Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers), who led the league in home runs this season and was mentioned as a strong candidate to win the All-Star Game Home Run Derby, suffered humiliation. Kim Do-young shared shocking thoughts, saying, “I wanted to quit baseball.” Kim Do-young met with reporters ahead of the 2026 Shinhan Sol KBO All-Star Game to be held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 11th and shared his thoughts on playing the home run derby the day before (the 10th). He hit 27 home runs in the first half of this season alone and is the leader in home runs along with Austin Dean (LG Twins). However, he participated in the home run derby thanks to the strong fan voting power. The results were below expectations. He only made two arches in the preliminary round and was ranked last along with Park Jun-soon (Doosan Bears, 1) and Kim Joo-won (NC Dinos, 2). A day later, Kim Do-young, who met with reporters ahead of the All-Star Game, made a bombshell remark, saying, “I am currently tied for first place in home runs, but I was disappointed that I couldn’t hit a lot.” He said, “I don’t want to play home run derby anymore.” Just don't do it