The reason for the 'shock' Bae Ji-hwan's minor trip has been revealed, cruel U.S. media said, "BAE made an absurd mistake, and it's not surprising to be demoted."
The reason for the 'shock' Bae Ji-hwan's minor trip has been revealed, cruel U.S. media said, "BAE made an absurd mistake, and it's not surprising to be demoted."
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What is the point of hitting a batting average close to 400 at an exhibition game? Local media reported that Bae Ji-hwan (Pittsburgh Pirates) led his team to downgrade to the minor league.
The Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball reported the relegation of Bae Ji-hwan to the Minor League on the 4th (Korea time). On the 1st, they sent Bae Ji-hwan down to Triple-A Indianapolis Indians under the Minor League to include outfielder Alexander Canario, who was acquired through a trade with the New York Mets, on the 26th.
Bae Ji-hwan, who achieved his dream of making his major league debut in Pittsburgh in 2022, only left a batting average of 189, six RBIs, 11 runs scored and OPS.463 in 29 games amid injuries and sluggishness last year. He suffered a hip injury during the exhibition game and began the opening on the injured list, and after recovery, he was classified as virtually out of power due to being completely pushed out of the main competition.
At this year's exhibition game, Bae again challenged himself to become a starting pitcher. As a result of his desperate efforts, he hit .381 (16 hits in 42 at-bats) in 20 games with a batting average of .595 OPS 1.017 on-base plus slugging percentage of .595 OPS, and succeeded in joining the opening roster for the first time in two years since 2023.
While Pittsburgh has played seven games (two wins and five losses) since the season's opening, Bae has played only two games. After going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and no hit in an away game with the Miami Marlins on March 30, he met with Miami on March 31 as a substitute. He was dispatched as a pinch runner and was run out. He was benched in an away game with the Tampa Bay Rays from April 1 to 3, and was informed that he was going to the Minor League.
Local media viewed Bae's move to the Minor League with little regard. "This roster move is not surprising," said the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a media outlet in Pittsburgh. "The Canario from the Mets on the 1st took the 40-man roster as pitcher Jared Jones was listed on the 60-man injured list, and Bae will take the place of the big league."
"Left-handed outfielder Bae Ji-hwan started the season with no hits in four at-bats, leaving behind the hot hitting sense of the exhibition game in the spring camp. The only reason his name made headlines during the season was a disgrace, and he made an absurd baserunning mistake in the opening series in Miami," he criticized.
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