Overview
- Atlanta announced Kim had surgery in Atlanta to repair a torn tendon in his right middle finger, performed by Dr. Gary Lourie, with a four-to-five month timetable.
- Reporting from MLB.com and others attributes the injury to a slip on ice in South Korea.
- Kim will miss Spring Training and Opening Day, with an estimated return window stretching into mid-May or June.
- He re-signed this offseason on a one-year, $20 million contract after a 2025 campaign limited by recovery from right shoulder surgery in late 2024.
- Mauricio Dubón is the likely fill-in at shortstop as the Braves weigh internal depth such as Nacho Álvarez Jr. and potential low-cost additions reported to include Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Luis Urías, or Jon Berti.