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Ha-Seong Kim
Tampa Bay Rays
SS: 121
2025 Projected Value: $6
2025 Actual Value: $0 Difference: $-6
Based on 10-team AL-only league

Player Stats Daily Log

Year	AB	H	R	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	Rate
2025 proj	367	92	51	10	42	46	76	18	0.251	23.6
2025	22	5	2	1	3	0	7	1	0.227	2.1
2024	403	94	60	11	47	58	77	22	0.233	24.0
2023	538	139	84	17	60	75	124	38	0.258	43.9
2022	517	130	58	11	59	51	100	12	0.251	24.6
2021	267	54	27	8	34	22	71	6	0.202	7.3

Player News

Date	News
7/13/25	Rays' Kevin Cash gives encouraging Ha-Seong Kim injury update. The Tampa Bay Rays went to Fenway Park for a four-game series with the hope of separating themselves from the resurgent Boston Red Sox. One of the Rays' recent contributors has been infielder Ha-Seong Kim, but he had to leave Sunday's 4-1 loss after he fouled the ball off of his left foot. Manager Kevin Cash and trainer Aaron Scott after the incident and attended to Kim, but the blow was serious enough to force the infielder out of the game. Since the Rays won't play again until Friday when they host the Baltimore Orioles, Kim will at least have time to recover. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tampa-bay-rays/rays-n...
7/10/25	Sixth Inning Bad for Tigers but Good for Whitecaps; Split Results for Chicago's Teams Too. UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, Jul. 10, 2025) – RBI doubles from Ha-Seong Kim and Danny Jansen, along with RBI singles by Taylor Walls and Yandy Diaz, all in a four-run Tampa Bay sixth inning, enabled the visiting Rays to upend the Tigers last night, 7-3. Idle today, Detroit is home to the Seattle Mariners at Comerica Park tomorrow evening to begin a three-game series, with broadcast time at 6:45 PM on 99 7/1450 WHTC. David Festa allowed three hits with three strikeouts in just over five innings, as the Minnesota Twins doubled up on the visiting Chicago Cubs in Minneapolis last night, 4-2. The series at Target Field concludes this afternoon. Edgar Quero doubled home the tying run and scored the eventual Source: http://whtc.com/2025/07/10/thursday-jul-10-2025-sp...
7/07/25	Injury News is Good For Rays' Injured Infielders Lowe, Kim, Caballero. It was a weird Sunday health-wise for the Tampa Bay Rays. One infieder, Ha-Seong Kim, was already out, then Jose Caballero was a pregame scratch with an arm injury. Then in the top of the first inning, second baseman Brandon Lowe left the game with left-side tightness after a swing. Caballero was pressed back into duty, playing the entire game despite being less than 100 percent. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/rays/injuries/injury-news-i...
7/05/25	Rays' Ha-Seong Kim receives uncertain injury update. There was plenty of reason to be excited about the Ha-Seong Kim signing when it happened in February. The South Korean infielder stands out as a quintessential member of the Tampa Bay Rays, displaying the excellent defense and solid baserunning skills that helps characterize this franchise. The former Gold Glove winner sustained a right calf cramp in a 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Fourth of July, brutally cutting his Rays debut short and putting his health back into question. Tampa manager Kevin Cash is hopeful that Kim will avoid another trip to the injured list. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tampa-bay-rays/rays-n...
7/04/25	Gameday Preview (Friday): Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim Makes First Start For Rays vs. Twins. Gameday Preview (Friday): Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim Makes First Start For Rays vs. Twins Tampa Bay begins a 10-game road trip on Friday in Minnesota, and free-agent shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will be making his first start of the season after coming off shoulder surgery. Here are the batting orders and lots of newsy nuggets on the pitchers. Tom Brew \| 0 Minutes Ago Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim will make his first start for the Tampa Bay on Friday when they take on the Minnesota Twins. / David Frerker-Imagn Images In this story: Tampa Bay Rays Minnesota Twins MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Ater having serious shoulder surgery last fall, the Tampa Bay Rays knew it would take a while for free agent shortstop Ha-Seong Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/rays/gameday-preview-friday...
7/03/25	Padres fan favorite set to make his debut with new team. The San Diego Padres saw one of their fan favorite players leave in the offseason and join the Tampa Bay Rays. According to Ryan Bass of Rays Baseball TV, the Rays are reinstating shortstop and former Padres fan favorite Ha-Seong Kim. Source: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/san-diego-padr...
6/30/25	Ha-Seong Kim Close to Return as Rays Monitor Final Rehab Start. Tampa Bay Rays president of baseball operations Erik Neander said a return to the majors is not guaranteed for Ha-Seong Kim, but the club is "very encouraged" by his progress. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/seong-kim-close-r...
6/20/25	Rays infielder gets promising injury update. Rays infielder Ha-Seong Kim received a pivotal injury update on Friday as he hopes to make his Tampa Bay debut soon. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/rays-infielder-ge...
6/09/25	Ha-Seong Kim should make his Rays debut soon, so how will the team make room for him?. If all goes according to plan, Ha-Seong Kim's debut with the Tampa Bay Rays should happen at some point next week when the team returns to Steinbrenner Field to play the Baltimore Orioles. Kim signed with Tampa Bay in the offseason, which was one of the most expensive free-agent signings for the organization. Upon signing, the Rays knew the 29-year-old infielder would miss a chunk of the first half of the season after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder last August. Kim, who played his first four seasons with the San Diego Padres won a Gold Glove in 2023 and has 47 career home runs. Source: https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/mlb/rays/ha-se...
