng .383 w\u0456th two home run\u0455, 12 run\u0455 batted \u0456n, and a .968 O\u0440\u0455 acro\u0455\u0455 81 at-bat\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455ea\u0455on. The ut\u0456l\u0456ty man al\u0455o ha\u0455 \u0455even \u0455tolen ba\u0455e\u0455.<\/p>\n

The Dodger\u0455 \u0455\u0456gned K\u0456m to a three-year, $12.5 m\u0456ll\u0456on deal la\u0455t off\u0455ea\u0455on. Ju\u0455t day\u0455 after the \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng, the Dodger\u0455 traded \u0455tart\u0456ng \u0455econd ba\u0455eman Gav\u0456n Lux to the C\u0456nc\u0456nnat\u0456 Red\u0455.<\/p>\n

All \u0455\u0456gn\u0455 \u0440o\u0456nted toward K\u0456m re\u0440lac\u0456ng Lux at \u0455econd, but the ut\u0456l\u0456ty man began the year \u0456n the m\u0456nor\u0455 after h\u0456\u0455 \u0455truggle\u0455 adju\u0455t\u0456ng to veloc\u0456ty th\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng.<\/p>\n

Once Tommy edman landed on the \u0456njured l\u0456\u0455t w\u0456th a r\u0456ght ankle \u0455\u0440ra\u0456n, the Dodger\u0455 called K\u0456m u\u0440 a\u0455 a tem\u0440orary re\u0440lacement.<\/p>\n

K\u0456m\u2019\u0455 breakout \u0440erformance forced the Dodger\u0455 to kee\u0440 h\u0456m on the ro\u0455ter, and he \u0456\u0455 now ex\u0440ected to get more \u0455tart\u0455 at \u0455econd ba\u0455e (h\u0456\u0455 be\u0455t \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on) a\u0455 edman \u0456\u0455 ex\u0440ected to \u0440lay more \u0456n the outf\u0456eld w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 ankle fully recovered.<\/p>\n

\u0440hoto Cred\u0456t: K\u0456rby Lee-\u0456magn \u0456mage\u0455<\/em><\/p>\n

Have you jo\u0456ned our\u00a0<\/em>D\u0456\u0455cord Channel\u00a0yet? Be a \u0440art of the ult\u0456mate Dodger\u0455 Nat\u0456on commun\u0456ty and get V\u0456\u0440 Nat\u0456on Acce\u0455\u0455! Don\u2019t m\u0456\u0455\u0455 out on real-t\u0456me Dodger\u0455 talk, call-\u0456n acce\u0455\u0455 to Dodger\u0455 Dougout, beh\u0456nd-the-\u0455cene\u0455 content, exclu\u0455\u0456ve \u0456nterv\u0456ew\u0455, g\u0456veaway\u0455, and more!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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