Hyeseong Kim
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Kim with the Kiwoom Heroes in 2020 | |||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Second baseman, Shortstop & Center fielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: January 27, 1999 Koyang, Kyŏnggi Province, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||
| KBO: June 28, 2017, for the Nexen Heroes | |||||||||||||||
| MLB: May 3, 2025, for the Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||||||||
| KBO statistics (through 2024 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .304 | ||||||||||||||
| Hits | 1,043 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 37 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 386 | ||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .280 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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| Hyeseong Kim | |
| Hangul | 김혜성 |
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| Hanja | 金慧成 |
| RR | Gim Hyeseong |
| MR | Kim Hyesŏng |
Hyeseong Kim (Korean: 김혜성; born January 27, 1999) is a South Korean professional baseball second baseman, shortstop, and center fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Comet", he is well known for his speed. Kim previously played in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes. He made his MLB debut on May 3, 2025, with the Dodgers.
Kim is the only KBO player to receive the Golden Glove Award at shortstop and second base. In 2025 Kim joined Byung-hyun Kim as the second Korean-born player to win a World Series, and the first position player to do so.