Bae Ji-hwan (Pittsburgh Pirates) started at second base in the eighth spot in the lineup for the 2023 Major League Baseball World Series against the Texas Rangers on April 24 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Bae led off the bottom of the third inning with a walk. He drove a two-pitch splitter from Nathan Eovaldi into the left-field seats. It was his fifth straight game with a hit. However, Andrew McCutchen was thrown out at the plate by Iboldi.
In the bottom of the eighth, Bae stepped to the plate for the third time with the bases loaded and Iboldi’s curveball. Bae’s miss sailed slowly toward third baseman Josh Young. It was an infield single. Then, after pinch-hitter Rodolfo Castro grounded out,메이저사이트 McCutchen singled. Bae rounded second base and sprinted to third, but he made a poor judgment call and opted to return to second. But it was too late. Right fielder Adolis Garcia grounded to second base and Bae was out.
This was the second time Bae made an unfortunate baserunning play in one game. His multi-hit performance was marred by a throwing error and a double play.
It was a costly mistake, but Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton offered words of comfort to the second-year big leaguer. According to MLB.com, the official website of Major League Baseball, Shelton said, “This is a painful moment. It’s a time to teach them. We’ve got to make sure it doesn’t happen again,” Shelton said.
Bae said, “It was a two-out situation, so I thought I had to go to third base. But I made a bad judgment call and got thrown out on the return trip.”
“If he chose to run to third, he should have used his speed,” Shelton said. Even if he saw Garcia throw to second, he should have gone,” Shelton said.
“Bae needs to slow down,” he said, “He’s a little fast right now. I think people can see a young player with a lot of speed, and sometimes they try to create something. I think he’s trying too hard right now.”