KIA was right Kim Do-young in the end, is it now a declaration of the revival of 100% MVP
May 14, 2025
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This is what a baseball player said when the KIA Tigers hovered in the middle and lower ranks early this season. KIA was evaluated as the first place again this year as it entered the season with almost the same winning power as last year. However, key players, including Kwak Do-kyu and Na Sung-bum, left one after another due to injuries, and Kim Do-young also left for about a month due to a hamstring injury from the opening, making the plan twisted.
KIA was deeply troubled as foreign batter Patrick Wisdom was removed from the first-team entry due to back pain ahead of the match against the Lotte Giants in Gwangju on the 13th. Na Sung-beom, a hamstring injury, was told that he needed treatment for another three to four weeks after a re-examination on the 12th. With the central batting line becoming too loose, the team was forced to suffer from a headache as it sat down to eighth place.
Kim Do-young fluttered even in the absence of the main hitters, soothing KIA manager Lee Bum-ho's frustration. Kim Do-young led the team to a 4-1 victory with two hits and two RBIs in four at-bats, including the final hit. In the bottom of the fifth inning, he hit a two-run timely double to left-center that destroyed Davison, Lotte's most demanding starter, with two outs and runners on first and second bases. Veteran Choi Hyung-woo then widened the distance to 3-0 with a timely hit to the right of the center fielder, allowing him to win the game. Kim Do-young produced a hit as a leadoff hitter in the bottom of the eighth inning with a 3-1 lead, setting the stage for additional runs.
Regarding destroying Davison, who was very strong with a 1.70 ERA, Kim Do-young said, `I was just really confident that my condition was not bad today (13th). I thought I felt really good in the previous game, so I wanted to play quickly with expectations while resting. I think I can show you a good side now," he said, smiling.
Kim Do-young spent the MVP season last year, joining the youngest 30-homer-30 steal club ever. It showed the aspect of the Hotajun people without regret, and the annual salary, which was 100 million won, jumped to 500 million won this year. It was the highest annual salary in KBO history.
Kim Do-young bent the ground to his heart's content by achieving 40 steals last year, but there is no steal yet this year due to a hamstring injury. After returning from injury, he has steadily improved his batting sense, recording a batting average of 0.321 (17 hits in 53 at-bats) for the season until the 13th. Now, I want to announce the revival of the MVP hitter by playing baseball together.
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He was confident that he could show the destructive power of hitting 38 home runs last year again. He has two home runs this season.
Kim Do-young is lying if she is not anxious. The team wasn't in a good situation either. I'm sure you're expecting what the team expects from me to change the outcome of the team. I was a little worried because I couldn't change it. However, I thought the ratio of flying balls and ground balls was also a problem that came out of timing. There was no timing issue at all last year. So this time I think it took me a little bit to get out. I found exactly what the problem was and now I've prepared well, so I don't think I'll be late from now on."
He vowed to do his best not to feel the gap between Na Sung-beom and Wisdom. Wisdom can rejoin the first team in 10 days. In the meantime, Kim Do-young has to lead the attack with Choi Hyung-woo.
Kim Do-young said, "(The gap between Na Sung-beom and Wisdom) is not a problem. Since I've never played for a long time normally. I think I'm used to such problems now. Of course, he's such a good hitter and he's a good hitter, so he can't be without hitting, but he beat Lotte's third-place team today. I think I can do it enough, and I'm going to play with the belief that I can win."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
