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| An exhibition game between SSG Landers and Hanwha Eagles at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. SSG Choi Jung is taking a hit. Incheon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.11/ |
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There's another hamstring injury. Are you stuck in SSG Landers. The players' physical care is on alert.
The SSG club announced the injury of infielder Choi Jeong on the 20th. Choi Jung-eun suffered right hamstring pain in the process of defensive training ahead of the exhibition game against the KIA Tigers, which was scheduled to be held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 17th. An SSG official said, `At that time, Choi Jung-eun was doing defensive training and felt uncomfortable during the catch motion. At that time, it seems that discomfort occurred in a situation where the body was somewhat rigid due to the cold wave.
SSG released the news of Choi Jeong's injury on the 20th, three days later. Choi Jung-eun underwent two thorough examinations at the hospital on the 18th and 19th. The examination revealed a diagnosis of damage to the right hamstring (grade 1). The pain has subsided now, but Choi Jeong's entry into the opening entry failed. Choi Jung-eun will undergo a re-examination at the end of March and return to the first team after a Futures League game if her condition is good. The opening game of the regular season is on the 22nd, and SSG will play its first regular season game against the Doosan Bears at its home stadium, Incheon SSG Landers Field.
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| In a practice game between KT and SSG at Kushikawa Baseball Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 28th, Choi Jung of SSG hits an RBI sacrifice fly with one out and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the second inning. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.02.28/ |
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Choi Jung-eun can adjust the timing of playing in the Futures League game only when it is judged that no additional abnormalities have occurred in the re-examination at the end of March and that she has almost recovered. If so, Choi Jung can return from early April to mid-April at the earliest. SSG must play without Choi Jung for at least 15 days after the opening. It is a fatal blow for the team to open without a key hitter.
Choi Jung signed his third FA contract with SSG ahead of this season. Even at the age of his late 30s, he received an exceptional special treatment of guaranteeing a total of 11 billion won for four years. After Lee Seung-yeop last year, he broke the KBO's career home run record (467 home runs) and has only five left until his first 500 home runs. It was expected that it would be able to achieve the 500 home runs milestone at the beginning of the opening, but this period will be delayed a little more.
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| SSG Landers' team held spring camp training at Kochinda Stadium in Okinawa, Japan, on the 24th. Choi Jung is talking to coach Kang Byung-sik. Okinawa (Japan) = Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.02.24/ |
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SSG has already had two hamstring injuries this season alone. Foreign pitcher Mitch White suffered a hamstring injury during training, not during pitching at the end of the second camp in Okinawa, Japan. In the case of White, it was a bigger injury than expected, with grades 1 and 2. White expects to return as early as mid-April. Following White, Choi Jeong suffered a series of hamstring injuries, causing an emergency in the conditioning of the SSG squad.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
