“Third baseman Kim Do-young is a name that major league fans should remember.”
John Morosi, a renowned Major League Baseball journalist, focused on KIA Tigers infielder Kim Do-young (21). He praised Kim Do-young, who achieved 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases as the youngest player in the KBO League, as a key player for Korea in the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12 to be held in November.
On the 19th, Morosi wrote on his SNS, “Major League fans should remember the name Kim Do-young.”
He said, “Kim Do-young, who is now only 20 years old, will play an important role for the Korean team in the upcoming Premier 12,” and “He has become the youngest player to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in the KBO League.”
Kim Do-young recorded the youngest record in history with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the fewest games at Gocheok Kiwoom on the 15th.
The 30-30, a symbol of the Hotajun tribe, appeared only eight times in the KBO League before Kim Do-young. It was written by Park Jae-hong in 1996, Lee Jong-beom in 1997, Park Jae-hong in 1998, Hong Hyun-woo, Lee Byeong-gyu, and Jay Davis in 1999, Park Jae-hong in 2000, and Eric Thames (40-40) in 2015.
In particular, Kim Do-young is the first native player to achieve the record in 24 years since Park Jae-hong in 2000.
He achieved 30-30 at the age of 20 years, 10 months, and 13 days, setting the youngest record. He shortened the previous record of 22 years, 11 months, and 27 days by Park Jae-hong in 1996 by nearly two years. Furthermore, he achieved the record in just 111 games of the season, breaking the record of fewest games 30-30 set by Thames in 2015 (112 games).
Kim Do-young joined KIA as the first draft pick in 2022. He has played in 114 games this year, recording a batting average of 0.341 (151 hits in 443 at-bats), 31 home runs, 89 RBIs, 111 runs, and 34 stolen bases.
(Seoul = News 1)
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