It was a brilliant two-day period when Kim Young-woong replaced knee pain "As a protective measure"
Aug 08, 2024
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Kim Young-woong started the home game against the Hanwha Eagles at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 8th as the fifth batter and third baseman.
In the bottom of the first inning, when Kim Young-woong was losing 0-2, Samsung had a chance to load the bases. Kim Young-woong hit Hanwha starter Moon Dong-ju's fastball to make a hit that fell in the middle of the right, and it was 2-2 when two runners came in.
Kim Young-woong, who struck out in the bottom of the third inning, was replaced by Ahn Joo-hyung at the start of the fourth inning. A Samsung official explained, `It was replaced for player protection and management because I felt uncomfortable with the right knee.'
Kim Young-woong also hit a shot the day before (7th) when he needed to. At 4-6, Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha) hit a high fastball on his body to hit it over the fence. Kim Young-woong's home run balanced Samsung 6-6, eventually winning 10-6.
Samsung coach Park Jin-man said, `Obviously, the opponent will also deal with Kim Young-woong through his weaknesses, but he seems to know and deal with those weaknesses well"I think you know what kind of pitches are coming to you from at-bats. In the previous game, he hit a home run with a breaking ball, so this time, the opponent seems to use high-speed ball a lot, but seeing Kim Young-woong hit a home run on the ball coming to the zone, he seems to think a lot and try hard" he said.
Before the game, Kim Young-woong appeared in 101 games and had a batting average of 259 and 23 home runs. The pace to hit 30 home runs by the end of the season. Coach Park said, `It's a time when we need to lose some physical strength, but I don't think we've lost any physical strength at all with our swing now. He is constantly maintaining his swing speed. I think I'm in a situation where I can hit 30 home runs"I'm playing my first full-time season this season, but I think I'll become the best third baseman as I go on." he complimented.
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