Ex-Padres star gets pivotal injury update
An important Rays injury update…
Former San Diego Padres star infielder Ha-Seong Kim signed a two-year, $29 million contract with the Tampa Bay Rays this past offseason. Kim has yet to play in a regular season game with Tampa Bay as he deals with a shoulder injury, though. Rays TV reporter Ryan Bass provided an update on the infielder before Tampa Bay’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.
Rays SS Ha-Seong Kim is in Los Angeles today, accompanied by head athletic trainer Joe Benge, to visit with Dr. Neal El Attrache, who performed his October shoulder surgery, as a check up. Kevin Cash said we’ll get word tomorrow on Kim’s progress,” Bass wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
The check up will be crucial in determining his next steps amid his injury recovery. There is a chance that Kim could return sooner rather than later if the check up goes well.
Kim, a versatile infielder, can play third base, second base or shortstop. He spent the first four seasons of his big league career in San Diego with the Padres. Although Kim never officially made an All-Star team with the Padres, he did establish himself as a star player in 2023.
