DOYOUNG and others are sick…"I need to go out to make it a little more comfortable." KIA Nasta declared on March 30, 100...Missed Faces
DOYOUNG and others are sick…"I need to go out to make it a little more comfortable." KIA Nasta declared on March 30, 100...Missed Faces
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KIA Tigers' "Nasta" Na Sung-bum (35) was nervous. Park Chan-ho and Kim Do-young need to go out in front of them to have more chances to sweep away RBIs. However, Park Chan-ho injured his right knee in the match against the Gwangju Kiwoom Heroes on the 25th, and Kim Do-young injured his left hamstring in the opening match against the NC Dinos on the 22nd.스포츠토토
Both of them are not in the first team. Park Chan-ho is expected to return after 10 days off. On the other hand, Kim is expected to take a break for about a month. Some say he can return to the team in April. However, it is hard to guarantee. The built-in leadoff and Kim's absence to move between two and three times are bad news for Na Sung-bum, who is challenging himself 3-30-100.
Na Sung-bum will play his first opener in three years this year and spend the beginning of the season normally. Basically, he, too, has struggled through the tunnel of his injuries the past two years. Since he played in only 160 games between 2023 and 2024, he hopes to play as many games as possible this year.
He has turned the halfway point of his six-year, 15 billion won contract as an FA. This year, he wants to play as many games as possible and contribute to his team. He got off to a good start. He has a good batting sense. In the match against the Kiwoom Heroes in Gwangju on Saturday, he produced three RBIs including consecutive homeruns. He had one RBI in the opening match on Sunday and three RBIs in the match against Kiwoom on Sunday.
Na said, "I don't think much about batting order. No matter what kind of batting order I enter, I will try to show only what I can show. I was nervous about the opening game, but now I feel like, 'It's a long journey again.' Even if I don't fit in, I think I should not get too stressed out and start anew."
Instead, he revealed his toenails. "I thought it would be easy a few years ago, but 30 home runs and 100 RBIs are a record that any center hitter would want to achieve. I want to contribute to my team and set a personal record this year," Na said.
Na has already played 3-30-100 twice. He hit .329 with 30 home runs and 101 RBIs in 123 games in 2014, his second year since debut, and he hit .324 with 34 home runs and 112 RBIs in 130 games in 2020, when he won the NC Dinos in an integrated manner. He failed to make it to .300, but he played in all games in 2021, hitting .281 with 33 home runs and 101 RBIs.
"You have to get out of the front a lot. You can't hit a solo home run even if you hit a home run," Na said with a smile. He said, "Doyoung and others (meaning Park Chan-ho) are sick, so it's easier for them to play more games. I think I have a slight puncture on my wheel." Of course, he said, "I will trust them and play in many games."
If Park Chan-ho and Kim Do-young form the table setters 1 and 2, Na Sung-bum will be No. 3. If Park Chan-ho and Kim Do-young go as No. 1 and 3, Na Sung-bum will be No. 4. These players will definitely have a close influence on Na Sung-bum's 3-30-100 challenge. As for KIA, the V13 race will gain momentum only when the two come back healthy.