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| The game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 7th, and Kim Do-young, with no outs and first base, is grimacing as if he felt pain while handling Yoon Dong-hee's ground ball in the bottom of the fifth inning. Busan = Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2025.08.07 |
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How should I fill third base without Kim Do Young.
KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho has reached the level of 'relaxation'. This is because team superstar Kim Do-young left after suffering his third hamstring injury this season alone.
There is not much time left until the end of the regular season. The second hamstring injury also took more than two months to return. This time, due to swelling, I have not yet received the exact results of the examination. If you do a checkup two to three weeks later, you will know how much you are hurt. Therefore, there is a careful 'Season Out' talk. What can be hoped at least is that when KIA advances to the postseason, it can explore the possibility of a return at some point.
Baseball must be played, and there is a good chance of entering autumn baseball. Rather, it is realistic to let go of your mind and find an alternative. That's how director Lee went into the plan.
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| The game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 7th, and KIA first baseman Wisdom missed shortstop Park Chan-ho's throw when Lotte Hwang Sung-bin hit a ground ball in the bottom of the 6th inning. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.07/ |
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The first plan is the deployment of Wizdom, a foreign hitter, to third base. Wisdom is a player brought by KIA as a first baseman, and he has a lot of experience in seeing third base in the United States, so he already played as a third baseman when Kim Do-young was injured. The defense is rather stable. In this case, Oh Sun-woo will enter the first base. Oh Sun-woo is KIA's best 'hit product' this season. However, the bat, which had been playing so well, slowed down, perhaps because of the opponent's checks or physical strength problems. On top of that, Kim Ho-ryeong and Ko Jong-wook were consistently good in the outfield, so there was no place. However, if he can enter the first base, it will be a different story.
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| Park Min hits a double in the top of the 6th inning against KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 7th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.07/ |
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The first plan is a method that can be used when offensive power is needed. The second plan is when defense is important. In that case, Park Min enters the third base. In fact, on the 8th, the first game after Kim Do-young left, NC Dinos Jeon Park Min started. When it comes to Park's infield defense, Lee admits it is the team's best.
The problem is that no plan can fill Kim Do-young's vacancy 100% of the time. In particular, as Wisdom has recently been in a severe slump, Kia's departure from Kim Do-young is more painful.
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| The game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 7th, and Kim Do-young, with no outs and first base, handles Yoon Dong-hee's ground ball in the bottom of the 5th inning I'm being replaced complaining of pain in my left thigh. Busan = Reporter's book @sportschosun.com/2025.08.07 |
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How a hero appears in this world. KIA produced a miracle of reaching second place at the end of the first half of the year when key players such as Na Sung-bum and Kim Sun-bin, as well as Kim Do-young, were injured. Who will be the new star this time. It is a key keyword that can determine Kia's fate this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
