In his return to the big league

'Lee Jung-hoo missing' made a great performance in the San Francisco game with 1 hit and 1 walk in 3 at-bats, 2 runs and 1 stolen base.

Ji-Hwan Bae of Pittsburgh performed well with 1 hit, 1 steal, 2 points in his return to MLB.

Bae Ji-hwan (24, Pittsburgh Pirates), who started the season in the American professional baseball minor league due to an injury, performed well in his return to the big league and gave the team victory.

Bae Ji-hwan started as the 9th hitter and center fielder against the San Francisco Giants in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on the 22nd (Korean time) and went 1 hit in 3 at-bats, 1 walk, 1 RBI, 2 runs, and 1 stolen base. roamed the ground.

In the second inning, Bae Ji-hwan's first big league at-bat of the year, he retired with an infield ground ball.

Then, in his second at-bat in the fifth inning, he drew a walk and began to stir up the field in earnest.

Bae Ji-hwan, who immediately stole second base and recorded his first stolen base of the season, stepped on third base on Andrew McCutcheon's hit, and hit home on Brian Reynolds' infield grounder to score a 2-4 lead. 스포츠 토토사이


Bae Ji-hwan, who struck out in his third at-bat in the 7th inning, hit a timely hit in his last at-bat in the 9th inning.

Pittsburgh, which had its last opportunity to attack in the 9th inning with the score down 2-6, took the opportunity to load the bases with one out and Jack Swinski's walk, Yasmani Grandal's double, and Jared Triolo's walk.

Bae Ji-hwan, who came to bat at this time, hit a timely hit in front of right field against San Francisco closer Camilo Dorval and called home a runner on third base.

Pittsburgh, gaining momentum thanks to Bae Ji-hwan's hit, tied the score at 6-6 with an error by the opponent's shortstop and Reynolds' infield grounder, and then O'Neill Cruz's double with two outs.

After allowing no runs in the top of the 10th overtime, Pittsburgh completed a thrilling comeback win of 7-6 with Nick Gonzalez hitting a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 10th.

Bae Ji-hwan, who played in 111 games last season and had a batting average of 0.231, 2 home runs, 24 stolen bases, 32 RBI, and 54 runs, injured his hip joint in this year's spring camp.

He started the season on the injured list (IL), and even after recovering, instead of moving up to the big leagues, he played for the Indianapolis Indians, the team's Triple A club.

Bae Ji-hwan hit hard with a batting average of 0.367, 4 home runs, 7 stolen bases, 15 RBI, 23 runs, and OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 1.030 in 27 Triple-A games.

With Bae Ji-hwan's return to the big league, the number of Korean players playing in the major league this season increased to two, including Kim Ha-seong (28, San Diego Padres). 19가이드03