Failed to become youngest 40-home-run hitter? KIA’s Kim Do-yeong is already a great batter, earning August MVP honors over Kwak Bin
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- KIA Tigers’ Kim Do-yeong won the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League August MVP award.
- He received 10 of 35 media votes and 277,640 of 495,144 fan votes, earning a total score of 42.32 points.
- Doosan Bears pitcher Kwak Bin led the media vote with 14 votes, but Kim won the overall award.
Kim Do-yeong has been named the KBO League’s August MVP, adding another major honor despite falling short of becoming the youngest player to hit 40 home runs.
The KIA Tigers player received 10 of 35 votes from the media panel, or 28.6 percent. He also collected 277,640 of 495,144 fan votes, or 56.1 percent, giving him a total score of 42.32 points.
Doosan Bears pitcher Kwak Bin received more media votes than Kim, with 14. Kim nevertheless took the overall honor and was praised as “already a great batter.”
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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