There is no KIA emergency Kim Do-young, and even Park Chan-ho is too difficult without shortstop and third baseman.
Mar 26, 2025
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KIA Tigers' Park Chan-ho avoided a major injury, but was canceled from the entry.
KIA removed Park Chan-ho and Kim Min-jae from the entry ahead of the second game of the three consecutive games during the week against the Kiwoom Heroes at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 26th. Instead, he called up the starters Yoon Young-chul and Byun Woo-hyuk.
Park Chan-ho, a key ball-hander, suffered an injury in his right knee stuck in the ground while trying to steal a base against Kiwoom on the 25th. During the sliding process, I was unable to get in because my knees were pushed, and I was shocked when I got stuck on the ground floor. If the knee turned, serious injury such as cruciate ligament rupture would have occurred. Fortunately, my knee didn't turn.
Park Chan-ho, who was immediately examined at the hospital, was diagnosed with a knee sprain caused by bruising. However, after checking the condition ahead of the game on the 26th, it was concluded that he was excluded from the entry.
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Regarding the appointment of shortstop, coach Lee said, `We are not in a situation to give anyone a chance. We have to hold out until Park Chan-ho returns. I'll let go of the players that I think are the highest in probability. I expect the players going out to show their skills. For those players, it's an opportunity."
Yoon Do-hyun will fill Park Chan-ho's vacancy. It is his second shortstop start since the game against the Hanwha Eagles on September 27 last year. It seems to have referred to the fact that the opponent's starter is left-hander Jung Hyun-woo. KIA made batting order in the order of Choi Won-jun, Wizdom, Na Sung-bum, Choi Hyung-woo, Kim Sun-bin, Lee Woo-sung, Byun Woo-hyuk, Kim Tae-gun, and Yoon Do-hyun. Wisdom, who played as a third baseman a day ago and showed good defense, went back to first base. Byun Woo-hyuk is on third base.
Coach Lee finally said, `It is very difficult to play without the main shortstop, third baseman, and first- and third-base hitters. They are players of great importance in both ball and ball. He's good at running a base, too. I don't know how much I can cope with it. It's going to be hard. You need to study how to score points. The fight against the top teams is divided by one or two points. You have to do it in detail. We will use players who can carry out operations."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
