"I want to face the best hitter." KIA Kim Do-young is also curious about KBO foreign pitchers…It's a mess
"I want to face the best hitter." KIA Kim Do-young is also curious about KBO foreign pitchers…It's a mess
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At the Tainan Asia-Pacific International Baseball Training Center in Taiwan on the 23rd (Korea time), Logan Allen (28), a new foreign pitcher for the NC Dinos, said, "I heard KIA Kim Do-young is the best hitter." Kim Do-young is also an object of curiosity and conquest for foreign pitchers in the KBO New Face.카지노사이트
Kim Do-young is currently the best star in the KBO League, with her sensational performance in the 2024 season, the year-end award ceremony such as regular season MVP, Premier 12's strong performance, and the fourth-year record of highest annual salary (500 million won). As Kim Hye-sung (LA Dodgers) has left for the Major League, many predict that Kim Do-young will be a target of major league scouts this year.
And this is of course a concern to foreign KBO League players. Matt Davidson said in an interview on the 22nd, "My acquaintances in the U.S. are very interested in the KBO League." In particular, it is rumored that Kim Do-young naturally comes under the radar when analyzing KBO league hitters.
A total of 19 foreign pitchers will play in the KBO League this year. Among them, 10 are newly joining the KBO League. Seven will play for the same team as last year, and two will move to different teams. Nine pitchers, excluding Adam Oler of the KIA Tigers, will join the KBO League and face Kim for the first time.
▲2025 Foreign Pitcher Contract Status of 10 KBO Teams (USD)
KIA James Nail 1.8 million / Adam Aller 1 million
Samsung Denny Reyes 1.2 Million/Ariel Furado 1 Million
LG ELIZER Hernandez 1.3 million/Yoni Chirinos 1 million
KT William Cuevas 1.5 million / Enmanuel de Heissus 1 million
Doosan Call Irvin 1 Million/Jack Log 800,000
SSG Drew Anderson 1.2 Million / Mitch White 1 Million
Lotte Charlie Barnes 1.5 Million/Tucker Davidson 950,000
Hanwha Coordination Ponce 1 Million/Ryan Weiss 950,000
NC Logan Allen 1 million / Riley Thompson 900,000
Kiwoom Kenny Rosenberg 800,000
In particular, Kim can focus on new foreign pitchers in eight games after the season opens. KIA will hold its first two consecutive games against the NC Dinos in Gwangju from May 22 to May 23. NC`s native starters are relatively weak. Therefore, chances are high that Logan Allen and Riley Thompson will join the opening two games consecutively. Chances are high that he will not face Kenny Rosenberg in the three consecutive home games against the Kiwoom Heroes from May 25 to May 27. However, he will likely meet Cody Ponce in the first three consecutive games against the Hanwha Eagles at the new Daejeon Stadium from May 28 to May 30.
Allen introduced himself as throwing six pitches. There are two types of sliders in the Vulcan changeup. Attention is focusing on whether Kim will be able to cope with the folk-ball changeup, which has yet to be widespread in the KBO league. Basically, he is a batter who is good at both fastballs and breaking balls. The game between new foreign pitchers and Kim Do-young is another interesting factor that can sway individuals and teams.
But Kim Do-young is also a person, so she was not strong against all foreign pitchers. As of last year, she was somewhat weak against Ryan Weiss (batting average 0.222), Denny Reyes (batting average 0.250), and William Cuevas (batting average 0.125). She was 0 for 3 for Jordan Balazovic, but he is not in the KBO league this year.
On the contrary, the most powerful foreign pitcher Kim Do-young had last year was Enmanuel De Heyesus (batting average of 0.417 with one homer and three RBIs). Heyesus changed his uniform from the Kiwoom Heroes to the KT Wiz this year.