Foreigners who were anxious about KIA with 17G left are finally returning...It is possible to substitute

Sep 11, 2025

Foreigners who were anxious about KIA with 17G left are finally returning...It is possible to substitute
KBO League SSG and KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 28th. KIA Wisdom, who hit a first solo home run in the top of the first inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.28/



"It is said that a substitute is possible."

KIA Tigers foreign hitter Patrick Wisdom is expected to return to the game against Gwangju Lotte Giants on the 11th. He was excluded from the starting lineup, but he will take the batter's box as a pinch hitter in an important situation where one point is needed.

KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said "Wizdom is said to be able to pinch-hit today (11th). "I heard I can defend about three innings, so I'll watch it in the second half, and if I can go to the defense after using a substitute, I'll send it out," he said.




Wisdom has not played since the match against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on the 2nd due to back pain. Coach Lee also considered canceling the entry as Wisdom was not in any better shape in recovering from his injury, but it was not easy to choose to gamble to exclude foreign hitters from the team for more than 10 days at the end of the regular season.

Just in time, Wisdom has gradually recovered his physical condition and is preparing to empower KIA's hope for the last five. Kia has 17 games left this season.
Foreigners who were anxious about KIA with 17G left are finally returning...It is possible to substitute
KBO League SSG and KIA match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 27th. First base with no outs in the top of the ninth inning. KIA Wisdom, who walks out of the batter's box after striking out. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.27/
KIA made the starting lineup with Yoon Do-hyun (third baseman), Park Chan-ho (striker), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Na Sung-bum (right wing), Oh Sun-woo (first baseman), Kim Seok-hwan (left wing), Kim Tae-gun (possession), and Kim Ho-ryeong (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Kim Do-hyun.

Regarding setting up the same lineup as the previous day, head coach Lee pointed out the reality that `I can't go out differently now.'




Wisdom batted .239 (90 for 377) with 31 homers, 75 RBIs and an OPS of 0.867 in 103 games before his injury. He has a batting average of only 0.200, but he is also a disappointing player without him. He is also a 30-homer foreign hitter who came out of KIA for the first time in five years since Preston Tucker (32 home runs) in 2020.

Foreigners who were anxious about KIA with 17G left are finally returning...It is possible to substitute
KBO League SSG and KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 28th. KIA Wisdom, who hit a first solo home run in the top of the first inning. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.28/







This article was translated by Naver AI translator.