Ha-seong Kim

Ha-seong Kim
Kim with the San Diego Padres in 2021
San Diego Padres – No. 7
Infielder
Born: (1995-10-17) October 17, 1995 (age 29) Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
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 2024 season)
Batting average	.242
Home runs	47
Runs batted in	200
Stolen bases	78
Teams
Nexen / Kiwoom Heroes (2014–2020) San Diego Padres (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
KBO 3× KBO Golden Glove Award (2018–2020) MLB Gold Glove Award (2023)
Medals Men's baseball Representing  South Korea WBSC Premier12 2019 Tokyo Team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Team Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017 Tokyo Team

Ha-seong Kim (Korean: 김하성; born October 17, 1995) is a South Korean professional baseball infielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Kim was drafted 41st 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 KBO Golden Glove Award in 2018, 2019 and 2020. In December 2020, Kim signed with the San Diego Padres, and made his MLB debut in 2021. In 2023, Kim became the first Korean-born player to win a Gold Glove Award.^[1]