Hyeseong Kim is making the Dodgers think twice as they sort through their postseason roster.
The utility man, who has been with the Oklahoma City Comets since May, kept his Triple-A playoff run rolling Wednesday night with another productive game in the Pacific Coast League Championship Series. Kim went 2-for-4 in Game 2, adding a double, an RBI and a run scored in Oklahoma City’s 7-1 win over the Las Vegas Aviators. The victory pushed the series to a winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday.
It was the second straight strong night at the plate for Kim. He also went 2-for-4 on Tuesday and scored two runs, a nice step forward in what has otherwise been a pretty uneven offensive season.
That inconsistency is the big question hanging over his October case.
Across the major-league and minor-league levels in 2026, Kim’s numbers have been almost mirror images of each other - and not in a way that screams breakout. In the majors, he hit .259 with one home run and 11 RBIs.
In the minors, where he has spent about triple the time, he is hitting .262 with three homers and 31 RBIs. He has also stolen five bases in the majors and 15 in the minors.
Still, the Dodgers know there’s more to Kim than the batting line. His speed, defense and ability to create chaos on the bases are exactly the kind of tools that can matter in a short postseason series, and manager Dave Roberts addressed that recently.
“My expectation is that Kim will be here during the off week and potentially be in the conversation for the postseason, because he has the ability to run and play defense and steal a base,” he said.
At the same time, Roberts made clear that the bat remains the sticking point.
“I think for Hyeseong, it’s the at bat consistency,” Roberts said. “I don’t think that his offense has been consistent.”
That concern becomes even more relevant when compared with other players competing for a spot. Roberts pointed to Alex Freeland as one of the names making a strong push.
“For us, the at bat quality, for example, that Alex Freeland is giving us has been very good,” Roberts said. “He gets on base.
I think for Hyeseong, just trying to find something consistent and perform consistently. And to be quite frank, he just hasn’t been as consistent as he can be.
But if he can get more consistent with the bat, then he can be a big piece.”
The Dodgers are expected to have a bye during the wild card round, which should give them time next week to meet with Kim and decide whether he belongs on the postseason roster. For now, he’s at least giving them something real to weigh.
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