When the Atlanta Braves reunited with Ha-Seong Kim earlier this offseason, they not only checked off their need for a shortstop in 2026, they also all but guaranteed that they'll do something that hasn't been done since 2003.
As long as Kim gets through spring training without an injury, he'll become the second South Korean-born player in franchise history to make the Opening Day roster, and the first since Jung-Keun Bong did in 2003.
Jung-Keun Bong forgotten legacy remembered thanks to Ha-Seong Kim
Before the Braves claimed Ha-Seong Kim off of waivers last September, Jung-Keun Bong was the only Korean to have played for the Braves in franchise history.