Pittsburgh's Bae Ji-hwan walked one hitless in the final MLB exhibition game

Pittsburgh's Bae Ji-hwan walked one hitless in the final MLB exhibition game

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Bae Ji-hwan (25, Pittsburgh Pirates), who is seeking to join the opening entry of the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB), has completed an exhibition game.

Bae Ji-hwan started as the ninth batter center fielder in the visiting game against the Minnesota Twins in the 2025 MLB exhibition game held at the Rehealth Sports Complex in Fort Myers, Florida on the 25th (Korea Standard Time), leaving no hits and one walk in two at-bats.

Bae Ji-hwan, who is fiercely competing with Zack Swinsky for a spot as Pittsburgh's outfield backup, had a chance to start in the final game of the exhibition game. 메이저사이트

Although he couldn't hit a hit on the day, he added one run to keep his team's top spot with 13 points in the exhibition game.

Bae Ji-hwan's final performance in the exhibition game is 0.381 (16 hits in 42 at-bats), one home run, four RBIs, 13 points, three steals, and OPS (On base rate + slugging rate) 1.017.

Bae Ji-hwan, who took his first at-bat in the third inning with one out and no runners, drew a walk from the opponent's starter Bailey Ober and went to third base with two wild pitches.

And Brian Reynolds hit a timely hit to the right after two outs.

Bae Ji-hwan, who struck out twice and grounded out to the infield, was replaced at the start of the eighth inning to finish the game.

Pittsburgh, where Bae Ji-hwan scored the only point, lost to Minnesota 1-5 to end the exhibition game with 14-15 losses.

Pittsburgh will play the opening game of the MLB regular season against the Miami Marlins at Rondipo Park in Miami, Florida on the 28th.