The Korean national baseball team, which will participate in the 2024 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12, has completed its warm-up matches in Korea. It will depart Korea on Tuesday. It is the bat that worries me. I am not satisfied yet. Kim Do-young (21), who should lead the team, needs to wake up.

He is the biggest star in the 2024 season. He played 141 games during the regular season, batted 0.347, recorded 38 home runs, 109 RBIs, 143 runs and 40 steals, recorded an on-base percentage of 0.420, posted a slugging percentage of 0.647, and posted an OPS of 1.067. He set a new record of scoring the most points in a single season, and became the first Korean player to reach the 40-40 mark.메이저놀이터

The problem is after the regular season. The bat slightly cooled down in the Korean Series. He played in all five games, and only had four hits in 17 at-bats for a batting average of 0.235 . The on-base percentage was high at 0.409, but the slugging percentage was only 0.412.

He had hits in four out of five games. He had one hit each. He also hit a home run. However, he did not look like he was in full swing during the regular season. Also, he was not good enough even when he joined the national team.

At the two exhibition games against Cuba, he had no hits in two at-bats and one hit and one walk in three at-bats. He had no hits and one walk in three at-bats in an exhibition game with Sangmu on Sunday. He had one hit in eight at-bats for a batting average of 0.125 in three games.

Since we've been playing the Korean Series, we should say that our physical strength has fallen. It may have been relaxed after winning. It's not easy to get back together. It's a bad condition, but the national team needs Kim Do-young's strength.

Manager Ryu Joong-il said, "Kim Do-young needs to come up a little more. He needs to hit a long shot," adding, "I don't think he has the timing yet. He's such a good player, so I think he'll find him quickly."

At the match against Sangmu on Sunday, Kim started as third baseman. After playing until the fifth inning, he replaced him as a designated hitter and focused only on offense. He slightly gained hope at his last at bat in the bottom of the eighth inning. He produced a hit that he garnered.

It was a ground ball to shortstop, but it is nice to see that the quality of the ball improved. Manager Ryu Joong-il also pointed out, "The timing of the last at-bat was good." It would have been better if it had been a clean hit, but it is right that it is a good part anyway.

Ryu expressed his concern about batting after the national team was called up. "There is no clear hitter at No. 4." However, No. 1 Hong Chang-ki and No. 3 Kim Do-young made it from the start. Hong Chang-ki is the undisputed leadoff for LG. He has also shown great performance in the national team.

And it's Kim Do-young. She has to survive. That way, she can perform well in the Premier 12. No matter how well she keeps her score, a draw is all that matters. It's a shame if Kim continues to show poor performance even when she goes to Taiwan.