Ha-seong Kim

Ha-seong Kim, South Korean baseball player

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Born: October 17, 1995
Age in 2026: 31
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1995

About Ha-seong Kim

Ha-seong Kim (Korean: 김하성; born October 17, 1995) is a South Korean professional baseball infielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays, and in the KBO League for the Nexen Heroes. Kim was drafted 41st overall by the Heroes in the 2014 KBO League Draft. He made his KBO debut with the Heroes in May 2014 and won the KBO League Golden Glove Award in 2018, 2019 and 2020. In December 2020, Kim signed with the Padres and made his MLB debut in 2021. In 2023, Kim became the first Korean-born player to win a Gold Glove Award. He has also played for the South Korea national team in international baseball tournaments.

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Ha-seong Kim timeline

2014He made his KBO debut with the Heroes in May 2014 and won the KBO League Golden Glove Award in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
2023In 2023, Kim became the first Korean-born player to win a Gold Glove Award.

The world when Ha-seong Kim was born

Ha-seong Kim was born in 1995. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1995

#1 song"Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio
Top movieBraveheart
Top TV showSeinfeld
Best-selling bookThe Rainmaker – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentCal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's consecutive games record
Top headlineOklahoma City bombing
Technology milestoneWindows 95 launches
Defining fadPogs
Notable inventionDVD
World population5.69 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championAtlanta Braves (World Series)
Also wonHouston Rockets (NBA)
U.S. population263.0M

1995 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ha-seong Kim's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1995	2026
Gas	$1.15	$3.45/gal
Average home	$110,500	$435,000
Average income	$41,943	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.35	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.32	$0.73
Population	263.0M	341 million

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