I even put down my glove in dizzying pain...Koo Seungmin, thankfully, there's nothing big wrong with him
Mar 09, 2025
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Lotte played an exhibition game against the KIA Tigers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 9th.
Lotte put Koo Seung-min on the mound in the top of the ninth inning when they faced 0-0.
Koo Seung-min got a double off leadoff hitter Hong Jong-pyo. In the subsequent Kim Kyu-sung at-bat, he relieved Hong Jong-pyo by checking catcher Son Sung-bin.
The dizzying scene came next. Koo Seung-min, who led to a favorable ball count with 2S, threw a fork in the third pitch, and Kim Kyu-sung's bat turned. Kim Kyu-sung's ball headed in front of Koo Seung-min and hit the shin. Koo Seung-min sat down complaining of pain, and even put his glove on the ground. Eventually, he shook off his leg and checked his physical condition, but he was eventually helped and replaced by Lee Min-seok.
Lee Min-seok finished the inning by flying both Seo Geon-chang and Byun Woo-hyuk. Koo Seung-min also finished the game without losing a point.
Fortunately, he avoided major injuries. A Lotte official said "I got hit on the inside of my shin, but there is no major abnormality" and "It is confirmed as bruising, and if there is no major abnormality after icing treatment, there will be no hospital visit."
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Lotte's starting pitcher Charlie Barnes pitched perfectly with three hits, no four outs and seven strikeouts in four innings, followed by Park Jin (two scoreless innings), Song Jae-young (one scoreless inning), Jung Chul-won (one scoreless inning), Koo Seung-min (⅓ scoreless innings), and Lee Min-seok (⅔ scoreless innings).
Yoon Young-chul recorded two hits, four outs and one strikeout in three innings, and Hwang Dong-ha (two scoreless innings), Kim Dae-yu (⅔ scoreless innings), Jang Jae-hyuk (⅓ scoreless innings), Lee Joon-young (one scoreless inning), Jeon Sang-hyun (one scoreless inning) and Jung Hae-young (one scoreless inning) took the mound.
Lotte will play two consecutive exhibition games against the LG Twins at its home stadium Sajik Stadium on the 10th. KIA will move to Changwon NC Park and play against the NC Dinos.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
