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Ha-Seong Kim's Gold Glove Defense on Full Display in Return to Braves

Atlanta Braves On SI·Harrison Smajovits·19 days ago
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At the plate, Ha-Seong Kim’s return to the Atlanta Braves was quiet. He went hitless and reached base once on a walk. However, turn your focus to the top half of each inning, and his return was felt in a big way.  He didn’t make any Web Gem-style plays, but strong defense was on full display from start to finish. Kim fielded a hard-hit groundball by Alex Bregman cleanly, which came off the bat at 102 mph, and he went from there.  He turned a double play in the top of the fourth, snagging a groundball hit up the middle at 107 mph by Moisés Ballesteros.  The impressive feat is how he played them like soft choppers.  “I mean, he made a really nice play there and then charge play, tricky hop there, stayed through it. You know, we’ve seen him play Gold Glove shortstop in the past,” manager Walt Weiss said. “He’s a really gifted athlete.”  Kim returned from a right middle finger injury that required surgery, which he sustained over the offseason.…

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