Braves shortstop Kim Ha-seong out 4-5 months with finger injury

Atlanta Braves shortstop Ha-Seong Kim reacts throughout the eighth inning of a baseball sport towards the Washington Nationals, Sept. 22, 2025, in Atlanta. AP-Yonhap

Atlanta Braves shortstop Kim Ha-seong shall be sidelined for as much as 5 months after present process surgical procedure to restore a finger damage.

The Braves introduced Sunday (native time) that Kim had surgical procedure on a torn tendon in his proper center finger, and his restoration time is anticipated to be 4 to 5 months.

Based on the membership, Kim sustained the damage after slipping on a sheet of ice in his native South Korea final week.

Kim signed a one-year, $20 million contract with the Braves as a free agent in December, returning to the group with whom he’d spent the ultimate portion of the injury-plagued 2025 season.

Following 4 seasons with the San Diego Padres, Kim signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays in February 2025 however began that marketing campaign on the injured record whereas recovering from shoulder surgical procedure he’d undergone the earlier fall.

Kim’s damage rehab was interrupted by hamstring points. And after he got here again, Kim handled calf and again issues.

Kim appeared in 24 video games for the Rays after which 24 video games for the Braves final 12 months — batting .214 with two homers and 5 RBIs for the previous, and .253 with three homers and 12 RBIs for the latter.

At his finest, Kim, a Gold Glove winner on the utility spot in 2023, could be a high-end, versatile defender who may also provide some pop on the plate and velocity on the bases. In that 2023 season, Kim set profession highs with 17 house runs and 38 steals.

The most recent damage may even hold Kim out of the World Baseball Basic, scheduled for March 5 to 17. Kim would have been South Korea’s beginning shortstop within the event.