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| Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres connects for a grand slam during the second inning of a game against the Miami Marlins at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, Aug. 21. AFP-Yonhap |
Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres has blasted his first career big league grand slam.
Kim batted 2-for-4 with the slam giving him four RBIs, helping the Padres to a 6-2 win over the Miami Marlins at Petco Park in San Diego on Monday (local time).
With the Padres up 1-0 in the bottom of the second, Kim smoked a 96.6 miles per hour fastball from Marlins starter Ryan Weathers and drove it over the left field wall. The ball left Kim's bat at 95 mph at 29 degrees of launch angle and traveled 359 feet.
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| Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres reacts at homeplate after hitting a grand slam during the second inning of a game against Miami Marlins at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, Aug. 21. AFP-Yonhap |
The homer came on the day when the Padres gave away Kim's bobblehead to the first 40,000 fans at their home park. The doll came with a removable helmet, a nod to Kim's hard-nosed style of play.
The grand slam was Kim's 300th career major league hit. He is the fifth Korean player to hit a grand slam in major league history.
Kim led off the game with a double in the bottom of the first and stole third base before scoring on Manny Machado's sacrifice fly.
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| Kim Ha-seong of the San Diego Padres reacts after hitting a double during the first inning of a game against the Miami Marlins at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, Aug. 21. AFP-Yonhap |
Kim is batting .280 for the year with 17 home runs and 28 steals. He is three dingers away from becoming just the second Korean player to record at least 20 homers and 20 steals in the same season.
Former American League All-Star Choo Shin-soo did it three times in the majors, most recently in 2013. (Yonhap)
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