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Ji Hwan Bae

Ji Hwan Bae

25-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Pittsburgh Pirates AAA
2025 Stats
AVG
.091
HR
0
RBI
0
R
3
SB
2
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bae's 2024 season was derailed by hip and wrist injuries that kept him sidelined for significant portions of the first half of the campaign. By that time, a combination of Nick Gonzales and Jared Triolo had established themselves as the primary contributors at second base in Pittsburgh, causing Bae to see the majority of his plate appearances in the minors. Gonzales likely did enough to establish him as the starter at the position to begin the 2025 season, while Oneil Cruz's shift to center field closed Bae's obvious paths to playing time. If he does find plate appearances, the skills evaluation for Bae is fairly straightforward. He has excellent speed and is capable of racking up stolen bases quickly, though the rest of his skills profile is mostly empty. Read Past Outlooks
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#362
ADP
League AAA
Bats L
Throws R
40 Man Yes
Height 5'11"
Weight 169
DOB 7/26/1999
Born Daegu, South Korea
College None
Drafted 2018 PIT
Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2025.
Back in action for Triple-A club
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
June 29, 2025
Bae (undisclosed) has gone 5-for-12 with a walk, an RBI and four runs in three games for Triple-A Indianapolis since being reinstated from the 7-day injured list Friday.
Analysis
After he was optioned to Triple-A on May 16 following a week-long stint in the big leagues, Bae played in just one game for Indianapolis before landing on the IL a week later. He was cleared to start up a rehab assignment with Single-A Bradenton on June 17, and after six games in the Florida State League, he made his return to the Indianapolis lineup.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+1%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+68%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+1%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .570 123 17 0 8 7 .254 .289 .281
Since 2023vs Right .574 341 51 2 30 25 .207 .282 .292
2025vs Left .000 3 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
2025vs Right .347 9 3 0 0 1 .125 .222 .125
2024vs Left .286 7 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
2024vs Right .481 74 11 0 6 6 .194 .257 .224
2023vs Left .604 113 17 0 8 6 .269 .306 .298
2023vs Right .609 258 37 2 24 18 .213 .292 .317
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+5%
OPS on Road
2025
 
 
-100%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .557 220 33 1 22 18 .205 .280 .277
Since 2023Away .587 244 35 1 16 14 .232 .288 .299
2025Home .000 1 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000
2025Away .282 11 2 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100
2024Home .456 46 7 0 5 3 .171 .261 .195
2024Away .471 35 4 0 1 3 .212 .229 .242
2023Home .587 173 25 1 17 13 .216 .287 .301
2023Away .625 198 29 1 15 11 .243 .305 .320
Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
+43%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+24%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+148%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+60%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .664 120 1 7 .245 .350 .314
Since 2023vs Right .949 377 8 49 .348 .431 .519
2025vs Left .759 32 0 0 .393 14.031 .464
2025vs Right .614 134 1 14 .263 45.000 .381
2024vs Left .378 75 1 7 .175 21.013 .238
2024vs Right .937 217 6 34 .399 104.000 .596
2023vs Left .566 13 0 0 .273 5.000 .364
2023vs Right .903 26 1 1 .381 13.000 .619
Stat Review
How does Ji Hwan Bae compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.20
 
BB Rate
8.3%
 
K Rate
41.7%
 
BABIP
.167
 
ISO
.000
 
AVG
.091
 
OBP
.167
 
SLG
.091
 
OPS
.258
 
wOBA
.132
 
Exit Velocity
89.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
16.7%
 
Barrels/PA
8.3%
 
Expected BA
.137
 
Expected SLG
.385
 
Sprint Speed
27.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
20.0%
 
Line Drive %
0.0%
 
Fly Ball %
80.0%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bae began the 2023 season as a regular in the Pirates' lineup by serving in a strong-side platoon role, albeit split between second base and center field. Even after missing one and a half months with an ankle injury, Bae ended the season with 24 stolen bases - a useful haul even in the new offensive environment in which steals are more prevalent. From there, however, there's little positive to point to. Bae posted just a .081 ISO and had a putrid barrel rate of 2.0 percent and an average launch angle of 1.1 degrees. It would still be possible to salvage that profile with strong plate discipline, yet Bae struck out at nearly a 25 percent clip which to a .296 on-base percentage. Not a strong defensive second baseman (-6 DRS), Bae's future role in Pittsburgh is unclear heading into 2024 as he'll be competing with Liover Peguero, Nick Gonzales and Jack Suwinski for playing time, all of whom are almost certain to prioritized ahead of him. For fantasy purposes, he's best suited as a streaming option for stolen bases in most formats.
Bae has been a relatively highly regarded prospect since signing with the Pirates in 2018. He showed the peak of his potential in 2022 with Triple-A Indianapolis, where he displayed a consistent ability to both make contact (16.9 K%) and get on base (.362). Most intriguing skill, however, is his stolen base upside. Bae has stolen double-digit bags at every level of the minors, including when he posted 30 on 38 attempts in 2022. That combination of skills also earned Bae a brief promotion to Pittsburgh to close the 2022 season. It's not prudent to draw conclusions from a 37-plate appearance sample, but Bae remained aggressive on the basepaths by swiping three bases without getting caught. While coming through the organization, Bae played every defensive position except for right field and catcher. On a rebuilding Pittsburgh squad, he should get all the run he can handle in 2023.
The Pirates signed Bae out of South Korea in early 2018 for $1.3 million and between the lines, his full-season debut was a success. He was suspended for 30 games early in the season for assaulting his girlfriend. Bae went on to win the Sally League batting title. While he logged a .417 BABIP, his 80-grade speed, 51.2 GB% and 40.9 Oppo% supports a high BABIP, particularly against Low-A defenders. His speed and 11.3 BB% are what really stand out for fantasy. He could steal 30-plus bases while leading off if he hits his ceiling. If he falls a little short of his offensive ceiling, he could be a No. 8 hitter or relegated to a utility role. Bae's fringe-average arm may force a move to second base, but he has all the other tools to handle shortstop. We can safely say he won't ever be a power threat. Concerns about his character and makeup are valid.
More Fantasy News
On shelf at Triple-A
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
Undisclosed
June 23, 2025
Triple-A Indianapolis placed Bae on its 7-day injured list May 23 due to an unspecified injury.
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Headed back to Triple-A
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
May 16, 2025
The Pirates optioned Bae to Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.
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Promoted Friday
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
May 9, 2025
The Pirates recalled Bae from Triple-A Indianapolis on Friday.
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Demoted to Triple-A
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
April 3, 2025
The Pirates optioned Bae to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.
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Checks back into spring lineup
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
March 4, 2025
Bae (hand) will start in left field and bat leadoff in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Red Sox.
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Set to rejoin big club
OFPittsburgh Pirates  AAA
May 9, 2025
Bae has a locker in the Pirates clubhouse ahead of Friday's game versus Atlanta, reports Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com.
Analysis
The 25-year-old was demoted to Triple-A Indianapolis in early April after going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in two games for the Pirates to begin the season. Bae has a .258 batting average with six steals and an 11:22 BB:K through 23 games at Triple-A this season. Pittsburgh fired manager Chris Shelton on Thursday, so Bae could have a cleaner slate under interim manager Don Kelly, who was previously serving as the bench coach.
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