Now that he's back from a pulmonary hemorrhage, the main second baseman is replacing him because his side hurts, don't you think he's leaving again?
Jul 02, 2025
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Lotte Giants' Ko Seung-min was replaced due to side discomfort. First of all, I'm looking at the problem area with an ice pack.
Ko Seung-min played well in the home game against the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st, starting at No. 3-2 and hitting an RBI single of a valuable chase, but was replaced in the seventh inning.
In his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning, he hit a right-handed hit from opposing starter Eliaser Hernandez. In the bottom of the second inning, when the team was trailing 0-2, he also scored an RBI with a right-handed hit on the first and second bases with two outs to boost the team's atmosphere. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Lee Jung-yong, the second pitcher, was thrown out to right field.
And he was replaced by Kim Min-sung in defense in the top of the seventh inning. As Kim Min-sung entered the third base, Park Chan-hyung, who played as a third baseman, moved to the second base.
There seemed to be a problem when hitting in the bottom of the sixth inning. A Lotte official said, `Ko Seung-min had discomfort in his right side, so he replaced it as a protection. Ice packs are in progress, and we will watch the progress."
Ko Seung-min, who had a batting average of .38 (481 at-bats) with 14 homers and 87 RBIs last year, has already been injured once. He started the season late because he injured his left ankle in a spring camp practice game. This season, he has a batting average of 299 (82 hits in 274 at-bats) with two home runs, 30 RBIs, and 42 runs in 71 games.
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In particular, Jang Doo-sung, who took a break due to pulmonary bleeding after being hit in the side by KT pitcher Park Young-hyun's check ball, has just come up to the first team and played, and the main player is replaced by pain.
There is also a limit to filling the gap between the main players with backup players. With several players working together to reach the third place and creating an opportunity to challenge for the first place, the departure of the main player will inevitably affect the team's atmosphere as well as the loss of power.
It's a relief if you play immediately or take a few days off from the game on the 2nd, not a major injury, but a few weeks of long-term departures will be another painful news for Lotte.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
