You’re crazier than Kim Do Young?
Former KIA Tigers captain Kim Sun-bin (34) is leading the way by showing off his strong batting performance. He once suffered from a severe batting slump, and has been on an upward trajectory. He looks as if he won the title in 2017. He is once again challenging himself to become the leading player of the championship by adding strength to the strongest batting lineup in the KBO league.
It shone in the Gwangju game against the LG Twins on the 3rd. KIA was blocked by the ball of LG starter Hernandez, who was facing for the first time, and had no run until the 3rd inning. Kim Sun-bin’s shot in the 4th inning when the batting order began to take a turn. Choi Hyung-woo’s tiebreaking double came out in the right-center with runners on the first and second bases with one out, and it was right after Na Sung-bum grounded out to the first base at the first pitch. Kim Sun-bin, who entered the batter’s box, lightly hit a ball to the left of the left field to call two runners. He was the main player of the come-from-behind final hit with a 3-1 victory.
“Seongbeom hit the first pitch and the result was bad,” Kim Sun-bin said. “I thought we should just hit it if it’s similar. The batters in front of me are so good and the batters in the team are good, but I think that’s where I get buried. (Hernandez) is actively coming in, so I also hit hard at bat. I think that turned out to be a good result. Hernandez’s ball was better than I thought,” he said, explaining the secret.
He showed solid performance and maintained a batting average of 300 since the opening of the season, but he slowed down due to injury. On June 12, he left the team for more than two weeks due to micro-damage in his right oblique muscle. Since his return to the team, he had hits in 11 consecutive games, leading the team’s batters, but his pace has rapidly declined since late July. From July 19 to August 8, he had seven hits in 60 at-bats for a batting average of 110.7 in 16 games.
His batting average for this season also fell from 312 to 274. He displayed strong batting performance by garnering multi hits from the game against Samsung Electronics on August 9. He had a batting average of 467 (35 hits in 75 at-bats), 14 RBIs, nine scores, and 1.047 OPS in 19 games through the game against LG Electronics on September 3. His team also had an overwhelming 14-5 record. He recovered to 312 percent of his batting average.
Despite poor performance, Lee added his name to the starting lineup with confidence, saying, “Even when conditions are not good, we can overcome them only when we use them,” and responded with a strong batting performance. “I am a .300 hitter at any given time. The success rate of such operations is higher than that of young players such as push, pull, bunt, and run. His capabilities are superior to those of young players. It is easy to run a game with such players. I am grateful that he made a lot of hits.” 안전놀이터
Kim Sun-bin cited physical fitness as his secret. “Every batter has a cycle. I think it is a stage where he is getting better again. My condition is not that good. I told him to hit the bull’s-eye, and the result was good. The coach takes good care of his condition. He also trains freely. It doesn’t require physical strength. If it is hard, he will allow me to take a break from training and concentrate only during games. I thank the coach,” he said.
The batting average is hotter than Kim Do-young, a 20-year-old who is challenging to garner 40 home runs and 40 steals. Still, he gave a thumbs up to Kim’s ability. “I feel like he is amazing. I think he is crazy. I have so many things. Last year and the year before last, I suffered from injuries. I didn’t expect to see his performance explode like this this year. He is the first nominee as he burst much more easily than I expected.”
He also praised his teammates with the Magic Number 11 remaining. “Players seem to enjoy heavy games. I think their juniors are strong in that part,” he said. Finally, “The No. 1 ranking has not been decided yet. The biggest thing is that the players do not let up their minds. Personally, I will try to win a double-digit home run once the No. 1 ranking is confirmed. I have no greed before then.”