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San Diego Padres – No. 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Infielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born: Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea | October 17, 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ha-seong Kim | |
Hangul | 김하성 |
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Hanja | 金河成 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Haseong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hasŏng |
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]