“I thought, ‘I just need to go to the game,’ but it seems to have worked today.”
KIA Tigers Ho-ryeong Kim started as center fielder No. 8 in the match against Kiwoom Heroes in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 19th and scored 3 hits, 3 RBIs and 1 point in 4 at bats.메이저사이트
KIA won 10-1 with Kim Ho-ryeong’s performance at the forefront. Kim Ho-ryeong showed his best performance this season, having his first three-hit game. The batting average for the season has risen significantly from 0.175 to 0.227.
After the game, Kim Ho-ryung said in an interview with reporters, “I felt really good when I hit it with the bat from a few days ago. So I thought, ‘I just need to go to the game,’ but it seems to have worked today. I’m trying to work as hard as possible in my position.” .
Kim Ho-ryeong, who produced hits in the first at-bat and second hit, also exploded long hits. He pushed sidearm Kim Dong-hyuk’s 132km/h two-seam fastball in the 6th inning 2nd out 2nd and 3rd base chance to hit a 2-RBI double that passed the height of second baseman Kim Hye-seong.
Kim Ho-ryeong, who looked back on the long hit, said, “I hit it well in the first and second at-bats. I think it helped because I felt good in the previous two at-bats.” I went and it worked,” he explained.
Top-notch defender Kim Ho-ryeong attempted a diving catch to catch Edison Russell’s batted ball in the first inning crisis with one company on first and second base, but the ball fell out of the glove. Regarding the defense, Kim Ho-ryeong said, “I was able to catch it, but I couldn’t catch it, so it was very unfortunate. I thought I would stretch out my glove and catch it, but the ball bent a little.
Last April, Kim Ho-ryung got many start-up opportunities, but as time passed, the number of bench starts increased. Outfielder Socrates Brito is taking center stage, and 300 hitters Ko Jong-wook and Lee Woo-sung are competing. Obviously not an easy situation.
However, Kim Ho-ryeong is waiting for a precious opportunity to come to him. He expressed his determination, saying, “If you give me a chance, I will show you a good image like now.”