Hospital examination for selection switching Lee Yong-chan's hamstring abnormalities. Change the rotation from the opening of NC? He's getting ready for Mok Jihoon.
Mar 18, 2025
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There were signs of change in the NC selection team for a while, but we have to wait and see for now.
Lee Yong-chan underwent a hospital examination on the 18th. Feeling uncomfortable with my left hamstring during training.
Lee Yong-chan kept his team's victory with NC's finish until last year, but he switched to a starter this season and took charge of the third starter as a veteran.
He started the exhibition game against the KIA Tigers on the 11th and recorded eight hits (one home run), two walks, four strikeouts, and five runs in three ⅔ innings.
The first day of his first appearance as a third starter will be against the Daegu Samsung Lions on the 25th. However, suddenly, he felt uncomfortable with his hamstring and underwent a hospital examination, putting NC in a situation where Lee Yong-chan had to prepare to be excluded from the starting rotation.
NC manager Lee Ho-joon, who met with reporters after the exhibition game against the LG Twins was canceled on the 18th, said, `It's fortunate that we've even prepared for the 7th starter,' adding, `I don't think it'll be easy to put a player who went to the hospital in the opening rotation.'
If Lee Yong-chan is out, Mok Ji-hoon, the sixth starter, will take the position. Director Lee expressed his expectation for Mok Ji-hoon, saying, `I like him the most.'
Mok Ji-hoon pitched in relief against the Kiwoom Heroes on the 8th and allowed three hits (one home run) and three strikeouts and two runs in three innings, and in the game against KT Wiz on the 14th, he started and pitched one hit, three walks, and two strikeouts in five innings.
However, the plan changed again when Lee Yong-chan received the opinion that there was nothing wrong with the hospital examination. Lee Yong-chan decided to train normally without finding any abnormalities. NC said "We will wait and see a little more and decide whether to start or not."
If Lee Yong-chan's physical condition is normal and his condition is good, it is highly likely that Lee Yong-chan will start, and if not, Mok Ji-hoon will take the mound instead.
NC will start Logan Allen and Riley Thompson one after another in the opening two consecutive games against the KIA Tigers in Gwangju on the 22nd and 23rd, and three domestic pitchers will play in a row in the three away games against Samsung. Whether Lee Yong-chan, Shin Min-hyuk, Choi Sung-young, and Mok Ji-hoon will appear will be determined by Lee Yong-chan's physical condition.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
