The Los Angeles Dodgers made the final big decision for their Opening Day roster Sunday, sending Hyeseong Kim to Triple-A.

Kim battled for the final spot on the Dodgers’ roster all preseason, putting up a solid stat line during spring training. He hit a home run and drove in six runs, slashing .407/.448/.519 throughout the spring. Despite his numbers, the Dodgers opted to go with No. 4 prospect Alex Freeland to break camp.

Freeland will likely spend some time at second base, potentially forming a platoon with Santiago Espinal, who the Dodgers added to the roster earlier this week.

When asked about the roster situation between Kim and Freeland before the decision, manager Dave Roberts still didn’t have a decisive answer.

“It’s one of those things that you could argue both sides of either decision, as far as Alex or Hyeseong. And so I just don’t think it’s clear cut,” Roberts said. “We still haven’t seen Hyeseong a bunch. Alex, I think he’s taken great at-bats, the numbers, the surface line certainly isn’t there, but it’s still spring training. There’s just deeper conversations that are going to be had.”

Kim also began 2025 in the minors, and will look to force the Dodgers’ hand and give them no choice but to recall him early in the season with a good run of performances with Oklahoma City. The Dodgers will have their sights on Opening Day, which comes Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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