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“When we got to about 8:30, I kind of figured we were gonna be playing this game,” added first baseman Freddie Freeman.

It was clear the team envisioned a prominent role for the 5-foot-10, 175-pound speedster, trading former second baseman Gavin Lux to Cincinnati just days after Kim was acquired.

A four-time Gold Glove second baseman and shortstop in South Korea, Kim has added center field duties to his plate in triple-A.

The 34-year-old third baseman had been testing his glasses in pregame batting practice and infield drills since the start of last week’s homestand.

His advanced analytics have tanked, going from an above-league-average mark in Statcast’s “outs above average” metric in 2024 to the third-lowest grade of any qualified MLB third baseman this season.