How could this be 540 games in 4 years...Center line core collapse, full body again

Jul 18, 2025

How could this be 540 games in 4 years...Center line core collapse, full body again
Park Sung-han is unable to catch Kim Gun-woo's throw to second base when SSG and Doosan hit a ground ball in front of Oh Myung-jin's pitcher at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/



An abnormal signal came to the shortstop in his fifth year of full-time. The core collapse of the center line caused the whole body to move away again.

SSG Landers' main shortstop Park Sung-han was removed from the first division entry on the 17th. The cause is a right thigh injury. Park Sung-han, who felt uncomfortable from the end of the first half, underwent a hospital examination on the 11th, shortly after the end of the first half. As a result, a diagnosis of micro-damage to the right large retirement muscle was made, and he was excluded from the entry on the day. Park Sung-han is scheduled to return after a re-examination today on the 25th.

Thigh muscle injury may be highly associated with accumulated fatigue. Park Sung-han, who has played as the main player for the past four years without a break. Since the 2021 season, when he began to establish himself in the first division, he has played 540 games as a shortstop until last year.




It's the same this year. In particular, it was a season where Park Sung-han could be greedy. Last year, he wore the national flag as a member of the 'Premier 12' national team, and it was a time when he could take a leap forward by competing for the Golden Glove in the shortstop category. Park Sung-han, who is at the center of the infield defense, could not be easily excluded from the team.

How could this be 540 games in 4 years...Center line core collapse, full body again
The game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th, and Park Sung-han, with one out and runners on first base, is happy to hit in the top of the third inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/
At the end of the first half, Park Sung-han was given a break as a manager. It was a consideration to allow two days off from Sunday's game by excluding the starter from the two Sunday games, including Sunday and Monday when there is no game. It was judged that adjustments were needed as the hot weather overlapped with a decrease in physical strength.

But in the end, I got sick. Fortunately, the All-Star break overlapped and the first game of the second half was scheduled to be held on the 17th, when all games were canceled due to rain, which made a little more time, but Park Sung-han's absence immediately feels big.




The player is showing his willingness to play while enduring the pain, but there is no reason to overdo it. Director Lee Soo-yong said in an interview with reporters on the 17th, `I have a strong will to do it, but I'm not going to do it. I'll watch it for two weeks and decide next time" he said.

How could this be 540 games in 4 years...Center line core collapse, full body again
A game between SSG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 26th, Park Sung-han hits a double in the top of the sixth inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.06.26/
However, at the end of the first half, SSG coach Lee Sung-yong, who returned to most of the main players as Moon Seung-won returned, also welcomed it, saying, `I think we can finally say that we are close to full strength.' However, as soon as the second half began, the main shortstop was left. With the team's batting lineup rarely rebounding until the end of the first half, Park Sung-han was the team's hottest hitter since June. He was batting .357 per month in June and 10 hits in 26 at-bats in July, but he had a good feeling with a batting average of .385.

For the time being, SSG has to solve infield clues by using Ahn Sang-hyun as its main shortstop and third baseman, but concerns deepen at a time when the mid-ranking battle is fierce.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.