A genius who wrote history, my colleagues acknowledged itKim Do-young, picked by the players 'Best ★ of the Year'
Dec 01, 2024
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'Genius' Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers) was selected as the best star of the year by the players. Kim Do-young was selected as the winner of the Player of the Year Award at the 2024 KPBPA (Korea Professional Baseball Players Association) Com2us Professional Baseball Real Glove Awards held at the Hyatt Hotel in Hannam-dong, Seoul on the 1st.
He recorded an unrivaled record in his third year of debut.
Kim Do-young hit 347 (189 hits in 544 at-bats) with 38 homers, 109 RBIs and 40 steals in 141 games this season, and 1.067 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). It was also full of contents, including achieving the youngest 30-30 in the KBO League and the second and youngest natural cycling hit ever. Among domestic players, they ranked first in the batting average and home run categories, respectively, while OPS, WAR (7.34) and wRC+ (adjusted score creation power (167.5·based on Sports2i) all ranked first overall. In the recent WBSC Premier 12 (World Baseball Softball Federation), Ryu Joong-il hit 412 with a batting average of 412 in five group games and three home runs and 10 RBIs.
Therefore, it was expected that Kim Do-young would sweep the batter's award at the year-end ceremony. There is no shortage in terms of personal records, and it cannot be denied that it played an important role in the success of the KBO League, which is in the 10 million era this season.
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Kim Do-young said "I'm happy to receive such a meaningful award. Above all, it is more meaningful for the award selected by the players. I will try to live properly as a person and as a player from now on."
Meanwhile, in addition to Kim Do-young, the list of winners for each position was also announced at the awards ceremony. Yang Hyun-jong (KIA) was selected as the starting pitcher and Kim Taek-yeon (Doosan) was selected as the relief pitcher. Park Dong-won (LG), Na Seung-yup (Lotte, 1st baseman), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Park Chan-ho (striker, KIA), and Hwang Jae-gyun (KT) were named as catchers, while Park Hae-min, Hong Chang-ki (LG), and Jung Soo-bin (Doosan) were located in the outfield. Park Chan-ho and Kim Sun-bin were selected as the best Keystone combination, and Lim Chan-kyu (LG) and Park Dong-won were selected as the best batteries. Players from each club, who played well in the Futures (second division) league this season, also enjoyed the joy of the award in front of their first-team colleagues.
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▶ Starting pitcher = Yang Hyun-jong (KIA)
▶Rescue Pitcher = Kim Taek-yeon (Doosan)
▶Capture = Park Dong-won (LG)
▶1st baseman = Na Seung-yeop (Lotte)
▶2nd baseman = Kim Sun-bin (KIA)
▶3rd baseman =Hwang Jae-gyun (KT)
▶Fielders = Park Chan-ho (KIA)
▶Outfielder = Park Hae-min Hong Chang-ki (LG) Jung Soo-bin (Doosan)
▶Best Keystone Combination = Park Chan-ho-Kim Sun-bin (KA)
▶Best Battery = Lim Chan-gyu-Park Dong-won (LG)
▶ Player of the Year = Kim Do-young (KIA)
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
