Kia Tigers’ genius hitter Kim Do-young has expressed strong enthusiasm for his first 100 RBIs since his debut. He also set a new record for the youngest player in a single season and the most home runs scored by a team in a single season. He also promised that he would do his best to encourage baseball fans to believe that he came to the stadium as the second player in the team’s history to attract 1 million spectators.토토사이트
He led the team to a 7-6 victory over the SSG Landers in the 2024 professional baseball league held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on Sunday. Winning two consecutive games, his team firmly maintained the lead. He displayed diverse performances by posting one hit, two outs and two RBIs, two runs scored and one stolen base from three times at bat. One hit was the first two-run homerun that created mood and flow.
He exploded in his first at bat. When Socrates stepped on the first base due to an opponent’s mistake after the bottom of the first inning, he hit two pitches by SSG starting pitcher Song Young-jin to easily cross the left fence. It was his 33rd homer for this season that he hit in six days. He became the youngest homerun in a single season under Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop (21 years and 1 month old in 1997).
In the sixth inning, he scored an additional point with explosive speed. He got on base with a pitch that hit him, and immediately tried to steal base, and when the opponent team threw a wild pitch, he rushed to the third base. Returning, Choi Hyung-woo hit a right-handed hit, and hit home. He scored his second goal, changing Roger Bernadina’s record of 118 points in a season in 2017.
Although Lee and Bernada have surpassed each other, the most important goal was their first 100 RBIs since their debut. They added two RBIs and recorded 94 RBIs. If they add six RBIs in the remaining games, they will achieve the feat. They can also set a new record of batting average of 30-30 homers, 100 RBIs, 100 steals, and 30 steals. Of course, they will continue to challenge themselves to the end.
After the game, Kim said, “Identifying the opponent’s pitcher and taking the batter’s box led to a good result. I got a feeling. People around me said, “It feels like I came up. I’m sure I’m getting better little by little,” expressing satisfaction. It was a tempting remark for coach Lee Bum-ho, who has high expectations for Kim’s batting performance.
In particular, RBI was considered as important as the third batter. As the third batter, he realized that he can win only when he solves the chance created by the ninth batter and the table setter. “I am more conscious of my 100 RBIs than when I hit 30 homers or 30 steals. To me, RBI is important. When I get a chance, I will take more actions and try to let runners in,” he said.
Choi Hyung-woo, the RBI king, gave him realistic gold and jade skills. “I asked him because I was weak in scoring position. He didn’t think much about it when there was no runner. If there is a runner, he would say, ‘Think it’s money and hit it’. That’s how important RBI is. If I score and hit an RBI, I feel good as if I hit a home run. I’m proud that I did what I had to do today.”