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SBS Sports commentator Lee Soon-cheol said the above on Aug. 4, 2023, while broadcasting the match between Gwangju KIA Tigers and Hanwha Eagles. Kim Do-young (21) said that he will be able to achieve 30%, 30 home runs and 30 RBIs at the same time someday. Commentator Lee Soon-cheol's prediction may become a reality in just two seasons.
Healthy Kim Do-young is rushing. In the match against Kiwoom Heroes in Gocheok on Sunday, Kim made two hits (one home run) and scored two runs and one walk from four times at bat. According to Kiwoom, the speed of the solo shot against the left wall, which was made by targeting Ha Young-min's high fastball in the first inning, was 176 kilometers. The shooting angle is 37.9 degrees.
When Kim pulled Kwak Bin's fastball of 152 km at the match against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on Sept. 6, 2023, he hit the top of the stand on the second floor of Jamsil Stadium directly, the speed of his batting was 173.8 km. The launch angle was 38.1 degrees Celsius, and the home run on Sunday was faster than then, and the trajectory was almost the same. As the flying distance was domed, I just estimated it to be 130 meters, but I could fly about 150 meters if it was an outdoor stadium.
Choi Hyung-woo said, "Kim Do-young has the ability to pull and make a home run even if his heating point is formed from behind one or two balls." In other words, Kim has extraordinary power and quickness. His crazy athletic ability combined with talent and hard work.
It is not a dream for Kim to achieve .300-30 home runs and 30 RBIs as commentator Lee Soon-cheol said. In 25 games through Sunday, Kim had 33 hits in 102 at-bats for a batting average of .324, nine homers, 21 RBIs and 10 steals, 22 runs scored, and on-base percentage of .372 with a slugging percentage of 0.637 OPS 1.009 with a scoring capacity of 0.286.
No player in the history of the KBO achieved 10 home runs and 10 steals in April. Kim is fully capable of achieving the remaining April schedule of 3-10-10. No one knows when and what will happen in the long-term race. Kim has also been close to injury for the past two years.
If we can hear Kim Do-young's words, "It's good to play baseball without rehabilitation," throughout 144 games, it seems possible to challenge for a .30-30 home run and steal, with only six players in the KBO League. Lee Jong-beom in 1997, Lee Byung-kyu, Jay Davis, Hong Hyun-woo in 1999, Park Jae-hong in 2000, and Eric Thames in 2015.
Furthermore, Davis, Hong Hyun-woo, Park Jae-hong, and Thames achieved the milestone of 0.30-30 home runs, 30 steals, and 100 RBIs. Even Thames set an unprecedented milestone of 0.30-40 home runs, 40 steals, and 140 RBIs. Although it is difficult for him to do so as Thames did in 2015, there is no rule against him not to challenge himself to reach 0.30-30 home runs and 100 RBIs depending on the situation. Kim, who is not that sick, is unprecedented in talent.
BY: 스포츠토토