Still, he's on the verge of being kicked out, saying he believes in it, but he's batting average of 10% and injury...What should I do?
Sep 04, 2025
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KIA Tigers excluded foreign hitter Patrick Wisdom from the starting lineup in a home game against SSG Landers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 3rd.
The cause is back pain. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said in a pre-game briefing that `Wizdom has a bad back today. I think I'll have to watch it once (from the lineup) today. I think I should watch it today and come out to the ballpark to check what tomorrow will be like" he said.
It really doesn't work out. Wisdom, which KIA ambitiously recruited after giving up renewing its contract with Socrates Brito, who won last year's championship, drew a lot of expectations as a power heater. He ranks second in the league with 31 home runs this year, so it can be said that the expectations have been satisfied to some extent.
However, it is true that other detailed indicators are so disappointing. Many of the 31 home runs are solo home runs, and the RBI is not much with 75 RBIs. In addition, he has a batting average of only 20%.
As a result, rumors of a replacement of foreign batters were also circulating. In fact, it is also true that KIA has reviewed whether there are alternative resources. Until early August, just before the deadline for replacing foreign players, the possibility of replacement was quite high. However, during the season, there were many realistic conditions that made it difficult to recruit a good replacement for sure.
Coach Lee Bum-ho said of Wisdom, `There is no replacement. I'll trust you"He showed strong trust, and there was no replacement for foreign batters.
However, it is also true that his grades have been disappointing since then. Wisdom has a batting average of 1114 (four hits in 35 at-bats) and two home runs and six RBIs in the last 10 games. With four hits and five walks, he has more walks than hits during the same period. It is surprisingly better than expected before the season, but on the contrary, it is also a reality that the production capacity of hits is low.
KIA, which has been one step behind in the semifinal battle, is going through the most difficult period as it has suffered consecutive losses recently. In this situation, foreign batters must take the center stage to strengthen the batting line again, but Wisdom's performance is struggling as it fell further in the second half than in the first half.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
