KIA Tigers infielder Kim Do-young hit his 27th home run of this season with two consecutive home runs. He boasts a tremendous power to exceed four out of the fence in the last six games.
KIA Kim Do-young hit his 27th two-run home run of the season in the first of three consecutive weekend games between Kiwoom and KIA at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 26th.
In his second at-bat in the third inning, Kim pulled Kiwoom starter Kim In-beom’s 126 kilometers slider with one out, and hit a 125-meter home run over the left-center fence.
Kim Do-young, who hit his 27th two-run homer of the season, is one step closer to joining the 30-30 steal club with 27 homers and 29 steals this season.
The season’s batting average is also very high at 354, raising the possibility of hitting .300 with 30 home runs and 30 steals.
In her third year as a professional. Kim is spending her career high season this season. She suffered ups and downs during the two years after her debut due to injuries and sluggish performances, but this year she overcame all those slumps to become the best hitter in the league.
Kim Do-young, who has played 96 games this season, is ranked first in the most hits (133), second in homers (27), first in runs (99), first in OPS (1.070), and first in WAR (5.28), which indicates his contribution to the team’s victory. 메이저놀이터
Kim had 20 homers and 20 steals before the All Star break in this season, joining the 20-20 club early in the first half of the season. Kim’s bat is still strong in the second half of the year.
On the 23rd, he achieved a hit for the cycle (cycling hit) by hitting all the NCs single hits, doubles, triples and home runs in Gwangju. It is the 31st record in KBO league history, but Kim Do-young is the first player to record a natural cycling hit by hitting in the order of hit, double, triple and home run after at least four at-bats.
Only six players in the KBO have achieved a batting average of .300, 30 home runs and 30 steals in a season, including Lee Jong-beom (27 years old) in 1997, Lee Byung-kyu (25) in 1999, and Park Jae-hong (27) in 2000.
If Kim joins the 30-30 club with a batting average, he will be the youngest to join the 30-30 club in his third year as a 21-year-old pro. Lee Jong-beom set this record when he entered the professional league at the age of 27.
Kim Do-young, who was called the second Lee Jong-beom and went on the professional stage, is now surpassing the record of Tigers senior “Legend” Lee Jong-beom.
Kim Do-young has 48 games left this season.
Of course, he joined the 30-30 club, and only one player for 42 years in the KBO League. It is not a dream to join the 40-40 club, which NC Dinosaurs Eric Thames achieved in 2015.
