Los Angeles experienced notable inconsistency, briefly losing and later reclaiming a nine-game NL West lead and now holds a 1.5-game edge over the Padres. Hyeseong Kim, a 26-year-old former KBO standout, hit .304 across his first 58 games after a strong minor-league showing and earned a major-league role. Kim missed just over a month with shoulder bursitis initially caused by a slide into second base; the pain worsened and affected his swing. MLB roster expansion to 28 players allowed Kim to be activated; he declared himself 100 percent healthy and cited R&D analysis and rehab games for swing adjustments.
"I didn't necessarily think my swing was that different. But through our R&D team and their analysis it was pretty clear my swing was different from early in the season," Kim said.
"Initially, obviously sliding into second base was the cause of the injury but as it got worse the pain kept getting worse and it started affecting my swing," he said.
"Through the rehab games, I was able to go back to what I was working on during spring training and earlier in the season," he said. "I kept practicing th
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