KIA Tigers’ “Genius Boy” infielder Kim Do-young spends most of his time in Seoul, not Gwangju, ahead of the end of the year. This is why Kim Do-young’s name cannot be missed at almost all baseball-related award ceremonies. As much as the number of trophies in his arms, attention is expected to be paid to the number of salaries Kim Do-young will receive in 2025.
Kim Do-young played in 141 games in the 2024 season and spent his career high season with a batting average of 0.347, 189 hits, 38 homers, 109 RBIs, 143 runs, 40 steals, 0.420 on-base percentage, and 0.647 slugging percentage. He was ranked at the top in various personal indicators including slugging percentage, scoring points (first place), home run (second place), batting average, most hits (third place) and stolen bases (sixth place).
In addition, Kim Do-young booked the MVP award early as he achieved numerous records, including 10 home runs-10 steals per month for the first time in the KBO league, the most points scored in a single season, 30 home runs-30 steals in the youngest and minimum games, and 30 home runs-30 steals and 100 RBIs-100 runs for the third time in history. 온라인카지노
In the end, Kim Do-young won the MVP award by winning 95 out of 101 votes (about 94%) in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Awards regular season MVP voting held on the 26th. In the case of KIA’s regular season MVP award, Kim Sung-han in 1985, Sun Dong-yeol in 1986, Kim Sung-han in 1988, Sun Dong-yeol in 1989, Sun Dong-yeol in 1990, Lee Jong-beom in 1994, Kim Sang-hyun in 2009, Yoon Seok-min in 2011, and Yang Hyun in 2017.
After winning the KBO League MVP, Kim Do-young continued to pile up trophies one by one. At the Real Glove Awards, the Korea Professional Baseball Players Association award ceremony held on the 1st, he received the Player of the Year Award and the Fan Choice Award. On the same afternoon, the Korea Retired Baseball Players Association award ceremony also gave Kim Do-young the Player of the Year Award.
Kim was selected as the player of the year in the professional baseball category at the Dong-A Sports Awards on the 2nd, and won the grand prize at the 2024 Cho-A Pharmaceutical Professional Baseball Awards on the 3rd. Kim will also receive the Best Batter award at the upcoming Ilgu Sports Awards ceremony.
Attention is focusing on how much salary Kim will receive in 2025, which is her third year as a pro. Kim received an annual salary of 100 million won (approx. Considering that it is a career-high season, she is expected to set a new record of highest salary in her fourth year as a pro.
Lee holds the record for the highest annual salary in his fourth year as a pro. Lee received an annual salary of 390 million won (390,000 U.S. dollars) in his fourth year as a pro. If Kim Do-young gets a 400 percent raise from 100 million won (468,400 dollars), he could break Lee’s record for the highest annual salary in his fourth year as a pro.
Attention is focusing on whether Kim Do-young will be able to sign a salary contract of more than 400 million won in the 2025 season and finish his best year with a new salary record in his fourth year as a professional.
