KIA was held back by losing 0-2 to SSG Landers in the 2024 Shinhan Sol Bank KBO League at SSG Landers Field in Incheon, but on the same day, the Samsung Lions, ranking second in the regular league, lost 4-8 to the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, erasing the magic number and determining the top spot in the regular league on their own. Even if Samsung (75 wins, 2 draws and 60 losses) wins all seven remaining games, it will not surpass KIA (83 wins, 2 draws and 52 losses).

It is the seventh time for KIA to win the regular season in a single league after 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2009 and 2017 including the former Haitai Tigers. In the six years since winning the combined title in the 2017 season, the team ranked fifth (2018-2022) in the fall baseball league only twice. KIA has advanced to the Korean Series 11 times including the former Haitai Tigers, achieving an undefeated record of winning all of them.

KIA, which had been restless due to former coach Kim Jong-kook's unexpected dropout, sought a leader with a high understanding of the team and leadership, and accordingly appointed Lee Bum-ho ahead of this season. Lee, who played at KIA from 2011 to 2019, took off his active uniform and served as a Futures (second division) coach, first division batting coach and scout for four years at KIA.

KIA, which was led by head coach Lee, has been ranked first since the beginning of the season. Since then, he has given up the lead, but after returning to the top spot on June 12, he has maintained his No. 1 position by shaking off the pursuit of Samsung and LG Twins throughout July and August.

Kia, which consolidated its dominance in September, has finally put an end to its race to win the regular season title. At the end of the regular season, its competition to win the title ended with eight games behind Samsung. Having won the regular season title, Kia aims to achieve its next goal of winning its 12th Korean Series title.

Kim Do-young's performance cannot be left out as the driving force behind the KIA Tigers' direct advance to the Korean Series in professional baseball for the first time in seven years. 토토사이트

In place of Na Sung-bum, who only joined the team at the end of April due to a hamstring injury in his right thigh, Kim has been hitting hard as Kia's new main gun from the beginning. He hit 10 home runs and 10 steals per month for the first time in the KBO league between March and April, and continued his upward trajectory by hitting 20 home runs and 20 steals in the first half. He had his first cycling hit in July this year, and finally achieved his ninth career feat of 30 home runs and 30 steals on Liberation Day in August.

On the 8th, Kim Do-young became the third player to achieve "30-30 home runs-30 steals-100 RBIs-100 points" in one season after Park Jae-hong (then Hyundai Unicorns) in 2000 and Eric Thames (NC Dinos) in 2015. Currently with 37 home runs and 39 steals, he is looking to join the "40-40 Club" for the second time in Korean professional baseball history after Eric Thames (NC Dinos).

Kim Do-young is considered a strong candidate for MVP of the season, ranking third in batting average (0.345), second in homers (37), seventh in RBIs (105), first in scoring (134), sixth in stolen bases (39), fourth in on-base percentage (0.417), first in slugging percentage (0.649), and fourth in hits (177).