U.S. broadcaster Kim Hye-sung said, "Ted Williams at-bat → batting average is 40%!" Funny joke
U.S. broadcaster Kim Hye-sung said, "Ted Williams at-bat → batting average is 40%!" Funny joke
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When Kim Hye-sung (26, LA Dodgers) took the batter's box, the U.S. broadcaster made a pleasant joke that legendary Major League hitter Ted Williams took the batter's box.
Kim Hye-sung started as the ninth batter and center fielder in the away game of the 2025 U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on the 8th (Korea time), and played a great role with two hits, one strikeout, and one walk from four times at bat. He completed the third base game as well as multi-hit. Kim Hye-sung's batting average for the season rose from 0.404 to 0.411, and OPS (on-base plus slugging) rose slightly from 0.994 to 0.995.
When Kim Hye-sung faced his first batter's box at the top of the third inning with one out and no runners on the team 0-0, Orell Hershiser, 67, who is the commentator for the Los Angeles Dodgers' exclusive sports network, joked, "Ted Williams is in the batter's box. Even though it's been quite a while, he is batting more than 400."
Hershiser then said to Kim Hye-sung, who picked up the ball with one strike, "I need to take more at-bats. Kim is showing that she knows how to play at this level." Despite Hershiser's praise, Kim Hye-sung unfortunately stepped down with a fly ball to center field in his first at-bat.
Williams, whom Hershiser mentioned, is a legendary batter of the Boston Red Sox. He played 2,292 games in the Major League, recording 2,654 hits, 521 homers and 1,839 RBIs, and posted a career batting average of 0.344. Notably, in the 1941 season, he played in 143 games in the Major League, recording a batting average of 0.406 (185 hits in 456 at-bats). He is the last hitter with a .406 batting average in the Major League. Kim Hye-seong is definitely performing well, even though she still failed to meet the required number of at-bats.
To Kim Hye-sung, Hershiser is also a legendary figure from the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played in 510 major league games and recorded 204 wins and 150 losses with an ERA of 3.48. While playing for the Dodgers in the 1988 season, he won the 토토사이트 National League Cy Young Award with an outstanding performance of 23 wins and eight losses with an ERA of 2.26. He played for the Dodgers from the 1983 to 1994 seasons and returned to the Dodgers in 2000 after playing for the Cleveland Indians, the San Francisco Giants, and the New York Mets. He has been a commentator for SportsNet LA since 2014.