Bae Ji-hwan (24) of the 무료스포츠중계 American Professional Baseball Major League Pittsburgh Pirates succeeded in hitting in the most consecutive games for an individual in his big league debut.
Bae Ji-hwan started as the number one hitter (second baseman) in the home game against the Washington Nationals held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on the morning of the 13th (Korean time) and left 1 hit in 5 at-bats. The season batting average went down from 0.245 to 0.244 (71 hits in 291 at-bats).
Bae Ji-hwan hit a double to the left field line in the 7th inning with one out and one on first base. It is a double in the last two games and the 16th double of the season. The lead runner advanced to third base. Bae Ji-hwan extended his hitting streak, which click here started against the Milwaukee Brewers on the 6th, to 7 games. This is the most consecutive hits by an individual. Bae Ji-hwan hit in six consecutive games, from before the Detroit Tigers on May 18th to the Seattle Mariners on the 27th, and broke his personal record on that day. The rest of the at-bats were disappointing. He struck out on an infield grounder in the first and second innings, struck out in the fourth, and hit an infield grounder in the fifth. Pittsburgh won 5-1.