Braves' Ha-Seong Kim makes season debut against Cubs

Q: What injury did Ha-Seong Kim recover from before his season debut?

Ha-Seong Kim recovered from an injured tendon in his finger.

Q: How is the Atlanta Braves' performance this season?

The Atlanta Braves are performing strongly, leading the National League East by nine games.

Q: When did Ronald Acuna Jr. get injured this season?

Ronald Acuna Jr. has been out since early May.

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The Atlanta Braves have gotten off to a strong start to the season, having a firm grip on the top spot in the National League East, sitting nine games above the second-place Philadelphia Phillies.

An impressive thing to note about the Braves’ success so far is that they’ve had to do it while not being at full power, given the likes of Ronald Acuna Jr and Ha-Seong Kim have missed time throughout the campaign. While Acuna has been out since early May, Kim hasn’t touched the field at all for Atlanta this season, as he recovered from an injured tendon in his finger after slipping in South Korea.

Kim takes to the field for the first time this season

However, all of this would change on Tuesday night, when it was announced that the Korean infielder would make his return to Truist Park for the first time since last season, as the Braves hosted the Chicago Cubs.