A man over the milestone 5 countdown Lee Seung-yeop still 90% recovered? Will there be a delay in returning

Apr 03, 2025

A man over the milestone 5 countdown Lee Seung-yeop still 90% recovered? Will there be a delay in returning
Choi Jeong. Photo=SSG Landers



Now 90% recovered. With 500 home runs in front of her, when will Choi Jung be able to return to the first-team game.

SSG Landers' key hitter Choi Jeong suffered a hamstring injury just before the opening of the regular season. Right hamstring pain occurred during defensive training ahead of the exhibition game against the KIA Tigers, which was scheduled to be held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on March 17. 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.

Choi Jong-un had two hospital checkups on March 18 and 19. A detailed examination revealed a diagnosis of damage to the right hamstring (grade 1). In the end, he was not listed in the opening entry on March 22, and has worked hard to recover his hamstring by playing rehabilitation programs until now.




A man over the milestone 5 countdown Lee Seung-yeop still 90% recovered? Will there be a delay in returning
사진=SSG 랜더스
Choi Jeong was re-examined twice on March 31 and April 1. According to the examination, about 90% of the right hamstring, which had been injured, was recovered. Not yet 100 per cent. He will be screened again on the 10th to give him more time to recover. Normal training and playing in games are possible only when there is no special abnormality in this examination and the finding that he has fully recovered. In the end, Choi's return is expected to be delayed a little more than expected to be around mid-April.

With Choi Jung out, SSG is running its lineup without a key hitter. Choi Jeong's defensive position, third base, is currently in charge of second-year rookie Park Ji-hwan, while Guillermo Herredia, Han Yu-som, and Park Sung-han are filling the center batting order alternately. SSG has performed well with 5 wins and 3 losses in eight games since the opening, but Choi Jung needs to join the team as soon as possible to make the lineup depth much more solid.

A man over the milestone 5 countdown Lee Seung-yeop still 90% recovered? Will there be a delay in returning
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/
Choi Jeong personally is also in a situation where the milestone is in front of his eyes. After Lee Seung-yeop last year, Choi Jung-eun, who achieved the KBO's career home run record (467 home runs), hit 495 home runs, including last season. There are only five more home runs left, which no one has ever reached. Choi Jung expected to be able to achieve this record quickly after the opening of this season, but the unexpected injury delayed the timing of the achievement. It's a situation where you can challenge the milestone after a healthy return.




Choi Jung-eun, who has recorded double-digit home runs for 19 consecutive seasons and 20 home runs for 9 consecutive seasons, is also ranking first in career scores (1461 points), and the first 1,500 points in history is not far away.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.