A player who didn't listen? Director who couldn't hold back? Who is responsible for the recurrence of Kim Do Young's shock hamstring

May 29, 2025

A player who didn't listen? Director who couldn't hold back? Who is responsible for the recurrence of Kim Do Young's shock hamstring
Kim Do-young, who scored on KIA and KT's timely hit by KIA Oh Sun-woo with two outs and runners on first and third at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 22nd, is sharing joy with manager Lee Bum-ho. Suwon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.22/



A player who didn't listen, a coach who couldn't stop...Whose responsibility is it.

Not once, but twice. And other parts, not the same part. The KIA Tigers were reeling from Kim Do-young's injury.

Kim Do-young injured her left hamstring in the opening game in March this year. a degree of damage. He said it was a relatively minor injury, but the injured area was not healing well, so it took more than a month to return.




It was good when he hit home runs in four consecutive games last weekend. However, a feeling of resentment remained on the side of director Lee Bum-ho's mind. Kim Do-young, who was holding back stealing to prevent the recurrence of injuries, stole two bases in a game against the Samsung Lions on the 24th.

Coach Lee returned to Gwangju for the match against Kiwoom and said, `I know you're trying to play instinctively, but don't play when you're in a bad condition. He stressed that it is much more important to play a central role in the lineup than to steal another base", he explained. Then "I want to run as little as possible. I'm worried about the injury. But it's up to you. I looked at the condition of my leg, and I told him to run only when it was really okay."

A player who didn't listen? Director who couldn't hold back? Who is responsible for the recurrence of Kim Do Young's shock hamstring
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 Kim Do-young has been replaced by Yoon Do-hyun.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/
And on the day she said that, Kim Do-young hurt her right hamstring again. He hit a timely hit to follow from 0-2 to 1-2. 2 outs. The next batter is Choi Hyung-woo. Kim Do-young would have thought that if he went to second base, Choi Hyung-woo's timely hit could tie the game. He stole a base, but it turned out to be his worst choice. Right hamstring 2 also damaged. Longer expected absence than 1 month.




The KBO League has a strong manager's authority. There are also many internal rules and rules of the team. Therefore, if you were really worried about Kim Do-young's injury, you should give Kim Do-young a 'stolen ban'. It's not unusual. It's something you can see on any team. Managers often have to make decisions for their teams. It's part of it. For example, you can create internal rules like 'Fine for trying to steal too much' Or through the media "Never steal to prevent injury."It is also effective to send a strong message, ".

A player who didn't listen? Director who couldn't hold back? Who is responsible for the recurrence of Kim Do Young's shock hamstring
The 2025 KBO League Media Day was held at the Lotte Hotel World Crystal Ballroom in Jamsil, Seoul on the 20th. KIA Na Sung-bum, Lee Bum-ho, and Kim Do-young are posing at Media Day. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.20/
If you don't hate the player and don't let him build a record to prevent his salary from rising, the player should also follow the instructions of the bench. Baseball is a team sport. It's for the team.

So, the process of Kim Do-young's injury is somewhat complicated and subtle.




Lee consistently expressed concern about Kim Do-young's attempt to steal. An official from KIA said "The manager kept talking about this issue directly to Kim Do-young as well."

Then, did Kim Do-young get hurt while running in violation of director Lee's instructions. That's not true. Coach Lee has never publicly instructed Kim Do-young to `Do not run because there is a risk of injury.' However, "Your body is the worst at it, so check your condition carefully and run only when you really need it. Of course, it was best not to run too hard. It was only an expression of recommendation. Therefore, it is hard to say that Kim Do-young failed to comply with the instructions.

A player who didn't listen? Director who couldn't hold back? Who is responsible for the recurrence of Kim Do Young's shock hamstring
The match between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 25th. Manager Lee Bum-ho is watching KIA Kim Do-young's training after returning from injury. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.25/
If so, is it a misjudgment as a coach that he could not control the player's overflowing motivation while worrying about injury. Director Lee said "I think Kim Do-young only thought about the team. Because I have to win. It's no one's fault that he got hurt while running with desperation. It's just a pity." Then "The player worked hard. You can't say not to do it unconditionally. You can't always give a signal to a player when you talk about 'red light'. Whether it's me or the running coach, you can't keep a player who wants to play. I probably wouldn't let him run if he knew he was hurt by running. But it's not something you can expect. I don't think it's the right answer", he explained his thoughts on this issue.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.