Rays' Kim Ha-seong misses 3rd straight game with calf injury, feels 'closer to normal'

The Tampa Bay Rays' new Korean shortstop Kim Ha-seong has missed a third straight game with right calf cramp, though he claimed to be feeling "closer to normal." Kim made his season debut and also Rays debut last Friday (local time) against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis but was forced to leave the game when his right calf cramped up after he got thrown out trying to steal third base in the seventh inning. Kim, who signed a two-year contract with the Rays in February, had just returned after recovering from shoulder surgery he'd undergone in October while with the San Diego Padres. Kim has not played since, though he has been practicing during the Rays' road trip. Before the Rays lost to the Detroit Tigers 5-1 at Comerica Park in Detroit on Monday, Kim told Tampa Bay media that his leg "definitely feels closer to normal." "Hitting in the cage and warming up felt pretty good. I think I'll have to go outside, go through all the team exercises, training and then see how it goes," Kim said. "I'm fine. There's no need for me to go on the injured list." Kim won the National League Gold GloveWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times