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Kim Hye-seong was on the Dodgers' roster during their World Series-winning run last year as a rookie. This season, he appeared in 71 regular-season games last year but was limited to 43 games this year, spending most of the second half in the minors before being recalled in September.
By Yoo Jee-ho
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- No South Korean player remains in the ongoing major league postseason with the Los Angeles Dodgers having left infielder Kim Hye-seong off their 26-man roster for the National League Championship Series (NLCS).
The Dodgers have opted to carry 13 pitchers, one more than during the National League Division Series (NLDS) against the Atlanta Braves last week, with left-hander Justin Wrobleski joining the roster.
Kim, who appeared in one game against the Braves as a defensive replacement, was the odd man out. The Dodgers opened the NLCS with a 2-1 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers on the road at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Sunday (local time).
Last fall, Kim was on the Dodgers roster as a big league rookie during their run to their second straight World Series title. No South Korean player has won back-to-back World Series championship rings.
Kim played in 71 regular-season games last year but was limited to just 43 games this year. He spent almost all of the season's second half in the minors before the Dodgers recalled him at the end of September.
Kim batted .259 with five steals this year, compared with a .280 batting average and 13 steals in 2025.
Only one other South Korean saw postseason action this year: Braves shortstop Kim Ha-seong, who went 0-for-5 in four games across the Wild Card Series and the NLDS. The San Diego Padres also qualified for the postseason, but their South Korean utilityman Song Sung-mun did not make the 26-man postseason roster.

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