KIA's Emergency Kim Do-young's 1st examination shows damage to his hamstring, scheduled to double check

Mar 22, 2025

The opening match between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd, KIA Kim Do-young is complaining of leg pain while hitting a hit and going to first base in the bottom of the third inning. Kim Do-young has been replaced by Yoon Do-hyun. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/

Oh my god. KIA Tigers have been hit by huge bad news since the opening game.

KIA's key hitter Kim Do-young was replaced after suffering a thigh muscle injury in the opening game. Kim Do-young started as the second batter and third baseman in the opening game of the 2025 season against the NC Dinos at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 22nd. Kim Do-young, who faced NC starter Logan Allen, was caught on a fly to left field in his first at-bat in the first inning. Since then, he has played third base defense neatly and without difficulty.

But the situation happened at the end of the third inning. KIA was taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning due to Kim Tae-gun's timely RBI. In the bottom of the third inning, leadoff hitter Park Chan-ho stepped down with a foul fly to the first baseman, and Kim Do-young's second at-bat came. Kim Do-young, who pulled Logan's 142km fastball for the third time in the 2S, connected a left-handed hit that escaped next to the third baseman. It was his first hit of the season.

However, Kim Do-young seemed to feel an abnormality in his left thigh in the process of hitting and running to first base. Immediately after arriving at first base, he stood on the base, wrapped his left thigh with both hands and complained of pain with his waist down. Coach Yoon Hae-jin examined Kim Do-young's condition closely, and the training coaches immediately ran out.

Soon after, coach Yoon Hae-jin raised his arms to the KIA bench and drew the mark 'X'. It was a sign asking for replacement. It was hopeless for the representative player, who was last year's KBO League MVP and is currently receiving the hottest support from KIA fans, to be replaced by an injury in the third inning of the opening game. When Kim Do-young was replaced, there was a sigh of 'Ah' in Champions Field. Kim Do-young was replaced and ended the game as it was, and pinch runner Yoon Do-hyun was put in.

Kim Do-young headed straight to the relevant hospital with a club official. I had an MRI examination on my left thigh.

But the result is not good.

An official from the KIA team said "MRI examination results show damage to the left hamstring area. I think I'll have to double check first. Tomorrow (23rd) is Sunday, so it is not clear whether hospital checkups will be possible. I think we can find out the condition more accurately after the additional check-up with a double check"The results of the first examination were revealed.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

KIA's Emergency Kim Do-young's 1st examination shows damage to his hamstring, scheduled to double check

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