KIA and Wisdom were also suddenly injured, and Na Sung-bum needed three to four more weeks off

May 13, 2025

KIA and Wisdom were also suddenly injured, and Na Sung-bum needed three to four more weeks off
KBO League Kiwoom and KIA at Gocheok Dome on the 6th. KIA Wisdom, who is struck out on the first and third bases with no outs in the seventh inning. Gocheok = Song Jeong-heon Reporter songs@sportschosun.com/2025.05.06/



KIA and Wisdom were also suddenly injured, and Na Sung-bum needed three to four more weeks off
A match between the Samsung Lions and the KIA Tigers at Daegu Lions Park on the 24th. KIA Wisdom is cheering after hitting a solo shot in the top of the sixth inning. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.24/
The KIA Tigers are again struggling with the main player's injury. Foreign batter Patrick Wisdom will be away.

KIA eliminated Wisdom from its first-team entry prior to the game against the Lotte Giants in the '2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 13th. While pitchers Choi Ji-min and Kim Seok-hwan have already been sent down to the second division on the 12th, which was a rest day, Wizdom was missing additionally. KIA filled the entry vacancy with Hong Jong-pyo and Park Jae-hyun.

Regarding Wisdom's departure, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said his back was in a bad condition after the first game of the doubleheader " (last 11th). When I asked today, they said it was hard, so I thought it would be hard for about a week. I think I'll have to take out 10 days" he said.




Wisdom was batting .240 (29 hits in 131 at-bats) with nine homers and 26 RBIs in 35 games before his injury.

Wisdom's departure is more painful because there is no Na Sung-beom. Na Sung-beom left on the 27th of last month due to a hamstring injury, and after a re-examination on the 12th, he was told that he needed another three to four weeks of treatment.

Director Lee said, "(B) Sung-beom had an MRI yesterday (12th). I think it takes at least three to four weeks to enter technical training. Shouldn't we wait and see for more than two weeks. I'll take it again and set the time when I go into technical training. We will have to stay for another month until technical training."




KIA and Wisdom were also suddenly injured, and Na Sung-bum needed three to four more weeks off
A match between the Samsung Lions and the KIA Tigers at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 23rd. KIA Na Sung-bum is catching his breath. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.23/
KIA lost both of its doubleheaders with SSG Landers on the 11th, falling to eighth place with only 17 wins and 21 losses in the season. As the gap with the middle level is not large, the rebound is urgent, and the team has to form a lineup for a while without two hitters, the core of the central lineup, which is even less powerful.

Coach Lee said, `When all the players are together, there is something synergy, including the players who are missing one by one and the players who did not expect poor performance. Since there are also sudden injuries, I think it is a difficult time to unite as one at a time when everyone has to be strong as a whole. Still, the players are trying to create synergy. This is a crisis, and it is also a time for other players to come out when there are no players. You have to keep putting in confidence so that you can create a situation where you can play when you go to the game," he said emphatically.

Meanwhile, Kia set up a starting lineup against Lotte with Park Chan-ho (striker), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Lee Woo-sung (left fielder), Byun Woo-hyuk (first baseman), Jung Hae-won (right fielder), Han Seung-taek (catcher), and Park Jae-hyun (midfielder). The starting pitcher is Kim Do-hyun.




KIA and Wisdom were also suddenly injured, and Na Sung-bum needed three to four more weeks off
KIA-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 11th. Coach Lee Bum-ho is frustrated watching the game. Incheon = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.11/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.