Monday, May 21 is the day of destiny for the KIA Tigers. It is because it is the day of the reexamination of Kim Do-young, who has become a superstar.스포츠토토
Kim Do-young, who won the MVP award last year and became the best hitter in the league by leading the team to a combined championship. Attention was focusing on how far Kim will fly this season and whether he will be able to join the club with 40 home runs and 40 steals that he failed to achieve.
However, something shocking happened from the opening game. Hamstring injury. After hitting and sprinting, he hurt his left hamstring while aiming to the second base.
It was a fatal blow. The loss of an all-around player who needs to help and resolve the situation at the center and top of the batting order was huge. Worse yet, Kia had to suffer humiliation as its main players including Park Chan-ho and Kim Sun-bin suffered line injuries early in the season but fell to the bottom.
KIA's atmosphere was not good because Kim Do-young's return was delayed once. Kim's hamstring injury is not known to be that serious. On top of that, it was believed that Kim would recover quickly as she was young.
Therefore, Kia has also decided to return to the team. Originally, after the second week of the checkup in April, its first plan was to play in the second division games. Therefore, it was to have Kim return to the three consecutive home games against the KT Wiz during the week that will start from July 15. Kim Do-young himself said, "I have no pain," signaling that his condition has improved.
However, the final MRI examination was postponed to July 14 due to the opinion that it felt a bit faster. However, shocking news spread. Kia and Kim Do-young have yet to fully recover their injuries. As a result, they rescheduled their re-examination to June 21, a week later. Ahead of the game against the Doosan Bears on Tuesday, Lee Bum-ho also said, "Kim Do-young will decide the schedule after checking the results tomorrow."
Kim Do-young is doing batting training before the game.
And a week has passed since then. Kia, which hit rock bottom, is close to achieving a 500 percent win rate due to its four wins and two losses in six games. Hitters' sense of hitting is gradually increasing, and if Kim Do-young joins the team, it can dream of rebounding as a whole.
The important thing is the result of the examination on the 14th. If the team wins the competition, it will go through technical training during the week and actual games in the second division to set a timetable for return. It will be three consecutive games against the LG Twins on the weekend at the earliest, and it could take longer than that. Since the team rested for a long time, it is not easy to recover body and increase sense of play.
The worst part is to be disqualified once again. What bothers me about my hamstring is that it does not heal well and is an injury prone area once I get hurt again. Therefore, coach Lee Bum-ho is very cautious. He called up Kim Do-young, who is not completely fit, because he is in a hurry, but he is worried that it could lead to even more serious injury. If he fails to schedule his return again this time, he will not be able to see Kim until May.
Will the news of Kim Do-young's examination be given to Kia, which is in the mood, or will it hurt once again.