If you get pushed back, it's over, but the maternity leave for a foreigner with the No. 1 RBI is coming upWhat was promised since the contract, I'm sending it with joy

Apr 04, 2025

KBO League Kiwoom and SSG match held at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 30th. Kiwoom Cardines, who runs the bases vigorously. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.03.30/

"It was a promised vacation since the time of the contract."

The Kiwoom Heroes have lost four consecutive games after the opening three consecutive losses and then three consecutive losses again.

Kiwoom's direction this season is clear. It's about hitting and winning. He was the only one among the 10 clubs to choose two foreign hitters. Puig and Cadines. We've got two sluggers. It is unnecessary to explain that the pitching power of the remaining race is important, but he made an unconventional choice, saying that baseball cannot win if it fails to score points no matter how much the mound is blocked.

The atmosphere in the beginning is not bad. Puig has two home runs and six RBIs with 293. In particular, the Kardines bat was hot. He has a batting average of 351, three homers and 16 RBIs. No. 1 in RBIs. It is reversing the controversy over last year's eating and running.

But why is it hard to be a team of hits. The hit is because there is a cycle. Pitchers have good pitching, and if there is no injury, their power is maintained steadily. However, hitters differ greatly when they are good and when they are bad. No matter how good the batter is, there will be a time when the pace will drop. In addition, if the center hitters are shaken, the entire team's lineup is often on the decline.

Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 17th. Moussa Cardinez is delighted after hitting a double in the bottom of the third inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.17/

Kiwoom is like that. When winning four consecutive games, the bat burst with two foreign batters at the center. However, the two consecutive games against the Doosan Bears slowed down with three points and one point. In the first game against Doosan on the 2nd, the team collapsed in the 8th inning and lost the game.

In the midst of this, the best player, Cardinez, will be away for about a week. This is because the birth of his wife in the United States is imminent. No date has been set yet. The birth date is imminent, but the mother has not decided on the delivery method. So when he hears a definite scheduled date from the hospital, Cardinez will leave the country in time for that.

Recently, the KBO League also seems to be taking good care of players' personal congratulations and condolences. In the past, the atmosphere that the game came before him was ahead. The players took care of the game first, not forced by the club and the coach. But recently, the culture has completely changed. Korean players and foreign players take care of their families without any burden. SSG Landers Anderson is also currently in Japan on maternity leave.

Kiwoom Puig and Cadines are training at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 3rd. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.04.03/

In the case of Cardinez, his wife was in the early stages of pregnancy when negotiating with Kiwoom. At that time, around the time the child came out, he talked about maternity leave early, and the club readily signed the OK sign.

It's a good thing, but Kiwoom is busy to go, but if Cardinez misses nearly a week, the blow will inevitably be big. It's like you have to take 'cha' out of your organ and fight the opponent. What kind of performance will Kiwoom show without Cardinez. If it collapses early in the season, it may be difficult to keep up with other teams in objective power.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.