Has the second Kim Do-young appeared in Kia? At this rate, Kia may have two Kim Do-young-class infielders.먹튀검증
KIA Tigers smiled broadly for the first time in a long time. Rookie infielder Yoon Do-hyun hit consecutive homeruns. At the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League game against KT held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on Sunday, Yoon started as first hitter and second baseman, and led his team to a 5-3 victory by scoring three hits, two RBIs and three runs from four times at bat, including consecutive homeruns.
Yoon Do-hyun, who hit KT starter Joey-hyun's 140km/h fastball in the top of the first inning and hit a solo home run to the left, appeared in the top of the second inning when there was no runner with one out and hit Joey-hyun's 108km/h curve and also exploded a solo home run to the left.
Yoon's home run show is unusual. He showed off his strength to hit four home runs in the last four games. Yoon, who hit his first home run of this season against Kiwoom in Gwangju on April 28, also showed off his unusual instinct by hitting his second home run of this season against Suwon KT on April 30. Notably, he surprised many by hitting a home run off KT's ace Enmanuel de Heysus.
"I think hitting the opponent's ace ball really has a lot of talent," KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said. "He has been injured and needs to adapt to the game. If this goes well, I think another good infielder will be created."
In fact, Kia is facing a crisis right now. Kia, which won the overall title last year, was considered the "absolute first place" this year, but in reality, it is ranking seventh, falling short of the 50% win rate.
Again, a number of injured people are blocking Kia's rebound. Among them, the injury absence of Kim Do-young, who is Yoon's friend and dominated the KBO league last year, is the deadliest. Kim had a batting average of .347 with 38 homers, 109 RBIs and 40 steals last season, and was the MVP of the regular season. He had a batting average of .330 with seven homers, 26 RBIs and three steals this year, continuing his performance living up to his name's value. However, he is currently taking a hiatus due to his hamstring injury.
It is interesting to see Yoon Do-hyun grow into a big-handed infielder in this situation. If Yoon Do-hyun enters the starting lineup with Kim Do-young after cultivating his skills by gaining experience in the first team, KIA is expected to build a special infield team.
KIA has been actively utilizing Yoon Do-hyun, who has good batting performance, as its first hitter. Although Kia's infield team is already suffering from Kim Do-young's hamstring injury, Kim Sun-bin's calf injury, and foreign hitter Patrick Wisdom just returned. If Yoon gives vitality to its team's lineup at this time, Kia will also be able to unravel a clue to its rebound.