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| The KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 24th. KIA Kim Do-young hit a solo home run against Samsung Kim Tae-hoon in the seventh inning. Kim Do-young is running around the ground vigorously. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.24/ |
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| KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 24th. KIA Kim Do-young stole second base in the fifth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.24/ |
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"What should I do. You have to keep filtering it out. "Throwing a fastball, hitting a home run, and throwing a breaking ball, hitting a home run."
Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man talked about the opponent's slugger Kim Do-young before the match against the Daegu KIA Tigers on the 25th. Kim Do-young became the best hitter in the league last year with 141 games, a batting average of 0.347 (189 hits in 544 at-bats), 38 home runs, 109 RBIs, and an OPS of 1.067. This year, he slowed down for a while after leaving the hamstring injury, but he has hit home runs in the last three consecutive games to announce the revival of the MVP.
When Kim Do-young hit a home run, Samsung froze. The first game of the series on the 23rd led KIA to a 7-6 victory when Kim Do-young lost a two-run shot to left-center to Samsung's must-win group Kim Jae-yoon in the top of the eighth inning.
Looking back on this painful scene, director Park said, `I think Kim Do-young hit it well in time for the first pitch. (There are a lot of breaking ball games against Kim Do-young) If you see a home run hit by a fastball, you have no choice but to throw a breaking ball. I skipped it when Kim Do-young had a chance, but in the KIA-centered batting lineup now, only Kim Do-young and Choi Hyung-woo can still compete if they hold out well. Whether Kim Jae-yoon threw a fastball because he thought his ball got a little better, that was a little disappointing.
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| KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 23rd. KIA Kim Do-young hit a come-from-behind two-run homer in the eighth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/ |
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| KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 23rd. KIA Kim Do-young hit a come-from-behind two-run homer in the eighth inning. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.23/ |
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In the second game of the series on the 24th, Kim Do-young also hit a cannon that made Samsung's bloodthirsty. Kim Do-young hit a solo shot to the left after two outs in the top of the seventh inning when the score was 3-3. It was an out-of-the-park home run with a distance of 130 meters. Samsung pitcher Kim Tae-hoon's sweeper was properly caught by Kim Do-young's bat. Samsung later beat KIA's bullpen 8-4, but Kim Do-young's home run had a big impact.
Director Park said "What should I do. You have to keep filtering it out. "If you throw a fastball, you hit a home run. If you throw a breaking ball, you hit a home run. I guess you can see the ball well at Lions Park," Kim said with a smile.
Then "Honestly, considering KIA's batting order's condition, I don't think they are in settlement condition. Kim Do-young and Choi Hyung-woo hit a home run yesterday (24th), but I don't think he's in normal condition, but Kim Do-young takes care of everything. If we keep losing, our entire team will lose to Kim Do Young. Kim Do-young has a lot of worries right now. I think I need to think about how to deal with the situation during the game," he added.
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| KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 24th. Samsung won over KIA. Samsung manager Park Jin-man leaves the ground after the game. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.24/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
