KIA manager Lee Bum-ho brought up Kim Do-young, who is set to make a milestone ahead of the Gocheok Kiwoom match on the 13th.
Kim Do-young has only one home run left until the youngest record of 30 homers and 30 steals.
However, no additional home runs have been made since hitting 29 home runs of the season against Hanwha on the 3rd. Before the game, the batting average in nine games in August was 0.258, and the overall hitting pace fell.
However, the coach did not worry too much. “He said he got the hang of it now,” Lee said with a smile.
“First of all, home runs only come out when a hit comes out, but home runs can’t keep coming out,” he said. “When you tell yourself, you have to keep hitting rather than paying attention to one hit because you have to get a hit to get a home run. When good pitches start to come out, home runs will come out quickly,” he said. “He’s a scary guy when he’s driving around, so I think he’ll be in a condition where he can keep driving after one hit comes out.”
As a result, Kim failed to add another homerun on the day. Instead, he garnered a hit and added a stolen base. He had a hit after the second inning with one out. He then scored additional runs in the eighth inning. After walking with one out, he stole second base during the at-bat of Socrates Brito, with two outs and a runner on the first base, and shook the opponent’s mound. As a result, Socrates had a hit and Kim was able to home-in. The score was even more valuable because the team went from 1-0 to 2-0 on the day. Kia won the game 2-0. 메이저사이트
After the game, Kim Do-young responded to what he said was “I got the hang of it” and said, “I went to the power analysis room and found a problem because there was no answer after last week’s game. I practiced with the power analysis coach carefully, and I really felt better.” Kim Do-young was silent in the match against Samsung on the 11th with no hits in four times at bat. He went to the power analysis room because he was frustrated.
“I tend not to hit the ball at all as the cycle drops,” Kim Do-young said. The recent increase in the number of strikeouts is also a significant impact. “I compared the batting form when it was good and when it was bad. Come to think of it, I felt like I had a batting form that was bound to not fit the ball,” he said.
What is the difference between the batting form that he found on his own? “I was usually the type to hold the ball from the back, but when I lost my pace, my upper body would be moved together,” Kim said. “I thought that was the reason why I couldn’t hit the breaking ball, but I think the feeling is okay because the ball started to hit me.”
Kim was personally satisfied with the game. “I think the first hit at bat is meaningful. I was satisfied because the bat went out while holding the breaking ball, and the part that I practiced came out.” As manager Lee said, as Kim Do-young got the hang of it, it will be only a matter of time before he achieves the milestone.