The Los Angeles Dodgers played the Korean national team in Seoul at the Gocheok Sky Dome before the start of the 2024 season. It was during this exhibition matchup where the Dodgers found their next second baseman, Hyeseong Kim.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts heaped high praise for Kim’s performance after the game, an indication of the organization’s interest in him.
“Our scouts like the second baseman: just the way his body moves. There’s some life to the bat and defensively, he made a nice play out there,” Roberts said.
Nine months later, the Dodgers were the first team to contact Kim in free agency after he was posted.