Ryu Joong-il, the coach of the Korean national baseball team, was the first to throw the ball as a cleanup hitter. He sounded like he was lightly mentioning it, but he meant it. This is because he is the best hitter in the KBO league this year. Kim had a batting average of 0.347 (189 hits in 544 times at bat), 38 homers, 40 steals, 109 RBIs, 143 points, and 1.067 OPS in 141 games during the regular season. Literally, it was a season where the bat was on fire, and critics say that he is highly likely to be the MVP of the regular season. He became the record man at the young age of 21 by posting the youngest record of 30 homers and 30 steals, the youngest record of 100 RBIs and 100 runs scored in a single season. He is second to none as a candidate for the cleanup hitter.토토사이트

Ryu continued to agonize over No. 4 hitter while conducting training to prepare for the "2024 Premier 12" at Gocheok Sky Dome on Saturday. No. 4 hitter Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha Eagles) who participated in last year's Hangzhou Asian Games and APBC (Asian Baseball Championship) failed to make the Premier 12 national team this year. This is due to injury.

"I heard Noh Si-hwan has a bad hamstring and shoulder. I was told that he can't swing at all because his rotator muscles are not good," Ryu said, adding, "I'm thinking about using (Kim) Do-young."

Kim Do-young is currently in charge of the third batter at his team, KIA. Veteran big guns Na Sung-bum and Choi Hyung-woo will take over the fourth batter. In KIA, there was no reason for Kim Do-young to be the fourth hitter because Na Sung-bum and Choi Hyung-woo were present, but since there are no typical troubleshooter types like Na Sung-bum and Choi Hyung-woo in the national team, it is not a bad idea for Kim Do-young to enter the team.

In addition, Kim surpassed Noh Si-hwan, who was the home run and RBI champion last year. With 31 homers and 101 RBIs, Noh won the title twice last year and became the fourth batter of the national team based on his performance. This year, Kim ranked second in homers and seventh in RBIs, but since he posted a better record than Noh, there is no reason to say that he is not a typical cleanup hitter. In terms of batting conditions this year, Kim can put the most pressure on opposing teams.

There are more candidates to compete with Kim Do-young, and among the players who are currently in normal condition are Moon Bo-kyung and Park Dong-won (LG Twins). Moon Bo-kyung also played in LG, his team, as the fourth batter this year, and posted a batting average of 0.314 (71 hits in 226 times at bat), 12 homers and 56 RBIs in the fourth batting order. His performance in the season is 0.301 (156 hits in 519 times at bat), 22 homers, 101 RBIs and OPS of 0.879.

Park Dong-won had a batting average of 0.272 (118 hits in 434 times at bat), 20 homers, 80 RBIs and an OPS of 0.810 in 130 games this season. Since he is the oldest player in the national team at the age of 34 this year, he can bear the weight of the fourth batter, but as he has been selected as the first national team player and is preparing for his first international competition, the variable is how to overcome the tension.

Park displayed good batting performance at the first training session of the national team held at the Gocheok Dome on Sunday. During the batting training session, he continued to hit the ball out of the fence, drawing attention. "There are (Moon) Bo-kyung and some (Park) Dong-won who can hit a bit louder. I saw Dong-won play well yesterday," Ryu told reporters on Sunday, smiling.

Park Dong-won humbly replied to Ryu's compliment, "I was batting yesterday (24th), but I think I took a break because it's been a while since I hit it, so I was in good condition. I think the coach was deceived. Yesterday, I really skipped everything. I think I have some energy because I took a break, but I think I can change my mind again today," stressing that he will aim only at making the final entry.

In any case, it is clear that Kim Do-young's performance is the best among the candidates for the No. 4 hitter mentioned by Ryu. Kim Do-young swallowed her disappointment when she was not selected as the representative of the Hangzhou Asian Games despite her outstanding performance last year, and had the best season of her life to the point where she had to be selected for the Premier 12 national team this year. Can Kim Do-young be able to become her heyday by taking the title of No. 4 hitter for the national team.