Kadynes out 6 weeks → An ambitious two-man plan while looking for a replacement player, which is on the verge of a fiasco

Jun 04, 2025

Kadynes out 6 weeks → An ambitious two-man plan while looking for a replacement player, which is on the verge of a fiasco
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. Kiwoom Cardines is complaining of pain after being hit by LG Lim Chan-kyu's first pitch curve in the top of the seventh inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.15/



"(Ruben) Cardines takes six weeks to return. Looking for a replacement player."

The lowest-ranked Kiwoom Heroes faced repeated injuries from foreign players.

Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki, who met at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 4th, said, `Cardines was found to take six weeks to return as a result of cross-checking. I'm looking for a foreign player to replace."




The timing is quite coincidental. Kiwoom recently gave up the system of two foreign hitters and planned to recruit Alcantara after releasing one of Puig and Cadines.

After much consideration, he chose Cardinez and released Puig. However, with Alcantara now playing only one game in his return match, even Cadines was injured.

Although it is a negative factor for repeated injuries, the season plan originally planned for one foreign pitcher and two batters completely collapsed. Although it was evaluated as a choice that reduced risks and added novelty in that it was a new pitcher and two batters with already KBO league experience, it has been overturned.




Kadynes out 6 weeks → An ambitious two-man plan while looking for a replacement player, which is on the verge of a fiasco
KBO League Kiwoom and KIA match at Gocheok Dome on May 5. Kiwoom Puig is warming up. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.05.05/
Cardinez was replaced by right elbow pain against the Doosan Bears in Gocheok on the 31st of last month. In the first examination, a diagnosis called 'Injury to the Curved Muscle' was made, and long-term injuries were inevitable unless the same diagnosis was made again in the replacement examination the day before.

Coach Hong Won-ki said, `It is still undecided whether we will bring in a temporary replacement for six weeks or whether he will be a complete replacement. First of all, the step of inferring the candidate group is..." he added. Considering the sluggish performance this season of Cardinez, who has a batting average of 238, five homers and 25 RBIs, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.712, the possibility of being kicked out cannot be ruled out. He has not been able to save his bat, which has cooled down since taking a vacation due to the birth of his wife after swinging an impressive hard hit at the beginning of the season.

Song Sung-moon's return to second base was also restored. Song Sung-moon's bat, which played as an MVP candidate last year, is also full of regrets this year.




Kadynes out 6 weeks → An ambitious two-man plan while looking for a replacement player, which is on the verge of a fiasco
KBO League Kiwoom and Doosan at Gocheok Dome on the 1st. Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki is answering questions from reporters. Gocheok =Reporter Song Jeong-heon@sportschosun.com/2025.06.01/
It is fortunate that Kim Dong-yeop returned to the first team. Kim Dong-yeop left the exhibition game due to a broken wrist and returned to the first team on May 22, but was canceled three days later. In response, head coach Hong Won-ki said, `At that time, the team was in a hurry to return earlier than scheduled, and the situation was bad, so I canceled it right away.' `Now, other than the record, the quality of the batting and the internal part of the game seem to be okay. He also explained that he had completely reset and calmly prepared again. Kim Dong-yeop will start as the fourth designated hitter on the day.

Kiwoom's lineup is Song Sung-moon (3rd base), Choi Joo-hwan (1st base), Lee Ju-hyung (1st base), Kim Dong-yeop (designated hitter), Kim Tae-jin (2nd base), Won Sung-joon (left wing), Kim Jae-hyun (catcher), Eo Jun-seo (striker) and Park Joo-hong (right wing). The starting pitcher is Kim Yoon-ha, a second-year pitcher.

Even when there were two foreign hitters, the weight fell as both foreign players fell out of the lineup, which was disappointing. Coach Hong Won-ki said "When the chance comes, it will be good to play only when it has the taste of connecting to the score."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.