Also, the hamstring is probably more shocking than Kim Do-young's departure...KIA's last-minute all-out war is on the cards
Jul 09, 2025
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Choi Hyung-woo played in the match against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on the 8th and complained of hamstring pain during the baserunning process in the top of the third inning. As soon as the player himself felt uncomfortable while running, he slowed down and voluntarily signaled a replacement to the bench. As the degree of injury does not seem very serious, there is a possibility that he will not play in the remaining games of the first half as long as he shows abnormal symptoms in his hamstring.
Immediately after Choi Hyung-woo's replacement, an KIA official said he felt tight in his right hamstring during the baserunning process. So I slowed down in a hurry. First, we will do icing treatment, and we will do a hospital examination later depending on the player's condition."
KIA is nervous about this year's hamstring injury. Last year's MVP Kim Do-young is a representative case. Kim Do-young injured his left hamstring first in March and left for about a month, and his right hamstring was also damaged while trying to steal a base in a little hurry at the end of May, a month after his return. The right hamstring is seriously injured due to second-degree damage, and the team is planning to return to the first team after August.
Outfielder Park Jung-woo, who played the same role as Altoran in offense and defense, also left due to a hamstring injury around the same time as Kim Do-young. Na Sung-beom and Kim Sun-bin have different parts, but they have abnormal calf muscles.
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Choi Hyung-woo is said to have provided a foothold for the 1.5th or 2nd-tier players, such as Oh Sun-woo, Kim Ho-ryeong, Kim Seok-hwan and Kim Kyu-sung, who had few opportunities to grow to the next level. In light of their experiences when they were in a hurry due to the sudden injury of their main players, they should "take this opportunity." delivered the message. That's how Kia has become the scariest team in the league since June.
Choi Hyung-woo is the team's batting average, RBI, OPS No. 1, and home run No. 2. Even if many players have grown up and their backups have become thicker, the story will change if Choi Hyung-woo is absent. It is true that there is no immediate player to replace Choi Hyung-woo's presence.
It is positive news that Kim Sun-bin and Na Sung-beom started preparing to return to the real game by playing in the Futures League from the 8th. However, it is not possible until the second half of the year to fully raise the sense of the game and to make him in a physical condition capable of defending.
KIA, ranked fourth, lost 8-14 to Hanwha in the absence of Choi Hyung-woo, falling to a second straight loss. It maintained a 0.5-game gap with the third-place Lotte Giants, but only 1.5-game gap with the fifth-place SSG Landers. Depending on the results of the remaining two games in the first half, it could drop to fifth place. KIA is on the verge of a last-minute all-out war as it suffers from an injury evil spirit until the end of the first half.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
