"(Kim) DOYOUNG, if you decide to run, you'll steal more than 80 bases."

Even if KIA Tigers defensive king and Golden Glove shortstop Park Chan-ho (30) sees it, Kim Do-young (22) is definitely a crazy player. Park Chan-ho praised his junior Kim Do-young through KBS N Sports commentator Kim Tae-kyun's YouTube channel "TK52," which was released on the 13th.

Park Chan-ho has the closest relationship with Kim Do-young among KIA players. He is always right next to him when he is playing defense, and Park Chan-ho is usually the leadoff and Kim Do-young is the third batter, so it can be considered that he is almost a set. He spends a long time together since he started training.

Naturally, Park gets to "directly" Kim Do-young's insane athletic abilities. He said speed of Hwang Sung-bin (Lotte Giants), Kim Ji-chan (Samsung Lions), and Kim Do-young does not make sense. Park also said speed is always fast, but they should give up a try.메이저사이트

Park Chan-ho said, "We see Do-young steal right next to us. No, he stole a base, but even before the ball came in, he can survive even if he tries to force out, because his speed doesn't make sense. If he really decides to run, he will steal more than 80 bases. I think he will do more than that."

She has the unrivaled ability to instantly speed up a person's face. She also plays at home from first to third and second bases. Therefore, if you look closely, she rarely gets into a close race with a defender on a person's face. Most of them are safe and relaxed.

However, coach Lee Bum-ho does not encourage or stress on Kim Do-young to steal bases. He hopes that Kim will play 144 games with a healthy body, maintain good physical fitness, and play defense in a long distance. Stealing bases is a bonus. History says. Players who steal bases frequently eventually lose physical strength and thus pose a greater risk of injury. Kim already has a strong history of injury compared to his previous years.

Kim Do-young also refrains from stealing instinct as much as possible after learning this. Nevertheless, as he is good at stealing, he has many opportunities to appear. Eventually, he made a compromise (?) to the extent that he stole 40 times. If he hadn't tried 40-40 times, he wouldn't have stolen 40 times. Anyway, it is expected that he will be able to steal around 30 times every year.

Park Chan-ho praised Kim Do-young's batting performance. He said he referred to the hitting performance of the Los Angeles Dodgers last season. What he said was, "Doyoung is capable of splitting balls like Shohei Ohtani. Ohtani really splits balls. That's what he can do."

In fact, Kim Do-young exudes very strong power during impact with strong waist rotation without moving his legs at bat. Whether a fast ball or a breaking ball comes, his batting posture and rhythm are not shaken and he hits the ball as if he were splitting the ball. It is also a key point that Yang Joon-hyuk, the "Yangshin," praised Kim Do-young several times through his YouTube channel.

Park did not just praise Kim. In fact, there were times when Kim was grateful to his senior Park Chan-ho. Looking back at the 2024 season, Kim said in various media outlets that he made so many mistakes in the early days of the season that he could not see the older brothers' faces.

One day, Park Chan-ho comforted Kim Do-young, who was crying in pain. "Doyoung made a lot of mistakes and his bat was not going as I thought. He squatted and cried after making an error in Suwon. (Kim) Tae-hyung got in trouble," Park said.

Park Chan-ho said, "How many fans do you have? Just go out and look around tomorrow. How many? How many are you wearing? How many uniforms do you have? But how frustrated can you be that you didn't do it here?" He said, "I sincerely consoled you a lot. It was a pity."

Kim Do-young is right. She was able to become MVP thanks to the interest and love of her seniors and fans. Park Chan-ho was recognized as the best shortstop as he led her.
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