KIA Tigers pitcher Im Ki-young (30) gave birth to a son.
Im Ki-young’s wife, Kim Malgeum, gave birth to a healthy baby boy weighing 3.06 kg at W Hospital in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju at 1:06 pm on the 18th, and both mother and child are healthy.
Im Ki-young and his wife, who called her birth name 안전놀이터 ‘Giduni’, have not yet named their child.
Im Ki-young said, “I am very grateful and very happy to my wife for giving birth to a healthy son,” and added, “I will do my best at home and on the field to become a great father and a good player.”
This season, Im Ki-young has played 75⅔ innings in 55 games, recording 4 wins, 3 losses, 3 saves, and 15 holds, and is playing an active role as a treasure on the KIA mound. Im Ki-young is playing the role of a ‘guardian’ who stands on the mound whenever the team needs it and reliably guards the back gate, contributing to KIA’s competition for the top five.