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Ha-Seong Kim Absent From San Diego Padres' Lineup Due to Shoulder Injury

The San Diego Padres will be without Gold Glove shortstop Ha-Seong Kim against the Minnesota Twins on Monday as he works his way back from a jammed right shoulder.
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Aug 16, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; San Diego Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim (7) reacts after striking out in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.
Aug 16, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; San Diego Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim (7) reacts after striking out in the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. | Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

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Ha-Seong Kim will not be in the San Padres' lineup against the Minnesota Twins on Monday night, according to the team's official lineup card.

Kim suffered a jammed right shoulder against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday. He left that game early and was scheduled to undergo an MRI, but the results of any further testing have yet to be revealed.

Tyler Wade is starting at shortstop in Kim's absence, batting ninth in the lineup. The 29-year-old utility man is batting .241 with eight RBI, eight stolen bases, a .576 OPS and 0.1 WAR through 72 games this season.

As for Kim, he is batting .233 with 11 home runs, 47 RBI, 22 stolen bases, a .700 OPS and a 2.9 WAR so far in 2024. He has appeared in 121 of the Padres' 126 games, once again making himself regularly available to manager Mike Shildt.

Kim played 150 games in 2022, then 152 in 2023. If his shoulder injury doesn't cost him more than eight games, the 28-year-old could still break the 150-game mark for the third season in a row.

Last season, the Korean-born infielder won his first career Gold Glove. He also finished 14th in NL MVP voting after batting .260 with 17 home runs, 60 RBI, 38 stolen bases, a .749 OPS and a 5.8 WAR.

Here is the full lineup Shildt submitted for Monday's series opener against the Twins:

1. Luis Arraez, DH
2. Jurickson Profar, LF
3. Jake Cronenworth, 1B
4. Manny Machado, 3B
5. Xander Bogaerts, 2B
6. Jackson Merrill, CF
7. David Peralta, RF
8. Kyle Higashioka, C
9. Tyler Wade, SS
SP: Michael King, RHP

First pitch from Petco Park is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET.

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Sam Connon is a staff writer covering baseball for “Fastball on SI.’’ He previously covered UCLA Athletics for On SI’s All Bruins site, and is a UCLA graduate, with his work there as a sports columnist receiving awards from the College Media Association and Society of Professional Journalists. Connon also wrote for On SI’s New England Patriots site, Patriots Country, and he was on the Patriots and Boston Red Sox beats at Prime Time Sports Talk. Sam lives in Boston.

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