Back to the St Louis Cardinals Newsfeed

Hochman: How a former MLB manager helped shape the Cardinals' Kwang-Hyun Kim in Korea

JUPITER, Fla. — So, there was this pitcher.

Trey Hillman was in Japan, scouting for the New York Yankees. But the pitcher was in Korea. They said he had some stuff. So, after the scout scoured Japan, he decided to head over to Korea, maximizing his Asian excursion. When on the roam …

“And that’s the first time I saw him,” Hillman said. “I did an actual report on him from 2014. And to this date, I’ve never told him that.”

That’s how their unique relationship began — three years before the other guy knew it had.