As concerns over the cancellation of the first group of hamstring injuries, another defector occurred...KIA's outfield is inexhaustible

May 26, 2025

As concerns over the cancellation of the first group of hamstring injuries, another defector occurred...KIA's outfield is inexhaustible
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. Park Jung-woo, who was running toward first base after hitting an infield grounder in the third inning, suffered a hamstring injury. Park Jung-woo in pain. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.25/



As concerns over the cancellation of the first group of hamstring injuries, another defector occurred...KIA's outfield is inexhaustible
KBO League match between Samsung and KIA at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 25th. Park Jung-woo, who was running toward first base after hitting an infield grounder in the third inning, suffered a hamstring injury. Park Jung-woo is leaving the ground. Daegu=Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.25/
KIA Tigers Park Jung-woo was eventually removed from the first-team entry. Long-term absence is inevitable due to a hamstring injury.

KIA eliminated outfielder Park Jung-woo from its first-team entry on the 26th, a day off from professional baseball. An official from KIA said "Park Jung-woo was diagnosed with hamstring injury after an MRI examination at Seonhan Hospital, a club-designated hospital. I'm going to schedule a rehabilitation schedule after a re-examination in two days."

Park Jung-woo was injured in his first at-bat in the top of the third inning while playing against the Daegu Samsung Lions on the 25th. He attempted a sacrifice bunt with no outs and a runner on second base, but the ball rolled short and fast toward the pitcher, making it difficult for Kim Tae-gun to go to third base. Park Jung-woo tried to run all the way to the first base and live somehow, but he sat down holding the back of his left thigh.




Park Jung-woo complained of such severe pain that he couldn't walk on his own immediately after the injury. The training coach managed to walk on his side. As the game was held on Sunday, it was difficult to get a close examination immediately, and the club planned to relieve the pain by performing icing treatment and conducting a hospital examination on the 26th. The result of the examination was hamstring damage as feared.

KIA's outfield has never flowed as planned this season. Left fielder Lee Woo-sung, center fielder Choi Won-joon, and right fielder Na Sung-beom made a big frame, and this combination has rarely worked properly.

Na Sung-bum has already been away for a month since the end of last month due to a calf injury. At the time of the re-examination on the 12th, I heard that treatment was needed for another three to four weeks. The team will not be able to start technical training until June, and it is on the verge of losing the first half of the year.




As concerns over the cancellation of the first group of hamstring injuries, another defector occurred...KIA's outfield is inexhaustible
KIA Na Sung-bum is batting training in a game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.04.08/
As concerns over the cancellation of the first group of hamstring injuries, another defector occurred...KIA's outfield is inexhaustible
KIA-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 21st. Right fielder Choi Won-joon, who missed Jang Sung-woo's ordinary fly with one out and runners on first and third bases in the bottom of the first inning, is being replaced. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.21/
Lee Woo-sung and Choi Won-jun's performance did not meet expectations. Lee Woo-sung had a season batting average of 0.241 (33 hits in 137 times at bat), two homers and 14 RBIs, and Choi Won-joon only had a batting average of 0.195 (24 hits in 123 times at bat), three homers and 11 RBIs. After spending time reorganizing in the second division, Choi Won-joon made a fatal defensive error as soon as he returned to the first division, and was notified of the second division again on the 22nd. We still need time to meet the 10-day deadline for re-registration of the first team.

As Na Sung-beom and Choi Won-joon, who were considered the core of the outfield, are shaken at the same time, KIA is having a hard time setting up an outfield. Oh Sun-woo, who has a good batting sense in the outfield, is also serving as a first baseman after first baseman Patrick Wisdom fell out due to back pain. Kim Seok-hwan, who recently came to the first division with a good performance in the second division, is not showing destructive power at bat.

Park Jung-woo's injury is even more regrettable because he played like an Altoran in offense and defense. Park Jung-woo has been batting .364 (8 hits in 22 at-bats) in the last 10 games.




Currently, KIA outfielder entries include Lee Woo-sung, Kim Ho-ryeong, Choi Hyung-woo and Kim Seok-hwan. There are five players, including Oh Sun-woo, who also serves as an infielder, but Choi Hyung-woo is playing as the designated hitter this year. For now, it is highly likely that outfield prospects Jung Hae-won and Park Jae-hyun will wait for the opportunity to register for the first team again.

KIA currently has no other way to reinforce its power than to desperately want Na Sung-bum to return to health.

As concerns over the cancellation of the first group of hamstring injuries, another defector occurred...KIA's outfield is inexhaustible
KIA-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 21st. In the bottom of the first inning, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho immediately replaced right fielder Choi Won-joon when he made an absurd error. Coach Lee Bum-ho is watching the game with an angry look. Suwon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.21/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.