日 Media Point out, "Bae Ji-hwan to Minor → Ichiro of Korea is the only big leaguer."
日 Media Point out, "Bae Ji-hwan to Minor → Ichiro of Korea is the only big leaguer."
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The Japanese media pointed out that Lee Jung-hoo (27) of the San Francisco Giants is the only one left in the Major League, while shedding light on Bae Ji-hwan (26) of the Pittsburgh Pirates going to the Minor League. Referring to Lee Jung-hoo, he explained that it is Ichiro Suzuki (52) of Korea.
"Korean Bae Ji-hwan, a Pittsburgh Pirates player, has been demoted to the Minor League. Korean media are also saddened by this. Lee Jung-hoo, an Ichiro player of Korea, has become the only Korean in the 메이저사이트 Major League," the Japanese media said on Sunday.
Earlier in the morning, the Pittsburgh club announced Bae's move to the Minor League through official data. It said it registered outfielder Alexander Canario (25), who was acquired in a cash trade with the New York Mets on the 1st, on a 26-man roster and sent catcher Jason Delay (30) to the Atlanta Braves through a cash trade. It used the option of sending Bae to Triple-A to make a spot for the Canario. Bae will go down to the Indianapolis Indians, a Triple-A team under Pittsburgh.
Bae Ji-hwan's last business trip was a pinch runner against Miami on March 31. Since then, he has missed three consecutive games and was finally notified of the minor league. On March 30, he made only one start as the first batter and left fielder against Miami, where he was silent with no hits in four at-bats and three strikeouts, and in the game on March 31, he was out after trying to steal third base from second base as a pinch runner.
It was painful that he failed to display an exhibition game. Bae had a batting average of 0.381 (16 hits in 42 at-bats) with one homer, four RBIs, 13 runs and three steals in 20 exhibition games. On-base plus slugging percentage (OPS), which is considered an indicator of offensive productivity, was also good at 1.017. Among Pittsburgh's batters who had 20 or more at-bats, he ranked first in batting average, the most hits and runs scored, fourth in on-base percentage, and fifth in the OPS, but unfortunately, he failed to display that performance on stage. He only had a limited chance to start one game.
Jcast also addressed the recent situation of Korean players, mentioning Bae Ji-hwan's situation. As for Kim Ha-sung (30, Tampa Bay Rays), he said, "I injured my right shoulder last season and am currently rehabilitating." As for Ko Woo-seok (27, Miami Marlins), he explained, "I entered the Major League with the San Diego Padres as the KBO League's most save title holder, but now I moved to the team by trade and now belong to the minor league."