Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Kim Hye-seong has turn into simply the second South Korean participant to win a World Collection title.
The Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Recreation 7 of the World Collection at Rogers Centre in Toronto within the early hours of Sunday for his or her second consecutive title. Kim changed Miguel Rojas at second base to start the underside of the eleventh inning, after Will Smith had given the Dodgers a 5-4 lead with a solo residence run within the high half of that inning.
It was Kim’s first look on this World Collection, making him the fifth South Korean participant to look on the sport’s greatest stage after pitchers Park Chan-ho, Kim Byung-hyun and Ryu Hyun-jin, and infielder Choi Ji-man.
Solely Kim Byung-hyun and now Kim Hye-seong have received championship rings.
Kim Hye-seong signed with the Dodgers in January after eight seasons with the Kiwoom Heroes within the Korea Baseball Group (KBO). The utility man performed 71 video games within the common season, splitting time at second base, shortstop and heart subject. On the plate, Kim batted .280/.314/.385 with three homers, 17 RBIs and 13 steals.
In his solely different postseason recreation, Kim scored the successful run as a pinch runner to assist the Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 in 11 innings in Recreation 4 of the Nationwide League Division Collection (NLDS) on Oct. 9. (Yonhap)
