The Dodgers are spending their offseason in a variety of ways — some of them hilarious. Kiké Hernández is getting his makeup done by his daughter while he recovers from an elbow surgery, Blake Snell is streaming on Twitch and roasting the Blue Jays. Hyeseong Kim is…pitching in the KBO?

On Nov. 30, he took part in the Generation Match, an exhibition game that features Korean players past and present, as Team Rising’s starting pitcher.

Kim threw three scoreless innings against KBO veterans and didn’t allow a run. His final line: three innings, three hits, zero earned runs, zero walks, and two strikeouts.

He wasn’t throwing gas by any means, but he did have an absolutely wicked curveball with a ton of drop that helped him notch his first K. Maybe he’s taken a pointer or two from Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Clayton Kershaw.

The Dodgers need to put this guy in the starting rotation. Or, at the very least, they have a clear go-to position player to pitch in blowouts if they don’t re-sign Kiké Hernández. Maybe Kim would even be willing to carry on Hernández’s tradition of wearing a pitching visor on the mound.

Dodgers’ Hyeseong Kim throws three scoreless innings in KBO exhibition match

Kim went back to Korea soon after the Dodgers won the World Series, and hinted at his participation in the 2026 World Baseball Classic upon his arrival. “I want to be selected for the national team and will do my best if given the opportunity,” he said. “I met Coach Ryu Ji-hyun, who asked about my condition and discussed how to plan for the national team.”

Kim’s “condition” likely refers to the shoulder injury that he sustained during the regular season, which kept him on the IL for a little over a month. Clearly, the shoulder’s feeling okay enough now to pitch three full innings, even if he was barely throwing over 75 MPH.

He gave himself a tough grade for his rookie season, telling Korean media that it was a “30/100.” That’s not entirely his fault — the Dodgers delayed his arrival in the majors by keeping him in Triple-A into early May and were hesitant to give him too much playing time after he was called up. He still ended up hitting for average as proficiently as expected (.280), but evidently needs more time to climb up Dave Roberts’ trust tree.

Here’s hoping he gets more reps (and maybe a few trips to the mound) in 2026.