5/26/25	Tampa Bay Rays' Ha-Seong Kim Notches Hit on 1st Swing of Rehab Assignment. For the first time in over nine months, Ha-Seong Kim got a taste of live game action. The Gold Glove infielder showed no signs of rust, needing just one swing to leave his mark on the contest. Kim, who underwent shoulder surgery last August when he was still a member of the San Diego Padres, served as the Durham Bulls' designated hitter in their showdown with the Memphis Redbirds on Monday. The Tampa Bay Rays' Triple-A affiliate went on to lose 6-1, despite having a handful of big leaguers and elite young talent in their lineup. Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/inju...
5/20/25	Ha-Seong Kim excited to start rehab assignment, near joining Rays. TAMPA — Infielder Ha-Seong Kim can see the finish line to his rehab and the start of his career with the Rays. Kim, who signed with Tampa Bay in February as he recovered from surgery to repair a right shoulder labrum tear sustained with San Diego in August, is slated to get some live at-bats in Port Charlotte later this week. He then will start a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham, putting ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/seong-kim-excited...
5/19/25	Ha-Seong Kim participates in baseball activities with Rays. No content provided Source: https://www.mlb.com/news/ha-seong-kim-participates...
4/27/25	Padres Fan Favorite Who Left in Free Agency Doesn't Know if San Diego Contacted Him. The San Diego Padres got a visit from a familiar face ahead of their Friday matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. Ha-Seong Kim, despite not yet logging an appearance with the Rays due to recovery from offseason shoulder surgery, gave hugs to some of his old teammates ahead of his new team kicking off a series with the Friars. The decision to return to his former home also made logisitcal sense, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune's Jeff Sanders. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/san-diego-padres-new...
4/25/25	Padres note: Ha-seong Kim’s homecoming, injury updates, backing the Negro Leagues. Ha-Seong Kim returns to Petco Park as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays; Padres injury updates for Jackson Merrill, Luis Arraez, Brandon Lockridge Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/25/pa...
4/24/25	Rays news: Ex-Padres star gets pivotal injury update. Former San Diego Padres star infielder Ha-Seong Kim signed a two-year, $29 million contract with the Tampa Bay Rays this past offseason. Kim has yet to play in a regular season game with Tampa Bay as he deals with a shoulder injury, though. Rays TV reporter Ryan Bass provided an update on the infielder before Tampa Bay's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night. “ #Rays SS Ha-Seong Kim is in Los Angeles today, accompanied by head athletic trainer Joe Benge, to visit with Dr. Neal El Attrache, who performed his October shoulder surgery, as a check up. Kevin Cash said we'll get word tomorrow on Kim's progress,” Bass wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The check up will be crucial in determining Source: https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tampa-bay-rays/rays-n...
3/27/25	Padres' 3 most surprising Opening Day roster decisions. The Opening Day of the 2025 MLB season is finally here. As the season begins, the National League West will once again be one of the top divisions with the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the fold. The Padres lost some players in free agency, including Ha-Seong Kim and Jurickson Profar, but the roster is still stacked with talent. Source: https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/san-diego-padres/padr...
2/14/25	Ha-Seong Kim likes the look of things after joining Rays for 1st day. Ha-Seong Kim will need some time to learn his way around the Rays spring training complex, put faces to names and get a sense of the specifics of his shoulder rehabilitation program. Rays officials, whose interactions with Kim through the free-agent recruitment and signing process had been via Zoom calls, were pleased to welcome their most prominent, and expensive, offseason acquisition face to face. “Excited to see him,” manager Kevin Cash said. The Rays cautiously have been projecting late May for Kim to resume playing shortstop. Source: https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2025/02/14/ha...
2/13/25	ANTHONY VOLPE VS. HA-SEONG KIM. The New York Yankees may have missed a significant opportunity by not signing Ha-Seong Kim, and as Sports Illustrated recently highlighted, that decision could come back to haunt them. For those who have followed the Yankees closely, this isn't exactly surprising. Many fans and analysts, including me at BYB, have long believed that Kim would have been a perfect fit for the Yankees' infield this offseason. The Yankees' faith in Anthony Volpe played a big role in their decision not to pursue Kim in my opinion. Source: http://bleedingyankeeblue.blogspot.com/2025/02/ant...
2/05/25	Tampa Bay Rays Shortstop Ha-Seong Kim Provides Update on Surgically-Repaired Shoulder. New Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Ha-Seong Kim says he expects to be back from his surgically-repaired shoulder in late April or early May. New #Rays shortstop Ha-Seong Kim just had a Zoom presser with U.S. and Korean medi. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/injuries...
2/03/25	Infielder Ha-Seong Kim, Tampa Bay Rays finalize 2-year, $29 million contract. Kim played his first four seasons in the majors with the San Diego Padres and won a Gold Glove in 2023. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/infielder-seong-kim-tampa...

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