After all, Kia Tigers' Kim Do-young's "Autumn" bat is not very good. He only had four hits in 17 times at bat in five games of the Korean Series, hitting a batting average of 0.235 with one homer, five RBIs, and five walks. Excluding homers in the second game, he did not have many sharp hits.메이저놀이터

As soon as the Korean Series ends, he joined the national team and is preparing for the Premier 12. Bad trends continue. He had one hit, two walks, two strikeouts, and two steals from eight times at bat in a friendly match with Cuba on Saturday and Sunday with Sangmu on Sunday. He also had one hit.

Basically, he cannot be in perfect condition. He prepared for the Korean Series by taking enough rest after the regular season. It is hard to say that he is not that tired just because he played five more games after the regular season. Coach Lee Bum-ho stressed that he consumes more and more energy in one game of the Korean Series than in the final round of the wild card game, the semi-playoff game, and the playoff game than the semi-playoff game.

This is because the weight of the one game is different. It gets bigger and bigger as it goes to the last stage, the last game. Because the concentration is different every moment, the fatigue is high. Moreover, Kim Do-young has not played full-time in the past two years. It is not strange that he has not been in good condition so far.

Manager Ryu Joong-il appointed Song Seong-moon as the third baseman from the second half of the match against Sangmu on Sunday, and assigned Kim Do-young as the designated hitter. It was his personal request and consideration not to play defense but to focus only on hitting and improve his condition. However, he failed to target bull pen pitchers with good ball power. He would normally hit hard enough, but it is a bad cycle for him.

Ryu Joong-il said, "It was for a break. I let him play only five innings and replaced him with a designated hitter. I don't think I have the right timing yet. I told him to hit it two or three more times while serving as designated hitter. But the timing was good in the last at-bat. He is such a good hitter. I will quickly find out (good rhythm and sense)."

In fact, Kim had a deep three-base hit at his last at-bat in the bottom of the eighth inning. He pulled it vigorously, but was caught by shortstop Park Jeong-hyeon's good defense. If the timing was too late, it would be difficult to hit a pitch that deep on the left side. The at-bat was a hit, but it was meaningful.

The national team does not have a right No. 4 hitter. After hard work, Ryu re-appointed catcher Park Dong-won who was the cleanup hitter once in the match against Cuba. However, he has a high defense position in international competitions, making it difficult to hit No. 4 throughout the entire competition. Ryu has traditionally preferred fixed batting order. However, four times could be changed throughout the qualifying round for the Premier 12.

In this situation, No. 3 Kim Do-young needs to ride a stable flow. In the worst case, the weight of the national team's lines 3 to 4 may drop slightly. The table setters composed by Hong Chang-ki and Yoon Dong-hee, the on-base king, are relatively stable. First of all, it is most important for Kim Do-young to go to Taiwan and find a sense of hitting.

In a way, he needs to have the experience of overcoming such difficulties. Kim is highly likely to become the third baseman of the national team until he has a chance to advance to the Major League in the future. Most international competitions are held before and after the season. They need to show good results even if they are not in normal condition. Only when they overcome such pressure and weight, then will they become the flagship batter of the national team. He is capable of doing so more than anyone else.

Kim is again put to the test. Ryu Joong-il gave strength to Kim with his unique trust.