Yoon Do-hyun Daepo and Seo Geon-chang drive away KIA attack power becomes stronger

Do-hyun Yoon recorded 6 hits, 3 RBIs, including 2 home runs, and Geon-chang Seo recorded 1 double and 2 hits in 1 game.

The offensive power of the professional baseball KIA Tigers is expected to become even stronger this season. Yoon Do-hyun (21), who is aiming for his first full-time season, and Seo Geon-chang (35), who joined KIA this year, are leading the batting lineup in practice games.

KIA, which held its second spring camp in Okinawa, Japan from the 23rd of last month, played four practice games with Lotte Giants, KT Wiz, and Japanese professional baseball Yakult Swallows until the 3rd of this month.

The batting quality of KIA's batting line is also gradually improving. He scored only 8 points in the first 3 games, but in the 4th game, against Lotte on the 3rd, he hit 12 hits and scored 7 points.

What stands out most in the batting lineup is third-year infielder Yoon Do-hyun.

Yoon Do-hyun, who joined KIA with the 15th pick in the second round of the 2022 rookie draft, failed to leave a clear mark in the professional ranks. He has struggled with hand and hamstring injuries over the past two seasons, playing only one game in the first team and 11 games in the second team.

However, this year, Yoon Do-hyun, who was extremely diligent, appeared as the third hitter in all three practice games and performed well with 6 hits in 13 at-bats, 2 home runs, 3 RBIs, and 4 runs. He hit the most home runs in the team, and produced 4 hits alone in the game against KT on the 25th of last month.

The bat of veteran infielder Seo Geon-chang, who signed with his hometown team KIA last month, is also unusual.

Seo Geon-chang achieved excellent results in two games, scoring 3 hits and 1 point in 6 at-bats. In particular, on the 3rd, he drove in a double and two hits in a game against Lotte, recording 3 hits in 3 at-bats.

In a situation where starting second baseman Kim Sun-bin does not have a solid backup resource, Seo Geon-chang's performance is good news for the team. It can revitalize the lower-order batting lineup led by Lee Woo-sung, Choi Won-jun, and Kim Tae-gun.

KIA played hot offensive baseball last season, ranking second in team batting average (0.276), home runs (101), and slugging percentage (0.390). Choi Hyung-woo, Socrates Brito, and Na Seong-beom took center stage, while Park Chan-ho, Kim Do-young, Kim Sun-bin, Lee Woo-sung, and Ko Jong-wook posted a batting average of over .300.

If Yoon Do-hyun and Seo Geon-chang are added to the existing lineup, KIA will be able to build a fairly well-organized batting line. Attention is focused on whether KIA will have happy thoughts about the starting list. 스포츠토토맨