Kim Do-young's injury breakaway Yoon Do-hyun has an opportunity, starting third baseman No. 9 hitter

Mar 23, 2025

KIA Choi Won-joon and Yoon Do-hyun are warming up in the opening game between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/

KIA Tigers, where Kim Do-young is out due to injury, will put Yoon Do-hyun as the starting third baseman.

KIA will face the NC Dinos in the second game of the season at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd. KIA had a thrilling come-from-behind victory against NC 9-2 in the regular season opener on the 22nd, a day earlier.

But the damage was greater. Key hitter Kim Do-young left due to injury. Kim Do-young hit in the opening game's second at-bat and was replaced by a left hamstring injury while running to first base, and was later suspected of muscle damage during a thorough hospital examination" was the primary diagnosis. It's going to be cross-checked.

KIA Yoon Do-hyun is preparing for warm-up in the opening match between NC and KIA held at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/

KIA eliminated Kim Do-young from its first-team entry on the 23rd. He also made changes in the lineup. Coach Lee Bum-ho set up a `table setter' leading to shortstop Park Chan-ho and third baseman Kim Do-young in the opening game. However, due to Kim Do-young's injury departure, the correction is inevitable.

Center fielder Choi Won-joon rose to the second batter, and Yoon Do-hyun will be put in as the starting third baseman. Yoon Do-hyun, who was born in 2003 at Gwangju Jeil High School, is a big infield prospect who has received attention since joining the club as a motive for Kim Do-young's joining.

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 Kim Do-young has been replaced by Yoon Do-hyun.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/

In the meantime, injuries and bad luck have not yet blossomed in the first team, but Kim Do-young's injury departure has given him a chance to play as a starting third baseman in the opening two games. Yoon Do-hyun will play as third baseman-ninth hitter.

▶KIA starting lineup = Park Chan-ho (striker), Choi Won-joon (middle fielder), Na Sung-bum (right fielder), Wizdom (first baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Lee Woo-sung (left fielder), Han Jun-su (catcher)- Yoon Do-hyun (third baseman) starter Yang Hyun.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

Kim Do-young's injury breakaway Yoon Do-hyun has an opportunity, starting third baseman No. 9 hitter

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