He saved his bat until he hit five balls. He had three strikeouts in his first at bat, standing three. Only after watching two more at bat, did Bet confidently hit a changeup.
First meeting between a 21-year-old genius batter and a 37-year-old monster pitcher. Young Kim Do-young beat veteran Ryu Hyun-jin.먹튀검증
Kim Do-young of the KIA Tigers hit a home run against Ryu Hyun-jin of the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd. Kim Do-young, who has played three consecutive home runs, recorded 20 homers-22 steals this season, successfully joining the 20-20 (homer) club for the first time since his professional debut.
Ryu Hyun-jin won the first at-bat in the first inning by a landslide. Ryu’s first fastball and second-pitch cutter both hung over the outer borderline and received a strike call. It was not easy to hit, but Kim did not budge and just watched the ball. The third game. Ryu Hyun-jin and Choi Jae-hoon, who knew Kim’s search mode, put the fastball inside the boundary again. It was a quick three-pitch strikeout that made Kim Do-young flinch, who predicted the manned ball.
However, Kim Do-young’s expression on his face was significant when he turned around. The young adventurer’s tightly closed lips showed confidence that he could “try to deal with” him. He has changed from Ryu Hyun-jin, who faced off in the exhibition game, but Kim Do-young is also a 20-year-old youth who grows day by day.
Kim Do-young, who faced Ryu Hyun-jin for the first time with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, is turning around with a standing strikeout. His tight lips showed regret and confidence at the same time.
In the bottom of the fourth inning, Kim continued his search at bat. When his first-pitch 124 kilometer changeup passed the strike zone, Kim Do-young nodded once. The second ball was far off.
Kim Do-young nodded after watching the first pitch changeup of the second at-bat.
The second ball is a ball that falls low toward the body.
At the ball count of 1B and 1S, Kim Do-young’s bet turned vigorously when his third 125-km change-up came into the course similar to the first pitch. The ball flew well over the central fence. A large solo shot with a flying distance of 130 meters.
After watching five balls, including the first at-bat, Ryu Hyun-jin’s changeup was caught in the bet he swung for the sixth pitch.
Ryu, who was dealt a blow, laughed. Did he mean that he recognized Kim Do-young?
The 20-20 that Kim Do-young achieved with a home run on the day is meaningful in many ways. In the 43-year history of the KBO League, only three hitters (Park Jae-hong, Lee Byung-kyu, and Thames) achieved the 20-20 club in the first half.
Kim Do-young achieved 20-20 at the age of 20 years, 8 months and 21 days, becoming the youngest person to hold the record after Kim Jae-hyun (18 years, 11 months and 5 days). He also joined the 20-20 club after 73 games, tying for third with Thames (73 games), following Lee Byung-kyu (68 games) and Park Jae-hong (71 games).
Kim Do-young hit his first grand slam in a game against LG in Gwangju on Tuesday. He hit three consecutive home runs from that day.
Kim’s history is just beginning. Kim, who joined KIA as the first draft pick of 2022 Rookie of the Year along with the modifier “the next Lee Jong-beom,” is showing explosive performance in his third year as a 20-year-old player.
The next goal for a genius hitter is 30-30. “Now that I have achieved the (20-20) record, I want to focus more on winning and contribute to my team’s victory. If I do that, I will be able to achieve the 30-30 record,” Kim said, thinking of the team first.