{"id":106388,"date":"2025-08-27T21:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T01:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=106388"},"modified":"2025-08-27T21:16:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T01:16:14","slug":"dodgers-rookie-hyeseong-kim-return-when-rosters-expand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/27\/dodgers-rookie-hyeseong-kim-return-when-rosters-expand\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Rookie Set to Return When Rosters Expand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/roberda07.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Roberts<\/a> announced that rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kimhy02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-27_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hyeseong Kim<\/a> will return to the club on September 1st, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Kim will be the one position player added when rosters around the league expand next week. Teams are allowed to add one pitcher and one position player with one month to go in the regular season. As a result, the Dodgers will not have to make a corresponding roster move.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97241\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-97241\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25550695_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dodgers infielder Hyeseong Kim will open the season in the minors, Dave Roberts said.\" width=\"485\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25550695_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25550695_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25550695_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25550695_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25550695_168400885_lowres-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25550695_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/03\/USATSI_25550695_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mar 1, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers second base Hyeseong Kim (6) fields a ground ball against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Roberts: Hyeseong Kim to Return to Dodgers to Start September<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hyeseong Kim will likely be the extra position player for the Dodgers when rosters expand next week, Dave Roberts said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabianArdaya\/status\/1960822285981597810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Rookie Spark<\/h3>\n<p>Kim <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/03\/11\/dodgers-hyeseong-kim-start-season-minors\/\" target=\"_self\">failed<\/a> to make the roster out of spring training. Los Angeles thought he needed to refine his offensive approach to be ready for major-league pitching. However, when multiple injuries hit the Dodgers, and when he enjoyed some success in the minors thanks to a new swing, Kim <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/03\/dodgers-call-up-korean-star-hyseong-kim\/\" target=\"_self\">was recalled<\/a> from Triple-A Oklahoma City. The rookie made the most of his opportunity. His speed, slick fielding, and hitting prowess provided a spark to an inconsistent offense. In limited at-bats, Kim was flirting with a .400 batting average.<\/p>\n<h3>A Bump in the Road<\/h3>\n<p>Kim began struggling in June, when his batting average dipped in the .220s for the month. Many speculated that pitchers had begun to figure out the rookie. That may be true, but it was also revealed that Kim was dealing with a sore shoulder, an injury that kept him out for more than a month.<\/p>\n<h3>Trending in the Right Direction<\/h3>\n<p>The Dodgers have been fighting to stay healthy all season. All-Star third baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=muncyma01,muncyma02&amp;search=Max+Muncy&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-27_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Muncy<\/a> has been sidelined twice this year. However, he is taking batting practice and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/28\/dodgers-call-up-infield-prospect-alex-freeland\/\" target=\"_self\">is scheduled<\/a> to return during the next road trip. Unfortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/31\/dodgers-acquire-outfielder-alex-call-nationals\/\" target=\"_self\">recent addition<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=callal02,call--001ale&amp;search=Alex+Call&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-27_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Call<\/a> and first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/freemfr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-08-27_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freddie Freeman<\/a> are out of tonight&#8217;s lineup due to minor ailments. Hopefully, these things don&#8217;t turn into a long-term concern.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers look like they could be fighting their way into October, and they need to keep the injury bug away.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that rookie Hyeseong Kim will return to the club on September 1st, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Kim will be the one position player added when rosters around the league expand next week. Teams are allowed to add one pitcher and one position player with one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5226,"featured_media":101720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,1071,35],"tags":[28688,206,28818,2240],"class_list":["post-106388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dodgers","category-mlb","category-news","tag-alex-call","tag-freddie-freeman","tag-hyeseong-kim","tag-max-muncy"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106388"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106407,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106388\/revisions\/106407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}