Kim Ki-yeon of the Doosan Bears in professional baseball is showing solid growth by filling the vacancy of "senior" Yang Eui-ji.메이저사이트

Kim Ki-yeon has played 19 games this season until the 30th, recording 11 hits in 38 at-bats and a batting average of 0.289.

He is firmly behind Yang Eui-ji, a veteran and the center of the team. In particular, Yang Eui-ji filled his vacancy with a solid performance in the previous three consecutive games, where he was out due to injury.

Yang Eui-ji, who started as the third batter catcher in the first game of the three consecutive games against the Lotte Giants on the 25th, left the ground early in the game.

He grounded out in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning and was replaced by catcher Kim Ki-yeon ahead of the top of the second inning, complaining of discomfort on his right side.

Since then, Kim Ki-yeon has played in all three consecutive games against Lotte, filling his vacancy.

Although the team lost the first two games and finished the three-game series with a looting series, Kim Ki-yeon went 3 for 7 with three RBIs, two runs scored and two walks in three games. He also had two doubles, showing great performance.

On the 25th, he made a double to the right with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning, stepping on the home base and scoring his team's first run on Yang Seok-hwan's hit.

On the 26th, he started as the eighth batter catcher and received a report card of one hit, one RBI, and one walk in two at-bats.

At that time, he helped his team score early in the game by making a timely RBI hit in front of the center field without missing a chance to score with one out and runners on the first and second bases in the bottom of the second inning.

He also started in the last game of the three consecutive games, and contributed to his team's victory by exploding his slugging power.

Following the atmosphere raised by Oh Myung-jin's grand slam on the 27th, he added an RBI by hitting a double that separates the right-center with one out and one base. He added a score by stepping home to the subsequent hit by Jung Soo-bin.

Although Yang Eui-ji returned to the game against KT Wiz on the 29th, Kim Ki-yeon is growing step by step as a backup catcher.

Kim had a batting average of 0.278 (70 hits in 252 times at bat) in 95 games last season. Since early April, Kim has secured a spot in the top-tier entry and completed the entire season.

He has maintained his position in the first division since the beginning of this season. In the game against the Hanwha Eagles on the 8th, he even tasted the thrilling moment that he had a finishing hit in the bottom of the 11th inning.

Kim Ki-yeon, who expressed expectations that "I'm very excited about the start of the new season" ahead of the opening of this season, is quietly playing her role at the beginning of the season and building up her skills.

"I don't think Doosan's second catcher position has been guaranteed yet," Kim Ki-yeon said. "I think I will be guaranteed that position only if I do well this season. I want to pay more attention to the steal blocking rate and achieve a batting average of 30 percent."

Kim Ki-yeon, who watched "role model" Yang Eui-ji closely and expressed her will, saying, "If it's an attack, I want to learn everything from attack, defense, defense, and game management," has been steadily following her idol this season.