Oh! A sigh broke out at the championship, Kim Do-young's opening game injury replacement hospital moved
Mar 22, 2025
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KIA Tigers' Kim Do-young was replaced early in the game due to a sudden injury in the regular season opener.
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.
But immediately after Kim Do-young ran to first base, her expression was not good. As if I felt something wrong with the back of my thigh while running, I grimaced and leaned down. Coach Yoon Hae-jin hurriedly examined Kim Do-young's condition, and trainers ran out.
When Kim Do-young complained of pain with an unusual expression, coach Yoon Hae-jin first drew an arm mark toward the KIA bench on the third base. Kim Do-young was replaced and came in, and head coach Lee Bum-ho used pinch runner Yoon Do-hyun.
When Kim Do-young was replaced, the Champions Field stands, which filled 20,500 seats, were all in unison "Ah!"There was an outpouring of sigh. An official from the KIA team said, "It's a pain in my left thigh. I'm going to go to the relevant hospital now and have an MRI examination."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
