Pittsburgh Pirates Korean duo Choi Ji-man and Bae Ji-hwan’s bats were silent side by side.
On the 2nd (Korean time), Bae Ji-hwan started as the 8th hitter in center field in an MLB visiting game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He went hitless in four at-bats, including three strikeouts.
Bae Ji-hwan, who led the team to victory with 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 1 walk, 2 runs and 2 steals in the opening game of the big league for the first time in his career two days ago, showed off his multi-player qualities as a center fielder instead of a second baseman that day.
Bae Ji-hwan struck out in the 2nd and 3rd innings in a row, then returned with a ground ball to the third baseman in the 6th inning and a strikeout again in the 9th inning.
Bae Ji-hwan’s batting average for the season fell to 0.286 (2 hits in 7 at-bats).
In the top of the 9th inning, when the score was 2-6, Choi Ji-man came out as a pinch hitter and hit a sharp ball toward the right fielder, but was caught with a straight hit to the fielder.
The match also ended in Pittsburgh’s 2-6 defeat.
Choi Ji-man, who missed the opening match, started 2023 as a pinch hitter in the second game of the season. 토토사이트