Ahn Woo-jin's injury is so unfortunate, but why does the coach who trained him take off his clothes and how to coach a star-class player
Aug 05, 2025
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It's a bolt from the blue. Unexpected injuries have changed the course of many people's lives.
Kiwoom Heroes ace Ahn Woo-jin (26) will be on the operating table.
Kiwoom announced on the 5th that Ahn Woo-jin will undergo ligament surgery on his right shoulder. Ligament damage to the right scapular clavicle joint. In addition to domestic hospitals, Kellan-Jove Clinic in the U.S., which underwent reconstructive surgery on the internal ligament of the elbow in 2023, is under consideration as candidates for surgical hospitals. After surgery, a rehabilitation period of about a year is expected.
Ahn Woo-jin was scheduled to join the team after completing his mandatory military service as a social service worker in the middle of next month. Whenever I had time, such as a vacation that I couldn't finish, I was joining the second-tier training and raising my sense of practice.
However, during extra training on the 2nd, he fell and injured his right shoulder throwing the ball. After their own Cheongbaek match, the losing team players were in trouble in the process of receiving light funkgo training as a penalty. I fell while following the ball, and unexpected bad luck was waiting.
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Kiwoom decided to do additional training (fungo) in order to increase the players' concentration on the game during the match against Cheongbaek, and Ahn Woo-jin's team lost. Ahn Woo-jin asked for the exclusion of additional training, but he was injured when he joined the training at the recommendation of his part coach in an atmosphere where the entire losing team participated. In addition, the "Fungo training" was conducted in the outfield field and the intensity was not strong"It was not carried out in a coercive atmosphere, but the club accepted the injury as a serious matter caused by negligence in the safety management of the team." he said.
The huge bad news for Ahn Woo-jin and Kiwoom.
Kiwoom has been rebuilding Ingo in time for Ahn Woo-jin's return, but the plan has become inevitable. Ahn Woo-jin, whose ultimate goal is to advance to the U.S. Major League, also had a break. The timing of posting and the acquisition of FA qualifications have been delayed by a year. His participation in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) early next year, which could have been a showcase for his entry into the U.S., was also canceled.
As the scandal grew into a wave, Kiwoom hurriedly broke up with the coach in question and quickly extinguished the spread of the controversy.
Kiwoom said "The coach (who recommended Ahn Woo-jin to train Pengo) expressed his intention to resign to the club because he felt sorry and responsible" and added "The resignation has not been accepted yet, but it will be repaired soon"
The serious injury of a superstar, the club's highest asset, is too bad for players and clubs, and even the league as a whole. However, it is a matter to see if it is right for one coach to take all these responsibilities and leave.
As the injury process became known stimulating, the psychological burden on the coach increased.
Fans were informed through the media as if an accident had occurred while being forced by a coach to receive a harsh penalty that a rehabilitating player should not receive. It goes without saying that the fire of criticism was concentrated.
The reality may be a little different. A pitcher who sprays 157 kilometers from the mound after rehabilitation. Regardless of why he had to get Pengo, it is nonsense that he cannot get Pengo because he is in rehabilitation.
According to the club's explanation, the training at that time was light enough to be played by any pitcher. It is very unfortunate that Ahn Woo-jin was injured, but he was unlucky and cannot be blamed as a talent.
When Ahn Woo-jin said, `I'm not an official player, should I get a penalty?' The constant dialogue between the player and the coach at the scene of `I still played together, but shouldn't I get a penalty as well?' became the cause of the big accident, so the coach had no choice but to be under great mental pressure amid fierce criticism and glare.
The coach, who failed to put down his mind, expressed his gratitude to Ahn Woo-jin with a sense of sorry and responsibility, and the club quickly repaired it.
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In this reality, it is very worrisome how coaches will be able to train players, especially big stars, in the future.
I didn't mean to target or deliberately target a specific player, but I just said I would participate in training together, but I suddenly took off my uniform.
An official from a club said, `It's too bad for Ahn Woo-jin's injury, but I don't know why the coach has to take all the responsibility.'
Is the team's leadership responsible for allowing Ahn Woo-jin, who is not an official player, to join the training. It was the fundamental cause of Ahn Woo-jin's injury. If other ordinary players who are about to be discharged were injured in the same situation, other than Ahn Woo-jin, would the coach even have to resign under pressure.
This incident may be the starting point for the situation where coaches have to fully take responsibility for the training of star-class players in the future.
In fact, there has been a controversy over the recent shortage of on-site coaches and treatment amid a flood of baseball entertainment programs. If these things continue, the field leader will disappear completely because his position will not be narrowed. It is by no means desirable for the ultimate development of the most popular professional baseball.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
