"How many times did you pat DOYOUNG on the back?"On the day when 'Superstar' Kim Do-young cried a lot from Suwon to Gwangju, there was warm encouragement from seniors
"How many times did you pat DOYOUNG on the back?"On the day when 'Superstar' Kim Do-young cried a lot from Suwon to Gwangju, there was warm encouragement from seniors
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I expressed my gratitude to my colleagues, recalling the difficult memories at the beginning of this season.먹튀검증
KIA's official YouTube released a video of "regular season MVP" Kim Do-young and "Korean Series MVP" Kim Sun-bin having dinner together on the 15th.
Entering the third year since her debut, Kim has accomplished many things. She achieved career high by posting a batting average of 0.347 with 38 homers, 109 RBIs, 40 steals, 143 points, and 1.067 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). She set big and small records including 30 homers and 30 steals as the youngest player to win regular season MVP and Golden Glove after the end of 2024 season.
Kim Do-young also had a difficult moment. She could hardly boost her batting performance in the early days of the season. She had four hits in 26 at-bats for a 0.154 RBI during March, suffering from poor performance. She had no home run in nine games until the game against the Suwon KT Wiz on April 4. She also had difficulties in defense. She made two errors against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on March 29, and one error against the Suwon KT on April 2.
Kim Do-young also shook his head two days later against KT on April 4 due to a catch error. He allowed Kim Sang-soo to get on base as he failed to catch a grounder by Kim Sang-soo in the bottom of the seventh inning with no outs, with his team leading 6-2. With Kang Baek-ho's right-handed hit at the first and second bases with two outs, second baseman Kim Sang-soo came home, resulting in Kim Do-young's error. Although the team won 6-3, Kim Do-young's expression was dark.
Asked about the situation at the time by the team's YouTube crew, Kim said, "At that time, I felt for sure that I was playing baseball in a good environment. On the bus (going to Gwangju), I got a long message from (Park) Chan-ho, and (Choi) Won-joon also sent a message saying, "I'm okay. I'm always grateful and playing baseball."
Kim also shed tears as she felt sorry. "[Kim] cried a lot on the bus. She soothed me a lot," veteran fielder Kim Sun-bin said. "I don't know how many times she patted me on the back." "I kept crying until I went to Gwangju from Suwon. I've never cried like that before," Kim said with a smile. "It was my greatest consolation."
Upon arriving in Gwangju, Kim cheered up his seniors' encouragement. On April 5, he made up for his disappointment by hitting his first homer of the season against Samsung starter Denny Reyes at a home game against the Samsung Lions. Having regained his confidence, he made 10 to 14 steals in April alone, becoming the first KBO league player to hit 10 to 10 steals per month. In a short period of time, he clearly imprinted the name Kim Do-young on his fans.
The trend continued. Kim had 20 home runs and 20 steals before the first half was over, and he completed 30 home runs and 30 steals on Aug. 15. Although he postponed 40 home runs and 40 steals to the next opportunity by two homers, he did his best until the final game of the regular season.
Having made 30 errors during the regular season, Kim also showed improvement in defense. He ended the Korean Series with the Samsung Lions without fail in five games, and displayed stable defense in the Premier 12 of the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) last month. Kim has become a more matured player amid growing pains, and has emerged as a "superstar" representing the league.