Kwang-Hyun Kim #33 of the St. Louis Cardinals delivers a pitch in the first inning during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 19, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
Kwang Hyun Kim is going to open the season in the St. Louis Cardinals’ rotation.
When the St. Louis Cardinals signed Kwang Hyun Kim, they envisioned him as a closer. But after the roster depth was decimated by a COVID-19 outbreak, he was shifted to the starting rotation and quickly thrived, finishing with a 1.62 ERA in seven starts.