There is no Puig, the director and leader change, and the awkward atmosphere → Unfamiliar dugout...Foreigner's inner thoughts are back after 7 weeks

Jul 22, 2025

There is no Puig, the director and leader change, and the awkward atmosphere → Unfamiliar dugout...Foreigner's inner thoughts are back after 7 weeks
Cardines for the interview. Reporter Kim Young-rok



There is no Puig, the director and leader change, and the awkward atmosphere → Unfamiliar dugout...Foreigner's inner thoughts are back after 7 weeks
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. After two outs in the bottom of the first inning, Cardinez is celebrating by hitting a solo shot and home-in. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/
I'm back at my home stadium after 7 weeks, but the team is full of new faces. It's hard to adjust.

However, Ruben Cardinez's face was bright at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 22nd. "(His condition is 100 percent. I will play as the designated hitter today), but I have no problem with my defense, whether it be on the first base or the outfield," he said.

He has been injured for two seasons in Korea since last year. It is full of desire to show a healthy self for the first time in a long time. When I asked him about his seven-week life, he spent most of his time in a hotel after his (rehabilitation) schedule at the baseball stadium. I wanted to take a walk or relax as much as I could" returned the answer.




He showed off his bat at the beginning of the season, hitting three home runs in March alone. However, after going on maternity leave in early April, his condition fell sharply. Still, the batting average was low at 238, but the on-base percentage was 342 due to good pioneering eyes. The on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) is 0.712. It is a shame for a foreign hitter, but if it were not for his injury, he can expect a turnaround.

There is no Puig, the director and leader change, and the awkward atmosphere → Unfamiliar dugout...Foreigner's inner thoughts are back after 7 weeks
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/
Kiwoom is looking for a new foreign pitcher as Wells, who was hired on a short-term contract, gave up the contract extension. One replacement ticket has already been used for Puig-Alcantara replacement, and since he has to recruit a new pitcher, he will be with Cardinez until the end of this season.

While Cardinez was away, Rosenberg was out for the season, and former general manager Ko Hyung-wook, former coach Hong Won-ki, and former head coach Kim Chang-hyun were all replaced. It is bewildering for Kadynes.




"The coach and coach who took good care of me from the spring camp are not here now. But the players are the same..."I was close to Kim Jae-hyun often talking to him as a Papago in Futures, but it's nice to see Kim Jae-hyun as well since he's in the first team."

There is no Puig, the director and leader change, and the awkward atmosphere → Unfamiliar dugout...Foreigner's inner thoughts are back after 7 weeks
Lotte-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th. After two outs in the bottom of the first inning, Cardinez is celebrating by hitting a solo shot and home-in. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.4.29/
As for his goals for the rest of the season "Health comes first and foremost, and if possible, I'd like to show him burning like he did at the beginning of the season"

"All the well-hit balls at the beginning of the season went head-to-head. So I tried to change my swing a little bit, but I think it was wrong. I think Sun Ho-an continued to be okay. I corrected myself again, recalling the swing when I was in the middle of hitting well. Trust yourself, and I will show you healthy and enjoyable baseball for the rest of the season."








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.