I'm nervous. Kim Taehyung's hunch came true...Lotte confirmed damage to its internal oblique muscles after 10 consecutive losses due to Lotte's injury to Jeon Min-jae, a lucky ball.

Aug 21, 2025

I'm nervous. Kim Taehyung's hunch came true...Lotte confirmed damage to its internal oblique muscles after 10 consecutive losses due to Lotte's injury to Jeon Min-jae, a lucky ball.
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants



I'm nervous. Kim Taehyung's hunch came true...Lotte confirmed damage to its internal oblique muscles after 10 consecutive losses due to Lotte's injury to Jeon Min-jae, a lucky ball.
Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 6th. Reyes rushed home in the top of the fifth inning when Jeon Min-jae had a hit with two outs and runners on first and second bases. When the referee declared out, head coach Kim Tae-hyung, who requested a video review, is waiting for the result. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.6/
It's literally 'mountain over mountain'. Would he have thought this situation would come when he dreamed of winning the Korean Series at third place in five and a half games.

Regarding Jeon Min-jae's condition due to injury ahead of the LG Twins match in Jamsil on the 21st, Lotte Giants said, `Today's diagnosis by an orthopedic surgeon in Cheongdam Leone confirmed that the left internal oblique muscle was micro-damaged. It will take two to three weeks to recover.

Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung's hunch, who expressed his disappointment the day before, saying "I'm nervous," fits exactly the same. Jeon Min-jae was canceled from the first team, and veteran Jung Hoon was registered instead.




Jeon Min-jae, who led the team's batting average of 267 (8 hits in 30 at-bats) in August, was leading the team's batting average. He hit .400 at the beginning of the season and was the center of the infield and the leadoff with a batting average of .291 (84 hits in 289 at-bats), three home runs, 28 RBIs and 35 runs in 88 games this year.

But did passion lead to injury. He complained of side pain during defensive training, not offense. It seems that he injured his inner oblique muscle during the throwing process.

Earlier, Yoon Dong-hee and Hong Min-ki were deleted. As Jeon Min-jae was also excluded, there was a big gap in the lineup.




Lotte fell to fourth place after losing 3-5 against LG in Jamsil the previous day. It has been out of the top three for the first time in 71 days since June 11.

I'm nervous. Kim Taehyung's hunch came true...Lotte confirmed damage to its internal oblique muscles after 10 consecutive losses due to Lotte's injury to Jeon Min-jae, a lucky ball.
photo courtesy of Lotte Giants
Foreign pitcher Davison's 10th win of the season against the KIA Tigers on the 6th on the day of his release is still his last victory. That's why the joke 'Davidson's curse' is getting closer to the skin. Starting with the loss against KIA on the 7th, SSG Landers (2 losses), Hanwha Eagles (3 losses), Samsung Lions (2 losses, 1 draw), and LG Twins (2 losses), they have lost for two weeks without winning.

Lotte's 10th consecutive win is the first in 22 years since 2003. At that time, Lotte lost 15 consecutive games in the middle of the season following its opening 12 consecutive losses. Lotte's 15th consecutive loss was the day former coach Baek In-cheon was replaced.




In 2003, Lotte was last out of eight clubs. Lotte won only 30% (39 wins, 91 losses and 3 draws) in the year when it played 133 games. It is a team that is used to losing and losing consecutively was a daily occurrence.

Lotte will play in the lineup of Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Park Chan-hyung (third base), Ko Seung-min (right wing), Reyes (left wing), Yoo Kang-nam (catcher), Son Ho-young (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first base), Han Tae-yang (second base) and Lee Ho-joon (striker). The first choice is Lee Min-seok.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.