Ha-Seong Kim set to begin rehab assignment with Double-A Columbus Clingstones
Atlanta’s primary shortstop is officially making his way down to Columbus to get ready for an impending return.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Ha-Seong Kim #9 of the Atlanta Braves hits against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning at Truist Park on September 26, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images) | Getty Images For the past couple of weeks, both Sean Murphy and Spencer Strider have been busy on the farm getting in work via rehab assignments. While Strider may be closer to returning than Murphy is, one thing we know now is that they’ll be joined by a third Braves big leaguer who is working his way back from injury.
All the way back in January, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim slipped on ice and tore a tendon in his right middle finger. That astonishing bit of bad luck cost him the rest of the offseason, spring training and at least one full month of the regular season. The good news is that Kim is closer to being ready now than ever before and the Braves have decided that now is the time to send him out on a rehab assignment.
The Double-A Columbus Clingstones put out a press release today announcing that Kim will be playing with the Clingstones for this week’s home series against the Montgomery Biscuits. Here’s more from the press release: The Atlanta Braves today announced that infielder Ha-Seong Kim has joined the Columbus Clingstones on a Major League rehab assignment, marking the first MLB rehab assignment in franchise history. Kim will appear with the Clingstones during the club’s upcoming homestand against Montgomery at Synovus Park.
The six-game series begins Tuesday, April 28 with first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p. m. ET.