KIA, which was trying to advance to its second consecutive regular season, has faced a major obstacle since the beginning of the 2025 regular season. Winning the opening game was important, but it would have been even better if it could have prevented one player from getting injured. Kim Do-young (22), a key player of the team and the MVP of the KBO League last year, collapsed from the opening game of the season. While it is not known how long it will take for him to recover, Kim Do-young finally posted an apology, and KIA manager Lee Bum-ho burst into laughter.

Kim Do-young played as the starting third baseman twice in the season opener against NC at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 22nd, but left the field due to injury in the third inning. Kim Do-young, who left a disappointment after a relatively well-hit ball caught by a sliding catch by left fielder Kwon Hee-dong in the first inning, made a clean hit to the left in the third inning with one out and no runner in the team leading 1-0. Logan Allen's fastball (142km/h), the opponent's starter and first pitcher against him, came in a little high, and he made a hit that took three and four strokes off with a cheerful swing. It was Kim Do-young's first hit of the season last year's MVP.

However, the problem was solved in the following situation. As soon as Kim was hit, he started accelerating as if he was thinking of the second base. Kim's baserunning ability is by far the best in the league. He has the capacity to enter the second base just by letting the opponent team's outfielder watch his guard down or fumble the ball for a moment. It was a mysterious baserunning that he had already performed several times. However, it was not possible this time, and Kim Do-young, who confirmed the situation, stopped going to the second base and went back to the first base. However, it is presumed that he put a strain on his left hamstring during the process of stopping and returning.

Kim returned to the first base and complained of pain. It was quite unusual for her to grab her left thigh. As the situation was not normal enough for her to fall or get injured, Yoon Hae-jin, the coach for the first base, did not know the exact situation. However, when Kim complained of pain, she immediately sent an autograph to the coaching staff, and senior coach Son Seung-rak and training coach ran out to check Kim's condition. For this reason, static electricity suddenly flowed into the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field, which used to be cheering for Kim's hit.
After a brief check, the sign that he could not play was dropped. Kim Do-young limped into the dugout. Then, she headed straight to the hospital. She moved to Seonhan Hospital, a hospital designated by the team, and took magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The result was as concerns were raised. Damaged hamstring was found. "We had an MRI examination at Seonhan Hospital today, and the injury was found in the left hamstring. We will have another examination for an accurate diagnosis, but the date is still undecided," a team official said.

Other screening agencies require cross-checking, but not many screening agencies open on Sunday. As hamstring damage has been discovered, chances are very slim that this diagnosis will be changed to "malfunctional." Kim is expected to undergo MRI examination as early as May 23 or 24 at the earliest to confirm her final findings. Once she receives the final findings, her rehabilitation schedule and approximate timing of her return will be set.

Many fans were disappointed by Kim's injury, and some fans were looking for the cause of her injury to others. Then, Kim said on her social network service late on Tuesday evening, "Hello, I'm totally sorry for your injury today." Kim said, "Thank you for your concern and support. I'm sorry that I disappeared after one game. I'll be back soon." She expressed her regret to the fans and her willingness to return early.

We couldn't blame anyone. Kim was not negligent in sports, and he was in good physical condition from the exhibition games. He was late in preparing for the 2024 season due to the finger injury he sustained during the APBC finals in November 2023. Therefore, he tended to hustle and speed up his body to coincide with the opening of the season. Kim Do-young, who is looking back on the past, also admits this. However, he never faced such obstacles this year. Kim was also satisfied with his preparation, and Kia coach Lee Bum-ho even said at the time of the camp, "Kim Do-young's body looks lighter."

In fact, he showed off his good physical condition by hitting a double with a batting average of 0.467 (seven hits in 15 times at bat) in five exhibition games. Nevertheless, since he got hurt while running the base in the first game of this season, he can guess how disappointed he must have felt. It is inevitably a period of psychological difficulties due to injuries that he felt in the early days of this season, which should have started fresh. This is all the more so because he had high expectations for himself this year. 메이저사이트

Kia manager Lee Bum-ho also has a complicated mind. Lee, who had a serious look on his face at the dugout at the moment of Kim Do-young's injury, said in an interview with a television network after the game. Lee only thought of Kim Do-young even though he won the opening game and won the game in a good mood by making a big blow at the last minute of the game. "Kim Do-young is hurt, so I have a lot of complications in my head. I don't know which player to use and how to use until he returns. Winning today is important, but I think I have a hard time figuring out how to proceed," Lee said honestly.

Coach Lee then said, "Be careful when you run and stuff like this before that." Since Kim Do-young is such an aggressive player, the other side has told me a lot that even if he doesn't play like that since last year, he can be of sufficient help to the team," and lowered his head, saying, "I tried to hit and go to second base once, but I think I got hurt, so I'm mentally very hurt."

In fact, coach Lee highly evaluated Kim Do-young's aggressive base running ability last year, but also expressed the opinion that he needs to refrain a little, saying there is a risk of injury. He allowed up to 40 steals at a time when he was challenging the 40-homer game, but even issued a ban on stealing when he completed the 40-homer game.

When Kim Do-young will return depends on the results of the re-examination. If it is a low level of damage, he can return to the first team in two to three weeks.