Thankfully, KIA's No. 1 hitter will play from the second half of the year…There's definitely no difference between the Hanwha games.
Jul 14, 2025
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Choi Hyung-woo, who boasts an unrivaled presence in the KIA Tigers lineup, will play healthy from the second half.
Choi Hyung-woo played against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on the 8th and was replaced because he felt hamstring pain during the baserunning process. Hospital examination revealed hamstring edema. Since the degree of injury was not serious, I waited for him to recover without being taken out of the entry, and fortunately, I received a report from the second half that I could play without any problems.
KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said, "(Choi) Hyung-woo is fine before the All-Star break training at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 14th. So I didn't take it out of the entry. There is no problem at all. I'm worried because I'm old, but I watched it because I can rest for about 10 days whether I take it out of the entry or not."
Choi Hyung-woo was the core of KIA's batting lineup, which suffered from mass injuries this year. He batted 0.329 (95 hits in 289 at-bats) in 83 games in the first half, 14 homers, 55 RBIs and an OPS of 0.996. He ranked first in the OPS, third in batting average, eighth in RBIs, and ninth in home runs.
KIA felt Choi Hyung-woo's absence in the final series of the first half with No. 1 Hanwha. In the absence of Na Sung-beom, Kim Do-young, and Kim Sun-bin, Choi Hyung-woo also fell out, making the lineup too loose. One of the decisive reasons for the first sweep loss of the season was Choi Hyung-woo's injury departure.
Director Lee said, `There is a difference between the match against Hanwha and the match between the two. Even if there were many injuries, Hyung-woo (Choi) was able to endure while covering. Since Hyungwoo is out of the center, it's hard to score points when you have a chance"He confessed.
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Kia, ranked fourth, has 45 wins, 40 losses and three draws in the season. There are only 56 games left in the second half. It was not easy to make up for the gap between the first-place Hanwha Eagles and the first-place Hanwha Eagles by up to seven games. Still, there is still a chance to seek a last-minute upset because it is 2.5 games apart from the second-place LG Twins and 1.5 games apart from the third-place Lotte Giants.
Manager Lee said, "(Injured players) will not be able to do well as soon as they come. I think we'll have to wait and see what it's like at first. You have to be nice to him. Young friends endured it hard. (B)I think Sung-beom and (Kim) Sun-bin will cheer up. "Starting gave up Sung-bum and Sun-bin, and by the seventh inning, both hurt their lower bodies, so I'm going to use my defensive friends."
Manager Lee also said "Hanwha itself is a very solid team, and when you need a lot of pitching, defense, and offense, it's a hard team. The first thing is to play well in each game. It's not a situation where you have to look at the highest point. If you play a game that you can win, I think you will have a chance like the last in the first half. I try to concentrate on every game until I get a chance," he stressed.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
