Change has been one of the only constants with the Los Angeles Dodgers this season. 
From injuries to emerging talent from the minor leagues to parting ways with longstanding veterans, the roster has seemingly been in a state of flux since the Tokyo Series to kick off 2025.
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One of the newest faces to emerge in the dugout is Hyeseong Kim.
Kim was a four-time Gold Glove award-winning infielder from the Korea Baseball Organization who became the only player to win a Gold Glove at both second base and shortstop in KBO history. He still needed time to adjust to the different velocity from MLB pitchers versus those in KBO and started his Dodgers career in Oklahoma City.
After proving himself in Triple-A to start his North American baseball career by batting .252, plus utility star Tommy Edman going down with an ankle injury, Kim finally got his opportunity in the show and has ran with it.
So far in 16 games, Kim is batting .378 with three stolen bases, five RBIs, and his first big league home run. Manager Dave Roberts spoke on how he will continue to incorporate him now that Edman and Teoscar Hernandez are back from their injured list stints.
“I think with Kim, getting Tommy some days once in a while. I think getting [Teoscar Hernandez] a day here or there to get his legs back under him, I think we’ll give Michael [Conforto] a day here in the next two. So I think that will be a way to keep Kim involved,” Roberts said.
“I would probably say three and a half times a week getting him in there to start, and also he’s going to come into games [off the bench] too.”
Kim will hope to continue his success at a major league level, wherever and however the Dodgers play him.
