On top of that, the San Francisco Giants currently have a head coach who knows Kim Ha-sung better than anyone else.

Bob Melvin is the manager who sat with the San Diego Padres until the 2023 season. Bob Melvin is called a mastermind who has won 1,517 games overall. His deep relationship with Asian players is also a boon to both Kim Ha-sung and Lee Jung-hoo. Since his career as Seattle Mariners manager in 2003, he has played for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005-2009) and Oakland Athletics (2011-2021) and recently served as the San Diego Padres (2022-2023) for two years. He was with Ichiro Suzuki, a legendary Japanese baseball legend, and with Kim Ha-sung and Yu Darvish in the San Diego Padres. Notably, he instilled trust by consistently sending Kim Ha-sung to the starting lineup, and Kim Ha-sung returned the favor by becoming the first Asian infielder to win the Gold Glove Award. If Kim goes to San Francisco, it will pave the way for his growth with Bob Melvin’s greatness. 바카라

“Lee Jung-hoo and Kim Ha-sung are good friends and colleagues,” said Andrew Bagley, San Francisco’s reporter for The Athletic. “Melvin has been complimenting Kim since he was a San Diego Padres player. It is hard to predict for now which position San Francisco needs the most in a year. I expect that there will be supporters who cheer Kim up in San Francisco.”

Meanwhile, Kim Ha-sung showed off his growth as he established himself as a solid starting member of the San Diego Padres in the 2023 season. He played in 152 games out of 162 games in the Major League, posting a batting average of 0.260 (140 hits in 538 times at bat), 17 homers, 60 RBIs, 84 runs and 23 doubles, 124 strikeouts, and 38 steals (failure to steal ninth base), a career-high performance of 0.351 with an on-base percentage of 0.398, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.749. He performed well in offense, but also excelled in defense. It is no exaggeration to say that he led the San Diego infield by displaying the best defense skills in the Major League in each game. In the 2022 season, Kim played mostly as shortstop. He played 131 games as well as 24 third baseman, respectively. However, he lived up to his expectations by playing all-weather games centering on second basemen in the 2023 season. He also recorded five errors in the 2021 season, eight in the 2022 season, and seven in the 2023 season. Based on his outstanding performance in baseball, he was ranked eighth in the National League in terms of WAR (contribution to victory versus substitute players). Based on his stellar performance, he won the Gold Glove in the utility category of the National League after the season. He was also nominated for Silver Slugger and became the third Korean to vote for MVP.