The Los Angeles Dodgers have activated Hyeseong Kim and Michael Kopech from the injured list ahead of their game Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. For Kim, however, getting to Pittsburgh was a rough journey.

As Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register tells it, a missed connection combined with flight delays caused Kim and his interpreter to sleep on the airport floor last night and spend “14-15 hours” there.

“Ate all three meals there — breakfast, lunch, dinner,” Kim said, per Plunkett.

Kim has only played 58 games in his rookie season but has been productive in limited action after signing a three-year, $12.5 million contract in the offseason. After starting the season in Triple-A, he came up on May 2 and is slashing .304/.338/.406 with a 108 OPS+ and 12 stolen base

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