How could this be KIA's other injury, emergency, elbow abnormality → diagnosis of flexor muscle damage

Apr 12, 2025

How could this be KIA's other injury, emergency, elbow abnormality → diagnosis of flexor muscle damage
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. KIA Kwak Do-gyu is catching his breath. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /25.04.02/



It's bad news again. KIA Tigers had another injury breakaway.

KIA made changes to its first-team entry ahead of the match against Gwangju SSG Landers on the 12th. Catcher Han Jun-su, infielder Choi Jung-yong, and pitcher Kwak Do-gyu were canceled, and catcher Han Seung-taek, infielder Oh Seon-woo, and pitcher Kim Dae-yu were registered.

Left-hander bullpen agent Kwak Do-kyu is suddenly out of injury. Kwak Do-gyu took the mound in the top of the eighth inning against SSG on the 11th, a day earlier. The result was not good after taking the mound. After allowing an infield hit to Jihoon Choi, the first batter, he threw four consecutive balls without any control when facing Oh Tae-gon, the second batter. After allowing a straight walk, Kwak Do-gyu came down the mound again. Lee Hyung-beom was put into KIA.




How could this be KIA's other injury, emergency, elbow abnormality → diagnosis of flexor muscle damage
Kak Do-kyu pitches in the bottom of the eighth inning of the KIA-LG match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 6th. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.6/
After the game, Kwak Do-gyu was seen wrapping his elbow area and leaving work. It looked like there was an injury.

Coach Lee Bum-ho, who met with reporters ahead of the SSG match on the 12th, said "When I pitched yesterday, I asked and he said his elbow area was bad. We talked about doing an MRI examination."

Kwak Do-gyu moved to the hospital on the 11th for an MRI examination, and the primary finding was that the elbow flexor muscle was damaged. Director Lee Bum-ho said, `I think we should double-check first. I'm going to send it to Seoul around next Monday for a hospital check-up,' he added.




From Kia's point of view, it is a major negative factor. With Kim Do-young and Kim Sun-bin out due to injuries, even Kwak Do-kyu, a left-hander bullpen agent, will leave due to injuries. If flexor muscle damage is definitive, a gap of at least a few weeks is inevitable.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.