See you until today... 0.149 It's serious, should we take special measures by KIA foreigners

Aug 07, 2025

See you until today... 0.149 It's serious, should we take special measures by KIA foreigners
The match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th. Wisdom is striking out with the bases loaded with two outs in the top of the second inning. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.26/






"See you by today (7th), and if you're not in good condition, you should give me a little break or take a day off from the starting line-up."

KIA Tigers manager Lee Bum-ho breathed a sigh of foreign batter Patrick Wisdom's serious slump ahead of the Lotte Giants match in Busan on the 7th. Wisdom has a batting average of 0.149 (7 hits in 47 at-bats), two homers and three RBIs in 13 games in the second half. In the first half, the batting average was not very high at 0.266 (66 hits in 248 at-bats), but he produced 20 home runs and 51 RBIs, setting the center of the lineup with Choi Hyung-woo.

However, now that KIA is in a fierce five-way battle, Wisdom's bat is heavier than ever. A situation in which rumors of a possible replacement are being raised. In fact, Wizdom would be the one who wants to rebound the most, but he is gradually losing confidence at bat as the results are not coming out as he wants.




Coach Lee is waiting to survive by keeping Wisdom in the lineup. On this day, he will start as the seventh batter and first baseman. He lowered himself to the lower lineup and relieved the burden for now.

KIA can't wait for Wisdom because it's a shame and urgent situation to win one game. If silence continues in the lineup on this day, special measures may be taken to exclude them from the starting lineup for the time being.

See you until today... 0.149 It's serious, should we take special measures by KIA foreigners
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. KIA Wisdom is doing bunting training. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.02/



Director Lee "Because I'm not getting along well psychologically. If you are not in a good condition, I think you should decide by talking to them whether you give them a little break or take them out of the selection for a day. We are also in an important situation. I'm preparing while waiting to find a clue as I keep playing, but if (the late) Jong-wook or (Oh) Sun-woo plays well, I think we should find a way to win or let Sun-woo go to first base and rest Wisdom" he said.




Apart from his lack of confidence, Wizdom expected to enter the batter's box in a more prepared position. As other club batteries are now fully analyzing Wisdom, Wisdom must respond accordingly to produce hits.

Manager Lee said "Before, Wisdom attacked the ball entering the strike. If you look at it now, you throw a lot of manned balls, but you follow a lot of them. I think it's a contraction because I'm not getting it psychologically. He says he's okay, and he's preparing well when practicing. The teams must have understood which course is good and weak. In that sense, he must now be prepared to throw a certain ball well when he enters the batter's box to win the batter's box. If there is a hit, there are three to four in a row, but if there is no hit, there are also 20 to 30 in a row. "I expected him to show the batting parts and the things he is working hard on at-bats.

See you until today... 0.149 It's serious, should we take special measures by KIA foreigners
The LG-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 22nd is regrettable after Wisdom, the first base with no outs, stepped down with an outfield fly ball in the bottom of the eighth inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.22/







This article was translated by Naver AI translator.