Collision with a surprised pitcher → 1st team canceled, fortunately, it's not serious

May 13, 2025

Collision with a surprised pitcher → 1st team canceled, fortunately, it's not serious
A match against KIA-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. In the bottom of the seventh inning, runners Oh Tae-gon and Yoon Joong-hyun collided at third base when Choi Joon-woo grounded out in front of the pitcher with no outs and second base. Oh Tae-gon is in pain. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.11/



Collision with a surprised pitcher → 1st team canceled, fortunately, it's not serious
A match against KIA-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. In the bottom of the seventh inning, runners Oh Tae-gon and Yoon Joong-hyun collide at third base when Choi Joon-woo grounded out in front of the pitcher with no outs and second base. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.11/
Oh Tae-gon, who was injured colliding with the pitcher as a pinch runner, was canceled from the first-team entry.

SSG Landers excluded outfielder Oh Tae-gon from the first-team entry ahead of the match against the Incheon NC Dinos on the 13th. Oh Tae-gon was injured during the game on the 11th.

When Ryan McBroom, the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning, doubled in the first game of the doubleheader between SSG and KIA Tigers, the SSG bench put Oh Tae-gon as a pinch runner.




pinch runner Oh Tae-gon entered from second base to third base while Choi Joon-woo, the next batter, hit an infield single to the left side of the pitcher. However, during the sliding process of the third base, an injury that collided with KIA pitcher Yoon Joong-hyun occurred. Oh Tae-gon was in pain for a long time, complaining of pain immediately after the collision, and was immediately replaced by pinch runner Chae Hyun-woo.

On the 13th, an official from the SSG club said, "Oh Tae-gon's left shoulder injury occurred when he collided with an opposing pitcher during sliding"Simple sprain findings or confirmed today require at least 3 days of pain control. It was canceled to secure players available for entry.

Fortunately, the extent of the injury is not serious. The hospital's opinion is that normal training is possible as soon as the pain subsides after resting for about three days. SSG called up infielder Ahn Sang-hyun and outfielder Park Jung-bin instead of infielder Kim Soo-yoon and Oh Tae-gon, who were canceled on the 12th. Park Jung-bin is the first first team call-up since his professional debut.






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