A look at how the Padres participating in the World Baseball Classic fared on Sunday
He made sure to help make a little history first.
The 27-year-old infielder homered for the third time in two days, this time a grand slam as Korea set a World Baseball Classic for runs scored in aKorea’s effort bested the previous WBC record, 18 runs scored by Japan against China in 2006 but it was all for naught as Australia’s earlier victory had already sealed Korea’s first-round exit.
Kim went 1-for-4 with a walk on Monday. He went 3-for-16 at the plate, with all three hits leaving the yard for a tournament-best three homers thus far.Netherlands team also failed to advance out of pool play, meaning he’ll join Kim back in Peoria, Ariz., this week as they look to build rapport heading into the 2023 season.
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