The American Professional Baseball Major League (MLB) announces the opening of the regular season on March 31 (Korean time).
The Major League Secretariat confirmed and announced the regular season schedule including the MLB opening game on the 1st.
According to this, Ha-sung Kim’s team, San Diego, will start a long journey on March 31 at 6:10 am at Petco Park in San Diego, California, starting with the opening two games against Colorado.
Kim Ha-seong, who is in his third year in the major leagues, is expected to play an active part this season. He appeared in 150 games last year and recorded a batting average of 0.251, 11 home runs, 59 RBIs, 58 runs, 130 hits, and an on-base percentage of 0.325. In particular, with his stable defense, he showed his presence by firmly guarding the San Diego infield.
ESPN in the US predicted that Ha-seong Kim would play an active role as the first batter and second baseman in the 2023 season.
Choi Ji-man, who left the Tampa Bay Rays in an off-season trade and wore a Pittsburgh uniform, will play the opening game against the Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati Progressive Field in Ohio.
Choi Ji-man is expected to be the fourth batter and first baseman this season. 메이저사이트
The Toronto Blue Jays, a team belonging to Ryu Hyun-jin, a “Korean Monster” looking for a comeback, will start the 2023 season with an away game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.
Ryu Hyun-jin, who underwent elbow ligament joint surgery last year, is focusing on rehabilitation with the goal of returning in July.
Ryu Hyun-jin, whose 4-year free agency contract ends with Toronto at the end of this season, is expected to return in the second half and help the team advance into the postseason.
The confrontation between the Korean leaguers, which will attract the attention of domestic fans, is scheduled to take place from the end of June.
Ha-sung Kim’s San Diego and Choi Ji-man’s Pittsburgh will play three consecutive matches at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for three days from June 28 to 30.
Then, from July 25th, they will move to Petco Park and play three consecutive matches at the home game of San Diego.
If Ryu Hyun-jin returns normally in July, the first pitching confrontation with Kim Ha-seong can also take place. Toronto will play three straight games against San Diego at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 19th to 21st.
The two have never faced each other on the professional stage. In the KBO League, Ryu Hyun-jin advanced to the major leagues first through the posting system at the end of 2012, and Kim Ha-seong was nominated by Nexen (currently Kiwoom) with the 29th overall in the 2nd 3rd round of the 2014 KBO Rookie Draft, so there was no encounter.