Kia announced its starting lineup ahead of a game against Doosan that will take place at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Wednesday. The most peculiar thing is that Kim Do-young will play in the starting leadoff game. KIA set the batting order in the order of Kim Do-young (third baseman), Park Chan-ho (striker), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Socrates (left fielder), Lee Woo-sung (right fielder), Byun Woo-hyuk (first baseman), Kim Tae-gun (past baseman) and Choi Won-jun (middle fielder).
Kim was in charge of No. 3 in most games this year in accordance with KIA manager Lee Bum-ho's initiative. Despite various controversies over Kim's batting order, Lee did not budge on his belief that it is most ideal for Kim to be in No. 3 given the team's conditions and Kim's capabilities. As a result, Park Chan-ho and Socrates Brito were often the starting leadoff players for KIA this year. In recent years, most of the players have been in the first batting order.
However, Kim Do-young's move to the first place is also related to her record. Kim has been performing fairly well with a batting average of 0.344, 37 homers, 39 steals, 178 hits, 134 runs scored, 105 RBIs, and 1.063 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) in 134 games this season. She is already the most likely candidate for MVP this season.
Kim scored 100 points and scored 100 RBIs, and became the youngest player to play 30-30 games. Personally, the last goal that remains is 40-40 as expected. In the history of the KBO league, 40-40 was the only one that Eric Thames (then with 48 homers and 40 steals) achieved in 2015. Some Korean players achieved 30-30 games, but none of them reached 40-40 games yet. Kim is the closest player.
Kim said in the beginning, "I had no desire to win 40-40 games until I achieved 30-30 games." However, Kia confirmed on Monday its regular season championship this season. As the remaining seven games are expected to continue through multiple tests, Kim can challenge himself to record even more. Although prevention of injury is the most important goal, with only three homers and one stolen base remaining in seven games, it is sufficient to continue the challenge. 토토사이트 모음
There is a high possibility that the stolen base will easily fill the remaining one during the remaining period and will be sealed to prevent injury. What's left is a home run. It's no easy task to hit three home runs in seven games, but Kim Do-young is pledging his last spurt, saying that his batting sense has improved recently.