Lotte's 2.1 billionth starter will be replaced or replaced by 8 weeks of left subcapsular muscle damage

May 08, 2025

Lotte's 2.1 billionth starter will be replaced or replaced by 8 weeks of left subcapsular muscle damage
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. Barnes, who pitched well with one run in seven innings, is being congratulated by his teammates. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/



Charlie Barnes, who the Lotte Giants re-signed up to $1.5 million (about 2.1 billion won). A diagnosis has been made that recovery requires at least eight weeks.

Lotte announced the results of Barnes' second detailed examination on the 8th. Lotte club "As a result of examination at Cheongdam Leon Orthopedic Surgery, he was found to have left subcapsular muscle damage. It is expected to take about eight weeks to recover.' It is not much different from the results of the first examination.

Barnes was removed from the first-team entry on the 5th due to shoulder pain. At that time, the first examination diagnosed the damage to the left scapular muscle, and the extent and timing of the damage were not announced, but the second cross-check confirmed the approximate recovery time.




Lotte's 2.1 billionth starter will be replaced or replaced by 8 weeks of left subcapsular muscle damage
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. Starting pitcher Barnes is warming up. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/
Barnes, whose relationship with the KBO League began by signing with Lotte in the 2022 season, performed well for three consecutive seasons. Ahead of this season, he succeeded in renewing his contract for the third time and signed a condition of up to $1.5 million (about 2.1 billion won).

However, this season has not started very well. He was 3-4 with a 5.32 ERA in eight games, showing a lot of ups and downs in each game. After sluggish with seven hits (two home runs) with three strikeouts and three walks in five ⅓ innings against the NC Dinos on May 4, the entry was canceled the next day due to shoulder pain. Although he made three quality starts out of eight appearances, his ball power continued to fail to revive, which seems to have been affected by his shoulder injury.

Lotte's 2.1 billionth starter will be replaced or replaced by 8 weeks of left subcapsular muscle damage
Lotte and Hanwha at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 23rd. Lotte starter Barnes allowed five runs in the top of the first inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.04.23/
As it takes more than two months to return, Lotte is also expected to search for alternative resources. Lotte said it will review the list of candidates in various ways.




There are two options. Complete replacement, or temporary replacement. If you have the right resources, you can recruit a first-line issuing ace instead of Barnes as a complete replacement, otherwise you can use the injury temporary replacement foreign player system while waiting for Barnes.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.