It was about this time last year that Hyun Soo Kim took the field with his new American teammates for the first time, ready to show why he was one of the most popular players in South Korea and prove himself in the major leagues.
It didn't go very well. Well, not at the beginning.
Kim's first spring with the Orioles, of course, was a nightmare. He went hitless in his first 23 at-bats of the 2016 exhibition season and looked all but helpless at the plate, leaving the Orioles to beg him to accept a minor league assignment.