When it comes to track and field baseball, the first team that comes to mind is the Doosan Bears. In 2007 Doosan, Lee Jong-wook (47), Ko Young-min (36), and Min Byeong-hun (30) each recorded more than 30 stolen bases, leading the ballball. Even after that, Doosan continued to play baseball played by Oh Jae-won and Jeong Su-bin, and established the ‘Doosan Dynasty’ by discovering hitters with long hitting power.메이저사이트
However, the team that built the track and field team as much as this was KIA. In 2013, KIA launched a ‘track and field’ lineup that led to Kim Joo-chan, Lee Yong-gyu, and Kim Sun-bin, who recorded more than 30 stolen bases in the season. And in 2023, KIA became a team with fast hitters enough to be called the strongest ever.
First, there is Park Chan-ho. Park won the title in 2022 with 42 steals. Even in 2021, he succeeded in stealing 39 bases and showed the ability to steal more than 40 bases if he wanted to. This season, he is currently fourth in steals with 12 bases.
And there is Kim Doyoung. Despite limited appearances last season as a backup player, he showed off his quick feet, recording 13 stolen bases. Kim Do-young has been recognized for his ball, defense, and land potential since high school and has been called the ‘second Lee Jong-beom’. Like Lee Jong-beom during his active career, he has excellent running sense and has an excellent ability to harass the opposing infield.
And Choi Won-jun, who will take the culmination of the KIA track and field team, is back. Choi Won-joon enlisted in the Armed Forces Athletic Corps (Sangmu) after the 2021 season, and was discharged from the Sangmu Baseball Team on the 12th. Choi Won-joon recorded 40 steals in the 2021 season just before enlisting, and Kim Hye-seong of Kiwoom ranked second in this stolen base category. And he is a player who has already proven his hitting ability. He hits and runs well with a career batting average of 0.288 in 6 seasons (543 games).
In this way, the KIA has Park Chan-ho and Choi Won-joon, who can steal more than 40 bases, and Kim Do-young, who can steal more than 30 bases. Kim Do-young, who is currently receiving treatment for his injury, will return at the earliest in late June or early July at the latest.
In July, the KIA track and field team will be complete. Coach Kim Jong-guk, a former king of stolen bases who recorded 50 stolen bases in one season, declared at the time of inauguration, “I will show aggressive baseball and baseball with mobility.” Running baseball and tactical baseball are the main weapons of coach Kim Jong-guk.
Hitting has something called a cycle. But there is no slump in playing baseball. As long as you can get on base, you can go one more base at any time. Now it is time for the KIA track and field team to run.
In addition, recently, KIA boasts the most active batting among the 10 clubs. Park Chan-ho, Kim Sun-bin, Choi Hyung-woo, Socrates, and Lee Woo-seong all exceeded 30% in monthly batting average. The combination of players who run and players who hit well is the perfect KIA lineup.
KIA must recover the 50% win rate before the All-Star break and defend 5th place. Now, with the return of Na Seong-beom and Kim Do-young, the time for KIA to be together as a whole is not far away.