Kim Do-young's return interview KIA has nothing left to go up
Apr 25, 2025
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KIA registered Kim Do-young in the first division entry ahead of the 2025 KBO League LG Twins match at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 25th.
KIA lowered Lee Hyung-beom, Han Seung-taek and Hong Jong-pyo to the second division and called up Kim Min-jae and Han Jun-su with Kim Do-young.
Kim Do-young injured his thigh against the Gwangju NC Dinos on March 22 in the opening game of this season. The next day, the first team was canceled.
Kim Do-young, who finished rehabilitation, played in the Futures League against Samsung on the 23rd. He recorded one hit in two at-bats, signaling that he was ready to return to the real game.
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said, `We are waiting to be a substitute until today. I'm going to use it as soon as I get a chance. You can play defense, too. I'll use it when it's important to look at the situation."
◇Next is Kim Do-young and Moon Jae-in.
▶How do you feel about returning to the first team.
-First of all, I trained at the championship after a long time. I felt good. The weather was a little different from what I thought because it was windy than I thought.
▶How did you spend your time.
-I thought to myself in a hurry. I couldn't wait to return. As it was delayed little by little, I became impatient.
▶Does it make you conscious of your thighs.
-A lot of those things are gone. There was a little bit in the beginning. I didn't run for about three weeks, so I had anxiety that I would come up. My anxiety is gone a lot now, but I think I should keep paying attention.
▶I got hurt two years ago.
-At that time, I thought that the injury period was rather long, so I felt at ease. This time, I went into rehabilitation thinking that I would be back soon, but I was more impatient than last time because it was delayed.
▶ Responsibility.
-I thought it was a cycle that any team goes through. Of course, when I wasn't there, the team didn't flow as I thought, so I wanted to go a little faster. But I think it was okay for the cycle to drop. I think there is only something left to go up.
▶Didn't the situation where you were waiting for yourself become a burden.
-I don't think I waited that long. I think the fans have been waiting.
▶You must have thought it was well prepared.
-It wasn't that hard this time. It wasn't such a big injury. There was only an idea to go back quickly. Rather, it was a little hard because it was delayed.
▶Coach Lee Bum-ho said, "I think I'll have to play three to four games to get the hang of it."
-I think we need to solve it as we continue to play. I think I'll get used to it quickly. The team goes up together only when they keep trying and finding their condition. I'll focus on finding my condition.
▶Should we refrain from stealing.
-I don't think so, but I think so around me. So I thought that muscle injury was that difficult. I'll play according to the team's signature.
▶Running is actually my specialty.
-First of all, I don't think I'm attractive because I just don't run. You have to play baseball consistently. That's how much management should be done. A muscle injury doesn't mean you won't run. There is not much anxiety. I think I'll just run if I go out of the game.
▶Have you jumped to 100 percent.
-I haven't sprinted completely. More than 90 percent of the players are running. It's not that inconvenient.
▶I'm sure you've been contacted a lot.
-I got a lot of calls from my seniors. Rather, he made me feel at ease, so I came back from rehabilitation well. I talked a lot with the older members, too. I think my family had a harder time than me. You've worked hard to be careful of me.
▶Did you watch baseball.
-I kept watching it. I wasn't going to watch it, but my body was there and the TV was turned on.
▶What helped the rehabilitation process.
-I didn't have much support, but I just got a lot of injuries, so honestly, I didn't have much difficulty thinking that I could return to this kind of injury quickly. From now on, I think I have to do well without injury.
▶The time is.
-I got a lot of messages from my fans. Don't overdo it. I was so grateful for those messages, but I didn't feel so good. I can't wait to go, but they told me not to come back.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
