2024-05-13 22:01:00
The 2024 KBO League professional baseball game between Kiwoom Heroes and KIA Tigers took place at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the followingnoon of the 24th. In the top of the 6th inning, with 2 outs and 2nd base, Doyoung Kim made celebrating following scoring a one-run triple. Gocheok = journalist Kim Min-gyu /2024.04.24/
It wasn’t Choi Jeong (SSG Landers), the player with the most home runs in professional baseball, nor James Nail (KIA Tigers), who had an ERA in the 1-run range. The honor of the first Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Cho-A Pharmaceutical Monthly (March-April) of the 2024 KBO League belonged to Kim Do-young (21, KIA).
Kim Do-young recorded 10 home runs and 14 stolen bases in April, setting the first monthly record of 10 (home runs) and 10 (stealing bases) in KBO League history. This is a record that even the strongest Hotajuns, such as “Son of the Wind” Lee Jong-beom and “Little Cuba” Park Jae-hong, have failed to achieve. Not only that, but his monthly batting average is .385. The monthly OPS, which combines on-base percentage (.426) and slugging percentage (.750), was also high at 1.176. It slowed down for a while in March, but took off once more in April. Kim Do-young was selected as the monthly MVP for March and April by the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on the 9th, and there was no disagreement between Cho-A Pharmaceutical and this newspaper.
Kim Do-young, a graduate of Gwangju Dongseong High School, wore the Tigers uniform of his “home team” as a first-round pick in 2022. When he joined the team, he was hailed as “the successor by Lee Jong-beom,” but he has been hampered by injuries for two consecutive years. Last November, during the Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) final, he fractured his thumb and tore a ligament while sliding headfirst off first base following a ground ball. He completed the first and second spring camps to regain his physical condition, but his condition was inconsistent. Criticism arose following the lackluster performance in March.
The silence didn’t last long. Kim Do-young came back to life on April 9 once morest the Gwangju LG Twins (4 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run, 3 RBIs). Since then, he has steadily racked up home runs and stolen bases. He stole his 10th base of the season once morest the Gwangju NC Dinos on the 21st, and hit his long-awaited 10th home run of the season once morest the Gocheok Kiwoom Heroes on the 25th. As a result, following the weekly MVP on treaty constraints in the second week of April, he swept the first monthly MVP. Veteran Choi Hyeong-woo (KIA), who watched Kim Do-young’s performance from the sidelines, praised him, calling him “an amazing kid (player).”
-How do you feel regarding receiving this award?
“I think it was the hottest month of my career. I want to congratulate myself for doing a good job. I wasn’t conscious at all and I really did my best in every match. “
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“Even though it’s a joke, it makes me happy as a player to hear things like that, I think it’s a comment that helps me play with confidence.”
-Is there anything in particular that has changed?
“When I had a bad day at the beginning, my seniors and my coaches helped me a lot. I listened to what they said one by one and immediately applied what I thought would be helpful (to training).”
The 2024 professional baseball game between SSG Landers and KI A Tigers took place at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the followingnoon of the 17th. In the top of the 7th inning, with 1 out and runners on 1st and 2nd, Kim Do- young hits a three-run home run and is congratulated by his teammates. Incheon = Reporter Kim Min-gyu /2024.04.17/
-Are there any technical changes?
“Based on last year’s experience, I had my own idea of ’I have to do it this way this year’ since I was building my body in the offseason, and it seems to be progressing smoothly. Technically , nothing changed significantly. However, I changed my position to make the movement of the center of gravity more comfortable (Standing posture) was slightly narrowed and the posture before hitting became simpler.
-I set a monthly record of 10-10.
“It’s my first (significant) record, so it’s a bit special. But that’s all, I also feel like it’s not a good record, so I’ve forgotten everything now. “
-How far do you think you can go this season?
“I think I might do 20-20, but I’m only aiming for that, I’ve never played full time so I don’t know my average, I don’t think it’s a good idea to aim for numbers . (recordings).
-Is there anything Director Beom-ho Lee said that you remember?
“When I doubted myself, he told me: ‘You are the main player.’ These words were memorable and helpful because they helped me have great faith. I trained a lot during spring camp this year (due to injury recovery issues). I mightn’t do it, but the director told me, so I might reassure myself.
The 2024 professional baseball game between SSG Landers and KIA Tigers took place at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the followingnoon of the 18th. In the top of the 4th inning, Kim Do-young hits a single and is on base. Incheon = Reporter Kim Min-gyu /2024.04.18/
-How did you feel when you hit your 10th home run of the month?
“I think I was really happy. I thought it would have been difficult (to reach the record) if I hadn’t reached it then. That was the only time I entered ( at the plate) going for a home run, and (recording a home run) gave me a feeling of accomplishment.
-The atmosphere in the team seems pretty good.
“It’s better than it looks from the outside. Even if we lose a game, we have an atmosphere where we don’t get into trouble and win the next game. I think we will do a little work this year.”
-Do you think Kim Do-young or KIA will submit the work?
“I think I’ll release both (laughs)”
-What are your resolutions for the rest of the season?
“I want to show a good performance without getting injured. I will do my best to become the kind of team that can shorten the fall baseball season (by going directly to the Korean Series) by instead taking first place (in the season regular) than just playing fall baseball.
Reporter Bae Jung-hyeon bjh1025@edaily.co.kr
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