That's why Hong Chang-ki, Hong Chang-ki waited so long. Returning at-bat in four months, hitting as if it were natural.

Sep 13, 2025

That's why Hong Chang-ki, Hong Chang-ki waited so long. Returning at-bat in four months, hitting as if it were natural.
The game between KIA and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 13th, LG Hong Chang-ki took the batter's box as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning and is delighted. Jamsil= Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.13/



That's why you waited so long for Hong Chang-ki.

Hong Chang-ki is back. When he hit a hit in his return at-bat, there was no choice but to say 'Hong Chang-ki as expected'

Hong Chang-ki was called up to the first team ahead of the KIA Tigers match at Jamsil Stadium on the 13th.




It was a forewarned call-up. Hong Chang-ki seriously injured his knee while bumping into a teammate during defense just before the end of the Kiwoom Heroes match on May 13.

Initially, it was found that it was not the expected cruciate ligament injury, but the surgery was inevitable after the swelling was removed. The good thing about the misfortune was that he would be able to play in the postseason this season after recovering, not taking a full year off like a cruciate ligament.

That's why Hong Chang-ki, Hong Chang-ki waited so long. Returning at-bat in four months, hitting as if it were natural.
A game between KIA and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 13th, and LG Hong Chang-ki is taking the batter's box as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jamsil= Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.13/
Hong Chang-ki worked hard on treatment and rehabilitation, and pulled the timing of his return. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop also said he would call up as soon as he was ready, judging that playing some actual games would help boost his sense of play before the postseason began, and the 13th became Hong Chang-ki's return day. Hong Chang-ki played three Futures games before the call-up and adjusted his sense of practice.




Coach Yeom said he would not put it in a situation that could be a showdown because it could put pressure on the player who is playing for the first time in a long time. First of all, it is important to send it out in a relatively comfortable situation as a substitute and check what it looks like.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, when LG was trailing 2-3, there was no runner with one out. No. 8 Choi Won-young at bat. Suddenly, the first-base stands began to swelter. One player prepared for a substitute, and it was Hong Chang-ki with number 51. It was Hong Chang-ki who took the batter's box in exactly four months.

That's why Hong Chang-ki, Hong Chang-ki waited so long. Returning at-bat in four months, hitting as if it were natural.
In the game between KIA and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 13th, LG Hong Chang-ki is running to first base after hitting a hit as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jamsil= Reporter's book@sportschosun.com/2025.09.13/
On the KIA mound is Sung Young-tak. Hong Chang-ki spilled the first cut fastball. 1S. Second pitch, the two-seam fastball came in low, but the ball. The moment Hong Chang-ki took a breather. The third pitch came in well toward the body, and Hong Chang-ki couldn't cope.




1B2S unfavorable count. Sung Young-tak's cut fastball flew into the same position as the third pitch. But Hong Chang-ki was not just being beaten. He hit this ball technically to make it a heavy hit. It was a bit of a hit, but it had to be worked because it was a ball with good control over the body, and it was great to make it a hit. Hong Chang-ki was replaced by pinch runner Choi Seung-min after getting on base. It was a successful comeback, a return at-bat.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.