A coronation ceremony for the "Young King" has been held. Kim Do-young (21) of the Kia Tigers has received the MVP award.토토사이트

Kim won the MVP award of the KBO League at an award ceremony held at Lotte Hotel World in southern Seoul on Sunday. Kim, who is 21 years and one month old, was not named the youngest batter MVP as he was only one month behind Lee Seung-yeop in 1997. Dressed in a stunning white suit, Kim said, "It is an honor to receive such a big award." Kim received the honor of MVP by garnering 95 votes (94.06 percent) out of 101 votes in a press corps vote held after the end of the regular season. "I will aim to become a unanimous MVP next time," Kim said.

Kim was already expected to win the honor. Having played in 141 games this year, Kim had a batting average of 0.347 with 38 homers, 109 RBIs, 143 runs, and 1.067 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS). He also ranked first in both pitchers and batters in the WAR, a representative indicator of Saber Metrics' mathematical and statistical approach to baseball.

For the first time in history, he broke numerous records, including 10 home runs-10 steals per month, 20 home runs-20 steals in the fifth first half of all time, 100 points and 30 home runs-30 steals in the youngest and least game season, 100 RBIs-100 points as the youngest, and 143 points in a single season.

Unfortunately, he failed to achieve the 40-40 mark as the first Korean player due to the lack of two homers. On July 23, he made a natural cycling hit against the NC Dinos by hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run. Thanks to Kim's performance, KIA won the regular season title. "I think I can give around 80 out of 100 points. Defense is important, but I cut my score because of defense," Kim said. As the third baseman, he committed 30 errors, the most in the KBO league this season.

Kia has displayed immense popularity as well as performance. Kia has introduced three special uniforms commemorating Kim's record, which sold out wildly every time it launched the uniform. "As of October, Kim Do-young's special uniforms sold around 80,000." Kim is expected to earn more than 400 million won (estimated) this year, which is more than his annual salary of 100 million won. Throughout the season, Kia's fans put up placards with the words "Doyoung, you have to live when you sweat."

Since joining the club in 2022, Kim has failed to meet the expectations of the club. Last year, she was the batting champion at exhibition games, but suffered from an injury. On the day when she became the top-ranked player, Kim looked back on her tough times. "You know those days. You can't see anything, you can't see the future, and it's a day full of negative thoughts," Kim said. "Someone told me, 'Trust me. Seeing you will give me comfort.' I hope those who are having a hard time can get some comfort from watching me. I saved my fans by sweating."

Kim received the EV9 from a company for his injury. "I think I should give it to my sister because she covets it," Kim said. "I'm going to ride the EV9," Kim said. "I'm glad I didn't get 40 homers and 40 steals this year. If I did, I think I would have been able to watch baseball easily. I will try harder in the future."