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On September 23, 2022, Bae made his major league debut.<ref name="kevgormilbstats"/><ref name="persakdebut">{{cite news |last1=Persak |first1=Mike |title=Pirates prospect Ji Hwan Bae joins team for Friday's game against Cubs |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2022/09/23/pirates-ji-hwan-bae-ben-cherington-domestic-assault-prospect-neal-huntington-mlb/stories/202209230073 |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> He started at second base for the Pirates in a game against the [[Chicago Cubs]],<ref name="persakdebut"/> was walked once, hit a single, and stole two bases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quiroz hits go-ahead single in 8th, Cubs beat Pirates 6-5 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401356453 |access-date=13 October 2022 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=23 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=delos Santos |first1=Justice |title=Bae has ball in debut: 2 steals, 1 hit, 1 walk |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ji-hwan-bae-pirates-11th-ranked-prospect-called-up |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=MLB.com |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> Bae made the Pirates 2023 Opening Day roster.<ref>{{cite news |last1=delos Santos |first1=Justice |title=Bucs set 2023 Opening Day roster |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-2023-opening-day-roster |access-date=June 10, 2023 |work=MLB.com |date=March 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pirates set Opening Day roster |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-pirates-set-opening-day-2023-roster |access-date=June 10, 2023 |work=MLB.com |date=March 30, 2023}}</ref> On April 4, 2023, he hit his first major league home run.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gorman |first1=Kevin |title=Pirates rookie Ji Hwan Bae has Monster game with 1st career homer, spectacular catch |url=https://triblive.com/sports/pirates-rookie-ji-hwan-bae-has-monster-game-with-1st-career-homer-spectacular-catch/ |access-date=June 10, 2023 |work=Pittsburgh Tribune Review |date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> |
On September 23, 2022, Bae made his major league debut.<ref name="kevgormilbstats"/><ref name="persakdebut">{{cite news |last1=Persak |first1=Mike |title=Pirates prospect Ji Hwan Bae joins team for Friday's game against Cubs |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2022/09/23/pirates-ji-hwan-bae-ben-cherington-domestic-assault-prospect-neal-huntington-mlb/stories/202209230073 |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> He started at second base for the Pirates in a game against the [[Chicago Cubs]],<ref name="persakdebut"/> was walked once, hit a single, and stole two bases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quiroz hits go-ahead single in 8th, Cubs beat Pirates 6-5 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401356453 |access-date=13 October 2022 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=23 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=delos Santos |first1=Justice |title=Bae has ball in debut: 2 steals, 1 hit, 1 walk |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ji-hwan-bae-pirates-11th-ranked-prospect-called-up |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=MLB.com |date=23 September 2022}}</ref> Bae made the Pirates 2023 Opening Day roster.<ref>{{cite news |last1=delos Santos |first1=Justice |title=Bucs set 2023 Opening Day roster |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-2023-opening-day-roster |access-date=June 10, 2023 |work=MLB.com |date=March 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pirates set Opening Day roster |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-pirates-set-opening-day-2023-roster |access-date=June 10, 2023 |work=MLB.com |date=March 30, 2023}}</ref> On April 4, 2023, he hit his first major league home run.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gorman |first1=Kevin |title=Pirates rookie Ji Hwan Bae has Monster game with 1st career homer, spectacular catch |url=https://triblive.com/sports/pirates-rookie-ji-hwan-bae-has-monster-game-with-1st-career-homer-spectacular-catch/ |access-date=June 10, 2023 |work=Pittsburgh Tribune Review |date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> Bae began the 2024 season in the minor leagues on rehabilitation assignment for a muscle strain. The Pirates recalled Bae from Triple-A Indianapolis in May 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hiles |first1=Noah |title=Sources: Pirates to call up Ji Hwan Bae from Triple-A Indianapolis |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2024/05/21/sources-pirates-to-recall-ji-hwan-bae-from-triple-a-indianapolis/stories/202405210069 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=22 May 2024 |date=21 May 2024}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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Ji-hwan Bae (born July 26, 1999) is a South Korean professional baseball second baseman for the Pittsburgh PiratesofMajor League Baseball (MLB). In 2017, the Atlanta Braves announced the signing of Bae as a free agent. He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Bae represented South Korea at the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup. During the tournament, he hit for a .286 batting average with five RBIs, six runs scored, six walks and two stolen bases.[1] In his final high school baseball season, Bae appeared in 27 games, hit .474, and received the Lee Young-min Batting Award [ko] as South Korea's best hitter at the high school level.[2] Bae was projected to be a first round pick in the 2017 KBO League draft.[3]
On September 23, 2017, the Atlanta Braves announced the signing of Bae as a free agent.[4] General manager John Coppolella claimed that Bae was the youngest Asian baseball player to sign with the Braves in nearly two decades.[5] By joining the Braves, Bae would have become the second player since Kwon Kwang-min [ko], who signed with the Chicago Cubs in 2015, to leave a South Korean high school directly for professional baseball in the United States.[1] On November 21, 2017, Major League Baseball voided his contract with the Braves as a result of fraudulent contract negotiations.[6][7] The New York Times reported that, although Bae had agreed to sign for $300,000, the Braves planned to pay him an additional $600,000 by reallocating money promised to other signees.[8] The KBO League barred Bae from signing with any South Korean professional team for two years because he had skipped the KBO's draft to join the Braves organization, where he appeared with Atlanta's Florida Instructional League team.[9]
On March 27, 2018, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Bae for a reported signing bonus of $1.25 million.[10][11] Bae finished the 2019 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.[12] He then played for Geelong-Korea in the Australian Baseball League during the offseason.[13][14][15] The 2020 Minor League baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[16] and Bae was subsequently assigned to the Altoona Curve in 2021. At the Double-A level, he recorded a slash line of .278/.359/.413 with 12 doubles, five triples, seven homers and 31 RBIs in 83 games.[17] After the minor league season ended, Bae was assigned to the Peoria Javelinas and selected to the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game.[18] Bae spent most of the 2022 season with the Indianapolis Indians, where he appeared in 108 games, slashed .289/.362/.430 with 23 doubles, six triples, eight home runs and 53 RBIs.[17]
On September 23, 2022, Bae made his major league debut.[17][19] He started at second base for the Pirates in a game against the Chicago Cubs,[19] was walked once, hit a single, and stole two bases.[20][21] Bae made the Pirates 2023 Opening Day roster.[22][23] On April 4, 2023, he hit his first major league home run.[24] Bae began the 2024 season in the minor leagues on rehabilitation assignment for a muscle strain. The Pirates recalled Bae from Triple-A Indianapolis in May 2024.[25]
Born in July 1999, Bae attended Kyeongbuk High SchoolinDaegu.[1] He grew up as a fan of South Korean professional baseball, and began watching Major League Baseball when fellow South Korea native Shin-Soo Choo joined the Cleveland Indians. Bae soon became a fan of Hyun-jin Ryu, Jung-ho Kang, and José Altuve.[26]
In May 2018, Bae was accused of slapping, choking, and kicking his ex-girlfriend in 2017 on New Year's Eve, when he was 18 years old.[27][28][29] In October 2018, he was convicted of assault in court in Daegu and required to pay a fine of ₩2 million.[30][31][32] In April 2019, Major League Baseball suspended Bae without pay for 30 games because of the incident.[30][33][34][35]
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