Kim Do Young said, "This year is the beginning of the year, so that I can continue to do 'Don't-Sal'."
Kim Do Young said, "This year is the beginning of the year, so that I can continue to do 'Don't-Sal'."
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This year marked the beginning of my career. I gained a lot of strength thanks to Donisal. I will continue to work hard to make you sweat."메이저사이트
Ilguhoe (Chairman Kim Kwang-soo), a Korean professional baseball OB group, held an award ceremony at the Cheongdam Rivera Hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 10th by selecting the "2024 Nutridi Day Ilgu Grand Prize" and the winners of nine categories.
The honor was awarded to Kim Do-young, who has established himself as the representative player of the KBO League this season. Kim dominated this season by displaying outstanding performance in all areas of batting, with the youngest and lowest number of games reaching 30-30 (homer) and 30 (stealing). He played in 141 games and posted a batting average of 0.347, 38 homers, 109 RBIs, 143 points, and 40 steals.
Notably, Kim's 143 points was the most in a single season in KBO history. Thanks to his stellar performance, KIA won the Korean Series after ranking No. 1 in this season. He also recorded OPS (On base plus slugging) of 1.503 including three homers in the Premier 12, continuing his stellar performance as a batter representing Korea in international competitions.
Kim Do-young, who stood on the podium as a winner, said, "I'm so honored to receive the award in the presence of great seniors. It's nice just to have great seniors looking at me, but I think it's more meaningful because it's an award given by great seniors. I think the best hitter award is an award that I can't receive because I'm good at it for only one year. I will continue to work hard humbly so that I can continue to do well next year and receive the award."
How will the brilliant year 2024 be remembered by Kim Do-young in the future? "I think it was the year when I announced my beginning. I think it was a year when I constantly wanted to do well," Kim said.
During the season, a KIA fan's sketchbook "Doyoung, you have to live a sweaty life" became a hot topic of conversation. That's how much Kim Do-young gave great joy to KIA fans. The cheering was also the most memorable for Kim Do-young.
Kim Do-young said, "I think 'Doyoung, live your sweat' became more famous this year was a very good phrase of support. Thank you so much to the fans who wrote that, and I will try harder to help him live thanks to me."
Kim Do-young expressed her gratitude in more detail. "I contacted her separately and also received the sketchbook and told her I was so grateful," Kim said. "I wanted to say thank you, and I received a DM through my sister's family's dog SNS, and I got in touch with the fan," Kim said. "What really means to me is that I was not doing well until I changed my profile picture to that phrase. It became a very meaningful meme to me because I felt like I just moved up to that profile picture. My sister gave her the uniform and said 'Thank you' to her."
As a baseball player, I feel more responsibility and joy that I have become a person who can greatly affect someone's life.
Kim Do-young said, "Baseball players are a profession that requires proof with baseball, so I take it for granted that they are good at baseball. In addition, there is no way to entertain fans during this off-season, so I want to entertain them a little more with events," adding, "So I didn't want to go on entertainment programs because they didn't suit me, but I also appeared on entertainment shows with the thought of 'I hope fans watch this a little bit during the off-season'. I think I have those thoughts all the time," he said, expressing his simple but deep love for fans.
Through the 2024 Premier 12 tournament, Kim Do-young has definitely established himself as a new center hitter representing South Korea.
What was Kim Do-young's experience in international competitions and how was the national team like? "I thought (the Korean national team) is competitive." I thought Korea was also a competitive team that is as good as other teams, and other teams that competed in the Premier 12 also showed good performance, so I think I will have to do better next time. I think I need to prove my performance."
As he said, the 2024 season is highly likely to mark the beginning of the birth of a great player named Kim Do-young. When asked about his next plan and goals, Kim said "steadiness" first.
Kim Do-young said, "First of all, I think it's really important to be consistent. From this year on, I've been doing well for several years, and I think a lot about 'I have to be good steadily' wherever I go."
Kim Do-young will spend a busy winter with various awards, interviews and various events. One more important schedule is left. It is the 2024 KBO Golden Glove Awards. Kim Do-young is considered the most likely candidate for third baseman Golden Glove. The award is certain, and the public's attention is on how much the vote will be.
Kim Do-young also expected his first career Golden Glove award, saying, "I felt that it could not be done since winning the MVP award (about the possibility of a unanimous agreement).