Ha-seong Kim
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Kim with the San Diego Padres in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays – No. 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Infielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: October 17, 1995 Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KBO: May 16, 2014, for the Nexen Heroes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB: April 1, 2021, for the San Diego Padres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KBO statistics (through 2020 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 김하성 |
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| Hanja | 金河成 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Haseong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Hasŏng |
Ha-seong Kim (Korean: 김하성; born October 17, 1995) is a South Korean professional baseball infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, and in the KBO League for the Nexen Heroes.
Kim was drafted 41st overall by the Heroes in the 2014 KBO League Draft. He made his KBO debut with the Heroes in May 2014 and won the KBO League Golden Glove Award in 2018, 2019 and 2020. In December 2020, Kim signed with the Padres and made his MLB debut in 2021. In 2023, Kim became the first Korean-born player to win a Gold Glove Award.