"Hello, it's totally my fault for the injury today. Thank you for your concern and support. I'm sorry it disappeared in one game. I'll be right back. I hope so."
 
Kia's fourth-year superstar infielder Kim Do-young (22) left the team for the opening game of the 2025 season due to an injury. He also sent a message to fans through his Instagram story. Why did he say it was his fault?

The scene where he was injured was like this. At the opening game against NC held at KIA Champions Field in Gwangju on the 22nd, Kim reported his first hit of the season by hitting a left-handed hit at the second batter's box in the third inning, and returned to the first base after seemingly aiming for the second base. In the process, he felt pain in his left hamstring and was replaced. 메이저사이트
Some Kia fans criticized the team's first base running coach over the scene. Some raised suspicions that the first base coach instructed them to seek the second base, and criticized the team's first base running coach Yoon Hae-jin, saying, "Why didn't the first base coach stop Kim from running to the second base?" The team went too far in criticizing the team. Apparently aware of the fans' voices, Kim made an excuse, saying, "It's completely my fault."
 
Fortunately, Kim's injury did not reach the point of rupture of his hamstring. "We sent details of Kim's detailed examination to multiple hospitals, and medical staff diagnosed him with the first stage (grade 1) of damage to the hamstring in his left thigh," an official at Kia said on Sunday. "Kim will focus on recovery and rehabilitation for now."
 
Hamstring injuries are classified into three stages based on muscle damage, with the first stage being the mildest. This means that no fatal muscle rupture or tissue damage has been found. Usually, the first stage of hamstring injury recovers to normal level after about a month of recovery. The speed of recovery from the injury may vary depending on the individual's physical condition and environment, but the possibility of a long-term departure seems small. Kim Do-young is expected to be able to play in the game at the end of next month.
 
Although the worst situation was avoided, KIA, which is trying to win its second consecutive title, will inevitably weaken its power until Kim Do-young returns. Kim Do-young is a superstar who was selected as the MVP of the regular league by becoming the youngest player in history to succeed in 30 home runs and 30 steals last season. In April of last season, he became the first player in history to record 10-10 per month with 10 home runs and 14 steals. He became the fifth player in history to achieve 20-20 in the first half, and also made the first minimum at-bats-natural cycling hit in history. Kim Do-young, who made 30 home runs and 30 steals in 111 games, the smallest game in history, has drawn attention to whether he will achieve the second 40 home runs and 40 steals in history since Eric Thames (then NC) in 2015, but he finished the season with 38 home runs and 40 steals.
 
Kim's report card for last season was too impressive. He had a batting average of 0.347 (third), 189 hits (third), 38 homers (second), 109 RBIs and 136 runs (record of all time), an on-base percentage of 0.420 (third), a slugging percentage of 0.647 (first place), and an OPS of 1.067 (first place). As a rising superstar in his third year as a pro, Kim jumped from 100 million won to 500 million won per year, surpassing Lee Jung-hoo's fourth-year salary of 390 million won. Due to Kim's hard hitting, KIA fans took special care of him to the extent that he coined a new term "don't die when you're young."
 
While Kim Do-young is absent, Kia itself is strong. Na Sung-bum, Choi Hyung-woo and Patrick Wisdom will lead the team, while sensible batters, including Park Chan-ho and Kim Sun-bin, will prepare the table. In addition, the team has strong pitching staff, including top-notch starting rotation and bullpen. How well will Kia perform during the month when Kim will be away.