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Hyeseong Kim

Dodgers Career team 2025–2026
Number #6
Position SS
Bats L
Throws R
Age 27
Height 5' 10"
Weight 175 lbs
Birth Place Goyang, South Korea
Born Jan 27, 1999

Key Insights

2026
There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Kim does his damage against fastballs: a 1.084 OPS against them, against .504 on breaking balls.

49 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 23 on breaking balls.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Kim is at his best with the bases empty, on fastballs: a 1.127 OPS there against .694 overall.

36 plate appearances in that situation.
He is a pull hitter, and defences can set up for it

Kim pulls 22.1% of his batted balls and goes the other way with 20.6%, a spread a defence cannot cheat on.

15 pulled, 39 up the middle and 14 the other way over 68 located batted balls.
He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Kim averages 81.1 mph off the bat, against 87.6 with the bases empty.

18 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 49 without.
Too much of his contact is weak

Just 22.4% of Kim's contact reaches 95 mph, 7th percentile.

98 plate appearances in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
His swing is slower than almost anyone's

Kim swings it at 62.0 mph, 8th percentile bat speed in the league.

98 plate appearances in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified hitters in 2026, 389th in MLB.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jan 27, 1999
Birth Place Goyang, South Korea
Height 5' 10"
Weight 175 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/R