Hwang-dang, back injury of shock KIA was grim without him, but he returns with indomitable will

Sep 10, 2025

Hwang-dang, back injury of shock KIA was grim without him, but he returns with indomitable will
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"For the team, for the future of the players."

KIA Tigers' Hwang Dong-ha is ready to return. Before the end of the regular season, he is expected to be seen throwing the ball on the mound of the first team.

Hwang Dong-ha expanded his position by performing well when KIA won the integrated championship last year. He played all-weather as a fifth starter and a bullpen.




This year, he also had a fierce competition with Kim Do-hyun before the season. Kim Do-hyun's pace was so good that he unfortunately couldn't join the starting rotation, but this year, he also appeared in every position the team needed and played a role like an altoran.

But tragedy struck. An expedition to Incheon in early May. I left my accommodation to take a look at my personal business for a while, and when I was standing near the crosswalk, a vehicle suddenly ran and hit Hwang Dong-ha. I seriously injured my back in this ridiculous accident. He was diagnosed for six weeks, but it was such a big accident that he was not sure if he would be able to return within this season.

Looking back, Hwang Dong-ha's void was so disappointing. When Oler was out for more than a month due to an elbow injury at the end of the first half, it was too difficult to rotate the rotation as pitchers fell out of Hwang Dong-ha and Yoon Young-chul. Coach Lee Bum-ho repeatedly expressed his regret by reversing KIA's fall that began from that time, saying, `If there was Hwang Dong-ha.'




At the end of the regular season. Hwang Dong-ha was carefully raising his condition. Hwang even played live pitching in a second-tier training session. This means that he has become a body that can throw the ball with all his might.

Hwang-dang, back injury of shock KIA was grim without him, but he returns with indomitable will
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Coach Lee, who met ahead of the Samsung Lions match to be held at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 10th, said, `I heard Hwang Dong-ha is preparing hard. "I'm ready to throw in the Future's real game," he said. "If you throw 40 to 50 pitches with live pitching and play one to two games in the Futures, you can throw 15 to 20 pitches into the bullpen, even if you're not a starter right away. It's not that my arm hurts, it's because I hurt other parts and all the bones are attached there." Hwang Dong-ha played live pitching four times, including two sets of pitching with 15 pitches each on the 10th.

Coach Lee continued, "If Hwang Dong-ha comes, just throwing one inning will help the team's strength right away. And the future of players is important. You may want to throw it yourself. There can be a big difference between playing and finishing before the end of the season. It's hard to say when it's going to come back yet, but we're going to have him throw it before the end of the season."




Will Hwang Dong-ha, who has shaken off his unexpected injury, be able to help KIA's last-minute autumn baseball competition.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.