Although he is a junior, he has so much to learn. There is a senior who wants to take everything away. LG Twins' Moon Bo-kyung praised KIA Tigers' Kim Do-young.메이저놀이터

Moon Bo-kyung left for the Arizona spring camp site through Incheon International Airport on the 23rd. Coincidentally, it was a day for KIA to head to the U.S. on the same plane.

Just as Moon Bo-kyung was interviewing the reporters, Kim Do-young piled up in many fans and reporters and passed to the back.

Then Moon Bo-kyung looked at Kim Do-young and shook her head, saying, "(Kim) Do-young is at another level."

Moon Bo-kyung and Kim Do-young share the same position as third basemen. Although they had never met each other before, they became acquainted with each other through the Premier 12 team of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) in November last year. "I got to know (Kim) Do-young a lot," he said with a smile. "I'm going to talk to her on the plane."

The team is different, but they are third baseman in the same position, so they have no choice but to be conscious.

Kim Do-young became the best hitter in the KBO League last year, when he was in his third year as a member of the team. He played 141 games with a batting average of 0.347 with 38 homers and 109 RBIs and 1.067 ops. These achievements contributed to the overall victory of the team. He won the MVP by ranking third in the batting average (0.347), second in homers (38), seventh in RBIs (109) and first in the score (143) of the total.

Moon Bo-kyung said, "(Kim) Do-young is indescribable. Everything is different from what I have. It was really cool. It was good just to work out together."

In particular, he was tongue-in-cheek when it came to strength. He said, "He weighs more than I thought. He looked lighter when he turned it around, but it weighed 900 grams. I use an 870 grams bat."

While training with Kim, I watched him. "I watched (Doyoung's) training routine. I checked everything one by one to copy him," Moon said. "I want to take everything from him."

Moon spent his career-high season last year playing in all games with a batting average of 0.301 with 22 home runs and 101 RBIs. He achieved his first career-high 30%, 20 home runs and 100 RBIs, making this year a meaningful one. From the middle of this season, he became the fourth hitter.

Naturally, a warm winter was guaranteed. The annual salary, which was 300 million won in 2024, has risen to 410 million won this year. "It was meaningful to play in all games. Achieving 100 RBIs was just lucky because seniors including Hong Chang-ki, Moon Sung-joo and Shin Min-jae got on base frequently," he said..

Moon had a busy time after the season ended. He had no time to rest due to basic military training and volunteer work following the national team. Despite this, he has lost eight kilograms. "Do I look (lost) weight?" he asked. "I lost weight so that I don't get injured and don't get sick. My goal is to maintain as much as possible during the season."

Starting this season, he is highly likely to be the fourth full-time hitter. "Whatever batting order you are in, you will play a good role," Moon said. "I hope it will help our team win the title. I want to win the title again like in 2023."