Opening match → The name that awaits the hamstring...When is Kim Do Young coming? I'm not in a hurry

Apr 08, 2025

The opening match between NC and KIA at Gwangju KIA Champions Field on the 22nd, KIA Kim Do-young hit a hit and went to first base in the bottom of the third inning, and is being replaced with leg pain. Gwangju = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.22/

"First of all, I'm more than 90% recovered, and I'm doing technical training. However, he is still not allowed to play in the game."

The defending champion slumped to ninth place at the start of the season. The weight of the MVP, who was injured in the opening match, is desperate.

Fortunately, he is recovering without a hitch. KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 8th, said, `First of all, the recovery was more than 90%. (In the second team), I'm doing all the running, weight training, and technical training."

"The training team will make sure to check it and discuss whether to participate in the game from then on if the OK drops. Before returning to the first team, he should also play the Futures game. Muscles require time to adapt, and training and competition can be completely different. I hope you will make a good judgment in the rehabilitation part."

Director Lee Bum-ho said, `I came up, but I can't get hurt again in the first team", he made it clear that he would make the judgment as carefully as possible.

I can't afford to be a defending champion. In addition to Kim Do-young, Kim Sun-bin is also out due to injury. From the head coach's point of view, there are inevitably many concerns. Director Lee Beom-ho said, `There is no room for relaxation," he sighed.

The 2025 KBO League Media Day was held at the Lotte Hotel World Crystal Ballroom in Jamsil, Seoul on the 20th. KIA Kim Do-young attended the media day. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.20/

"It's also hard to come up with the best 9 line-up. The infield is especially so. Still, the injury of a player is part of the game, and when you prepare for the season, you prepare for that situation…I just prepare myself to win day by day."

In the game against the LG Twins in Jamsil on the 6th, foreigners were shaken. Manager Lee Bum-ho said, `I want him to throw more aggressively in the Jamsil. He's a good pitcher, but he still needs time to adapt to Korean baseball. On that day, he said he wanted to throw more, so he made him throw until the sixth inning. In addition, the opposing pitcher (LG Chirinos) seemed to have a lot of stepping on that day. Pitchers are sensitive to change positions. He explained, "I will find my flow one by one."

On this day, KIA will play in the lineup of Park Chan-ho (striker), Wisdom (first base), Na Sung-bum (right wing), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Lee Woo-sung (left wing), Byun Woo-hyuk (third base), Choi Won-joon (middle fielder), Kim Tae-gun (possessor) and Kim Kyu-sung (second base). The first choice is Kim Do-hyun.