‘Season Out’ Kim Do -young → KIA vs. Crisis? You can do what you have done so far (SS attention)

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(Sports Seoul | Reporter Kang Yoon -sik) The core that I waited for is out of season. Somewhat collapsed situation. Also known as a crisis. But strictly speaking, I had a hard time this season. It was competitive in it. You can run enough without Kim Do -young (22). It’s KIA.

KIA is in a difficult second half. The momentum that was hot in June was properly broken. He also experienced a shocking seven consecutive victories. From the top of the top, I fell back to the middle. Here, the ‘huge bad news’ overlapped. Last year, MVP Kim Do -young fell back to injury.

In seven years in 2024, he became a ‘integrated champion’. Everyone did well, but Kim Do -young was particularly shining. Naturally, expectations were high this year. But it was clean from the start. In the opening game, he was injured in a left hamstring. I came back in April. After a month, he wielded a big hit and left his power due to a hamstring injury. This time it is right.

In early August, it was finally in the first group. It was like a mana mana. It seemed to be a great force for the ranking competition. However, he hurt the hamstring again on the 7th. I had a hamstring problem three times this year. Eventually, the club also stranded the remaining remaining matches that did not play Kim Do -young.

It is no exaggeration to say that I waited for Kim Do -young all season. That’s an important resource. Waiting is overwhelming, and now we have to play the rest of the season without Kim Do -young. It is clear that it is unfortunate.

But this does not mean the finishing of the season of KIA. This season, Kim Do -young played 30 games and wrote 0.309 batting average, 7 home runs and 27 RBIs, and 0.943 OPS. The presence was certain when it came out. In other words, it is said that it has been competing in the fall without such a ‘express player’.

In addition to Kim Do -young, the main players suffered from ‘row injuries’. It was ‘gum baseball’. In June, he won the first place in the postseason competition. As such, KIA has already shown its strength. Moreover, Kim Do -young’s season is over, but Na Sung -bum, Kim Sun -bin, and Lee -ri are returning normally.

In the summer, I suffered a bullpen anxiety. There are not a lot of games that have been struggling here. The bullpen problem is also solving some trade. This is thanks to Han Jae -seung and Kim Si -hoon, who brought Choi Won -joon, Lee Woo -sung, and Hong Jong -pyo.

It was called ‘Absolute 1’ before the season. It was evaluated as a powerful power. It is definitely not an evaluation that can be received because one player is strong. Kim Do -young is missing, of course, a big loss. Nevertheless, it is KIA, which has been well held even in the absence of Kim Do -young. There is nothing to shake. Just do it like you. skywalker@sportsseoul.com