He has shown remarkable performance throughout the season. He has made a proper milestone in the league. What matters is that he is still 20 years old. This means that the game may not end with just one try. This is Kim Do-young (21) of the Kia Tigers.안전놀이터

Kim Do-young is the "icon" of the KBO League and a "superstar" in this season. She is the first nominee in 2022. She suffered from injury for two years. Not this year. She has played in the first team even once. She has a clear talent but has continued to play. She has a good record.

He did not just say that he was happy. He is making a season that will go down in history. He is close to hitting 40 home runs and 40 steals that no Korean player has ever won. This was only made by Eric Thames in 2015.

He hit his 38th homerun in the match against Samsung Electronics in Gwangju on Sunday. He also stole a base. This was his 40th in this season. He tied the score at 40-40. He also set up almost the other.

How many people would have expected Kim Do-young to do this before the season? He is a talented player. This is the end of the explanation with the first nomination. It is truly "Lee Jong-beom's Second Coming." It reminds me of how he dominated the game alone in the past.

KIA Tigers' Kim Do-young stole second base in the bottom of the fifth inning against Samsung in the 2024 KBO League held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on Sunday. It was his 40th stolen base of this season. He then homered when Yoon Do-hyun hit a timely hit, and scored 137 points for this season. Photo | KIA Tigers

There is one more thing to pay attention to. Kim Do-young is still 20 years old. Born on October 2, 2003, she will turn 21 soon. She is young because she is young. She has a long way to go.

This also means that there is a high possibility that 40-40 players will not stop short of a single shot this season. He is the best hitter and the best hitter in the league. He also walks well. He still needs to improve defense, but he can still cover it with offense.

"40-40" is a record made by only one player. Instead, if the scale is extended to "30-30," there are people who have made it multiple times. It is Park Jae-hong from "Little Cuba."

He hit 30 homers and 36 steals in 1996, his debut season. In 1998, his third year, he hit 30 homers and 43 steals. In 2000, he hit 32 homers and 30 steals to achieve his third "30-30." Before Kim Do-young, he might have been the closest to "40-40."

If he wins just once, there will be another chance. Kim Do-young is the same. If he steps up to the 40-40 mark this season, he can set the same record in the 2025 season.

Of course, this is a difficult record. No one in the Major League has recorded it more than two times. Kim Do-young seems to have high expectations this season.