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“Awesome Kim” Kim Ha-sung (29, San Diego Padres) will eventually end the season with shoulder surgery. San Diego has confirmed his advance to the postseason, but Kim Ha-sung will not be able to play in fall baseball. In addition, he will be eligible for free agency after the end of the season, but his evaluation in the market is likely to drop somewhat. In this way, Kim Ha-sung’s fall is likely to be gray, not rosy.

San Diego manager Mike Shildt of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) announced on the 29th (Korea time) that the season of Kim Ha-sung, who was on the injured list due to right shoulder pain, has ended ahead of an away game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

A few minutes after the coach’s announcement, Kim Ha-sung stood in front of reporters himself and announced that he would operate on his shoulder. It is a surgery to seal the slightly torn order of joints, and the exact date of the surgery is not known. “I tried everything to come back to the team and help, but my body didn’t go out of my control,” Kim Ha-sung said in an interview with a local media in the U.S. “This season is over. I’m very disappointed and frustrated.”

According to a report by the local San Diego Union-Tribune, Kim Ha-sung said, “The San Diego club is a team that means a lot to me,” adding, “I’ve been working with my colleagues to win the World Series trophy every year for the past four years and have made great memories.” “This team is like a family to me, and I’ve got a great chance to win this year,” he added, “I can’t be with the team this fall, but I’ll cheer for my teammates from the bottom of my heart.”

During a game against the Colorado Rockies on April 19, Kim Ha-sung slid to the first base when the opposing pitcher was in check, and came into the dugout complaining of shoulder pain. Since then, he has been on the injured list due to symptoms of shoulder inflammation. Initially, there was a prospect that he would return immediately after being listed on the DL on May 10, but the recovery speed was slow. He failed to join the team because he could not make a proper throw to the shortstop, and decided to take the surgery table.

Kim Ha-sung’s performance in the season is 0.233 (94 hits in 403 times at bat), 11 homers, 47 RBIs, 60 runs, 22 steals, and OPS (on-base plus slugging) 0.700. It is a disappointing performance compared to the career-high 0.260 (140 hits in 538 times at bat) of 17 homers, 60 RBIs, 84 runs and 38 steals OPS of the 2023 season토토사이트 추천

With the sudden surgery, Kim Ha-sung’s post-season move became the focus of attention. Kim Ha-sung signed a contract with San Diego in 2021 for a guaranteed amount of $28 million and up to $39 million with a contract period of 4+1 years. The guaranteed amount includes a buyout of $2 million. If Kim Ha-sung, who played for four years this year, extends his contract with San Diego by one year, he will receive an annual salary of $8 million in 2025. Kim Ha-sung came out as a free agent after the season for $2 million in “exclusive money” from San Diego and dreamed of a long-term contract of more than $100 million, but faced with a situation where he had to restructure his negotiation strategy with an unexpected shoulder surgery.

U.S. media, including MLB.COM, predicted that Kim Ha-sung is likely to appear in the FA market without extending his contract with San Diego after surgery. San Diego, which entered autumn baseball for the first time in two years, also experienced an unexpected situation in which it had to play the postseason as a substitute without a built-in shortstop. Sander Bohartz, who was pushed to second base by Kim Ha-sung, will return to shortstop, and Jake Cronenworth will take second base.