Coach Lee Bum-ho lamented, "It's a ball that goes over anyway, but Lee Chang-jin left because of an ankle ligament injury while running to catch it."

Aug 20, 2025

Coach Lee Bum-ho lamented, 'It's a ball that goes over anyway, but Lee Chang-jin left because of an ankle ligament injury while running to catch it.'
KIA-Kium match held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 24th. Lee Chang-jin is cheering after hitting a solo shot with one out in the top of the sixth inning. Gocheok = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.24/



"It's a ball that goes over anyway, and you're going to catch it..."

KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho breathed a sigh of injury again. This time, it's Lee Chang-jin.

Coach Lee announced Lee Chang-jin's injury ahead of the Kiwoom Heroes match at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 20th.




Lee Chang-jin played as a substitute against Kiwoom a day ago and was injured just before the end of the ninth inning. With a 12-7 lead, Choi Ji-min grabbed two out-counts well and shook with consecutive home runs from Park Joo-hong and Song Sung-moon.

Song Sung-moon's pushed ball flew toward left fielder Lee Chang-jin and crossed the fence. Lee Chang-jin, who was chasing the ball, was pushed near the warning track, and his left knee seemed to be bent due to all the weight. Lee Chang-jin was immediately taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Immediately after the injury, the KIA club announced that the player was feeling shin pain.

No pitcher would want to hit a home run, but anyway, with the atmosphere of the game over and one out count left, Lee and the team were so vain because they were injured while chasing home run balls.




Coach Lee Bum-ho lamented, 'It's a ball that goes over anyway, but Lee Chang-jin left because of an ankle ligament injury while running to catch it.'
KIA-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 17th. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.17/
And the results of the examination came out. a relief in the midst of misfortune. First of all, it wasn't a major knee injury. An official from KIA said "We had MRI checkups at Gwangju Seonhan Hospital and cross-checked at two hospitals in Seoul. The same finding came out. I hurt my ankle ligament. It was determined that he would have to undergo a re-examination in two weeks" he said.

Manager Lee couldn't end his words, saying, `It's a ball that goes over anyway, but I ran to catch it.' Director Lee continued, `I think we should focus only on treatment for the time being.' He also smiled despondently at the continuous injury demons this season. KIA's team was reeling as Kim Do-young hurt only three hamstrings, and suffered from calf injuries with key players such as Na Sung-bum and Kim Sun-bin. Key bullpen Kwak Do-gyu was put on the operating table, and Hwang Dong-ha and Yoon Do-hyun have also failed to return due to traffic accidents and finger fractures.

Kim Seok-hwan was called up on behalf of Lee Chang-jin. He will start as the seventh-left fielder on the day. Manager Lee said, `Kim Seok-hwan was playing well, playing well for the Futures team. Since Ko Jong-wook is more likely to be a pinch hitter, he left Ko Jong-wook as a pinch hitter and used Kim Seok-hwan as a starting player. Park Jung-woo and Kim Ho-ryeong are taking turns trying to give them a chance. I look forward to your performance in the Futures team" he said. Kim Seok-hwan has had .400 two home runs and seven RBIs in the last 10 games of the Futures.




Director Lee said "Kim Ho-ryeong has been running without taking a break. You looked tired. The facial expression seemed to be similar to mine. Let him rest today, and tomorrow's opponent is left-hander Mercedes, so I plan to use him as a starting player again. "





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.