"Ha-sung, I'm going first." TB outfielder Maeng-eom returns after a rehabilitation game

"Ha-sung, I'm going first." TB outfielder Maeng-eom returns after a rehabilitation game

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A teammate who was playing a rehabilitation game with Kim Ha-sung returned.

The Tampa Bay Rays announced on the 31st (Korea Standard Time) that they will return outfielder Jake Mangum (29) from the injured list ahead of an away game against the Houston Astros.스포츠토토

Maeng-eom made his big league debut this season, and was playing with a batting average of 0.338 on-base percentage of 0.384 with four doubles, seven RBIs and eight steals in 21 games.

He had been out since the game on April 24 due to a left groin muscle injury.

He will return to the Major League after playing five games as a rehabilitation game in Triple-A Durham, recording eight hits in 18 at-bats, a double, and three RBIs.

"Simply put, we expect him to be a little better on both sides of offense and defense, and we thought it was best to give him the first chance," Eric Nieder, president of the Rays' baseball operations division, said in an interview with the club's radio station "95.3 WDAE."

Outfielder Chandler Simpson went down to Triple-A.

Simpson had a batting average of 0.285 on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.315 and a slugging percentage of 0.317 and four RBIs in 35 games this season. He is a fast-footed player, and he stole 19 bases out of 22 attempts.

"I think what is beneficial to him at this point is to play consistently in Triple-A. He has enough ability to get feedback and be self-aware. He is ready to work. We have seen him dynamic, but we have a better version of him and I think it is best to play consistently in Triple-A rather than playing part-time in the big leagues," Nieder said, explaining why he demoted a player who had shown consistent performance.

Meanwhile, Kim Ha-sung, who played a rehabilitation game for two consecutive days, was excluded from the game.