Pittsburgh's Bae Ji-hwan Explodes Three Hits, Including Home Runs...an exhibition game batting average of 0.545
Pittsburgh's Bae Ji-hwan Explodes Three Hits, Including Home Runs...an exhibition game batting average of 0.545
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Bae Ji-hwan (26) of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Major League Baseball had three hits, including a home run, in an exhibition game.
Bae Ji-hwan started as the first batter and left fielder in the 2025 Major League exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox at Lecombe Park in Bradenton, Florida on the 5th (Korea time) and played 3 hits, 2 runs and 1 RBI in 3 at-bats.
Bae Ji-hwan's batting average in exhibition games jumped to 0.545 (6 hits in 11 at-bats).
Bae Ji-hwan, who played 111 games in 2023 with a batting average of 0.231 and 24 steals, played only 29 games in the big league last year due to injuries and sluggishness. He was strong in the minor leagues, but he also left a regret with a batting average of 0.189 in the big leagues. 메이저놀이터
Bae Ji-hwan has to establish himself as a big league once again this season, but he made a strong impression in the exhibition game.
Bae Ji-hwan had a hit from his first at bat in the bottom of the first inning. He swung a pitch from Boston starter Quinn Frister to post a left-handed hit. However, he failed to make additional base due to a double play by his successor, Brian Reynolds.
The homer came in his second at-bat. Bae appeared in the bottom of the third inning with one out and no runners, when his team was losing 0-6. With the ball count in his favor at two balls, Bae Ji-hwan kicked a sinker of 92.8 mph (149.3 km) on his third pitch. The homer became a solo homer over the center fence.
Bae Ji-hwan also hit the first pitch against Boston's Luis Guerrero in the third at-bat with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning to complete three hits.
Afterwards, the Pittsburgh Pirates loaded the bases with Reynolds' walk and added two more runs due to Andrew McCutchen's throwing dunes and Nick Gonzalez's timely hit. Bae stepped on the third base but failed to score a point.
Bae Ji-hwan was replaced at defense in the top of the sixth inning and withdrew from the game.
Despite Bae's performance, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost 4-10 on the mound due to turbulence. The team recorded six wins and five losses overall at exhibition games.
Boston went 5-4 in the exhibition game.