I'm trying not to be complacent, I can think of the future if I do better"…'MVP' Kim Do Young gets scarier. His pursuit of 'perfect'
I'm trying not to be complacent, I can think of the future if I do better"…'MVP' Kim Do Young gets scarier. His pursuit of 'perfect'
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Kim Do-young of the Kia Tigers emerged as the best player in the KBO league last season. He played in 141 games last year, posting 189 hits, 38 homers, 109 RBIs, 143 runs, 40 steals, and a batting average of 0.347 OPS of 1.067. He became the youngest player to have 30 homers and 30 steals in a game. He also broke the record of 100 runs and the most scored in a single game.안전놀이터
Kim Do-young, who led Kia to rank No. 1 in the regular season league, had four hits, one homer, five RBIs, one stolen base, five walks and a batting average of 0.235 OPS of 0.821, marking the first victory since her debut. Three years after her professional debut, Kim established herself as a representative player in the KBO League and won the MVP award of the regular season.
"I am running again this season. I am not complacent about anything. I am in good condition. I have been in good weather since the U.S.," Kim told reporters at the Kin Stadium in Okinawa, Japan on Saturday. "I am okay with the amount of training. I think I will be able to proceed well in time for the opening game."
Kim Do-young played for the Korean national team at the 2023 Asia Baseball Championship (APBC) held in Tokyo, Japan, in November 2023. She hurt her finger while headfirst sliding in the final against Japan. Ahead of last season, she focused on rehabilitation. After making a perfect recovery, she returned to the team and had an all-time year.
Kim is preparing for this season in better health than last year. "Last year, I think I prepared under pressure to meet the opening match. This year, I prepared to enter the season again with my physical condition fully recharged. As I had more time, I was able to concentrate on my training. I think I will prepare well for the next season without any problems."
He is attracting a lot of attention as he has displayed good performance. The first spring camp held in Irvine was attended by Nez Valero, the CAA's baseball representative known as the agent of Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers).
A lot of interest is more motivating for Kim. He said, "I think it's an opportunity to work harder. I don't think it's pressure at all. I think I'm trying to enjoy those situations more clearly. I think my personality has changed a little bit as well. As I get a lot of attention, my personality seems to change as well."
"I'm aiming for a better performance this season." "I'm not going to settle down here. If I try to do better, I'll try, not because I want to maintain it," Kim said. "I think it'll be better to think about the future if I do better here." "I'll try to do better and make up for what I'm lacking. If I have strengths, I'll make more use of them. I think I'm trying to become a perfect player."
On what he wanted to improve, he said, "Of course, it's defense. Out of what I saw, defense was bad. I made a lot of efforts to reduce errors. I also think I can reduce them. I need to reduce them. I think I need to increase my batting average when I hit two strikes. People say I am weak in coping with breaking balls, but I am making efforts."