Now he has finished stealing the bases. He has two homers left. Kim Do-young (21), the second in the history of the KBO league and the first Korean player to challenge for 40-40 steals, is in the third year of Kia Tigers. Attention is focusing on whether he will be able to write a new history by dramatically adding two homers in the remaining five games.메이저놀이터

Kim Do-young played as the No. 1 designated hitter in the 2024 KBO League home game against Samsung at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 23rd and hit a 125m lead-off home run over the center fence by hitting a slider from opposing starter Lee Seung-min. It was his 38th of the season.
 
Kim Do-young scored his 136th goal of the season with this home run, surpassing the number of points (135) in a single season set by Seo Geon-chang (then Nexen, now KIA) in 2014, setting a new record in this category. Kim Do-young scored 100 points for the first time in 97 games on July 27, setting a new record for the smallest game and the youngest season to score 100 points. In addition, Kim Do-young, who has recorded multiple multi-scores in a game, including four points, two points, three points, eight points, and two points, 27 points, has booked the top scorer by widening the gap with Mel Rojas Jr. (kt), who is second in scoring, to 32.
 
At the bottom of the fifth inning with a 2-0 lead, Kim Do-young stole second base immediately after drawing a walk and recording his 40th stolen base of the season.

Kia Tigers pitcher Kim Do-young hits a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning as the leadoff hitter in a game between the Samsung Lions and the KIA Tigers at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on Sunday. Yonhap News
Now, Kim will become the first Korean player to hit 40 home runs and 40 steals in the remaining five games of KIA. In the KBO league, Eric Thames (then NC) joined the 40-40 club with 47 home runs and 40 steals in 2015. It remains the only 40-40 club in the KBO league.
 
Following Yoon Do-hyun's timely hit to the middle, Kim Do-young entered the home, followed by a left-handed hit in the seventh inning with a 4-1 lead, and then homered on Park Chan-ho's double to center field to harvest three runs and increase the record to 138.

"I personally wanted to hit 40 steals this season, rather than thinking too much about the 40-40 record," Kim said after the game. "I have expectations that the remaining two homers will come out if I always prepare for the same game and concentrate on the batter's box. If I achieve the 40-40 record, I would like to play at my home stadium in Gwangju."

When asked how he felt about setting a new record for scoring the most points, he said, "Before the game, I imagined that if I scored, I would want to hit a home run. As the game began and I was focusing on the game, I was embarrassed by the sudden arrival of a bouquet of flowers. As I hear congratulations to my seniors, I am happy to think of that time. I was doubly happy to set the record at my home stadium in Gwangju."