“It seems that the results of May last year are coming out in June this year.”
The KIA Tigers won 6-3 in an away game against Doosan Bears in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 10th.스포츠토토
The performance of center hitter Socrates Brito played a large part in the offense. On this day, Socrates started as the third hitter and center fielder and made a big success with 1 hit, 1 RBI, 2 walks and 2 runs in 3 at-bats.
Socrates’ summer is hot. In 21 games in May, he had a batting average of 0.318, 4 homers, 14 RBIs, OPS 0.899, and swung a bat with a fire batting average (batting average 0.278 OPS 0.714) to wash away the hunting streak.
June Socrates’ bat is dancing. He raged with a batting average of 0.500, 2 homers, 9 RBIs and an OPS of 1.468 in 8 games. Socrates’ season batting average has risen to 0.325 and is running first in the batting category.
Regarding the recent rise in Socrates’ batting, KIA coach Kim Jong-guk said, “I’m confidently turning any ball that comes. It seems that the results of May last year (batting average 0.415) are coming out in June this year. He said, “I think I gained a lot of confidence because I hit well.”
Coach Kim continued, “(Socrates) is not easily fooled by breaking balls and is adapting well to the ball of a left-handed pitcher. I hope that he will continue to play without getting hurt until the end of the season. I had a one-month hiatus due to an injury last year, but I hope there will be no injuries this year. is,” he said.
In July last year, Socrates, who was hit by a blow, suffered a fractured nose after being hit in the face by a ball while at bat. Socrates, who boasted a batting average of 0.332 and a high sense of hitting, couldn’t play for a month, and KIA felt the void keenly.
Coach Kim, who recalled the vacancy of Socrates last year, said, “The team was good overall, but the performance was not good for a month due to the absence of Socrates, the center hitter. Even if a player returns, there may be trauma. It took a long time for the players to recover.” You have to take good care of yourself so you don’t get injured.”