Kim Do-yeong of the Kia Tigers heads to first base after hitting a groundball against the Hanwha Eagles during the clubs' Korea Baseball Organization regular-season game at Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon, Wednesday. Yonhap
The 2024 Korean baseball league MVP Kim Do-yeong was selected to the national team for the upcoming Asian Games on Thursday.
Kim, who was voted the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) regular-season MVP in 2024 for the Kia Tigers, was one of 24 players picked by manager Ryu Ji-hyun.
The Asian Games will take place around Aichi Prefecture in Japan, with the prefecture's capital, Nagoya, serving as the main host. The competition will run from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, with the baseball tournament set for Sept. 21-27.
Korea will try to win its fifth straight Asiad gold in baseball.
