Bae Ji-hwan, a Korean infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, has not had a hit in three consecutive games.
On the 8th (Korean time)메이저사이트, Bae Ji-hwan appeared as a substitute in a home game against the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, and only had no hits in two at-bats.
Bae Ji-hwan, who injured his left ankle in the match against Toronto on the 6th, did not play on the 7th and returned to the ground that day.
Bae Ji-hwan’s season batting average fell slightly from .244 to .239 (22 hits in 92 at-bats).
Bae Ji-hwan appeared as a pinch hitter in the 7th one-out 2nd base when the team was trailing 5-0, but hit the first pitch and stepped back with a shortstop ground ball.
Pittsburgh lost 10-1, falling into a seven-game losing streak.
Pittsburgh began a losing streak soon after hitting the 20-win mark, the first in all of Major League Baseball.
Pittsburgh, who leads the National League Central Division with 20 wins and 15 losses, was chased by the Milwaukee Brewers (19 wins and 15 losses), who are second in the district, by half a game.
Toronto won three games in a row and kept 3rd place in the American League East with 21 wins and 14 losses.