Home Run With Broken Palm → Coach Tears Surgery for the Missing Grand National University's Home Lady

Oct 13, 2025

Home Run With Broken Palm → Coach Tears Surgery for the Missing Grand National University's Home Lady
In the first wild card game between NC and Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th, NC Kim Hyung-joon hits a solo home run and shares joy. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.06/



Fighting spirit when he hit a home run with a broken palm. Kim Hyung-joon, who is also absent from the national team entry, will eventually be on the operating table.

NC Dinos' Kim Hyung-joon was replaced after hitting a home run in Game 1 of the wild card game against the Samsung Lions on the 6th. NC shot a solo home run shaking Ariel Furado again in the top of the fifth inning when NC was leading 2-0, and NC, which completely raised the atmosphere with this home run, won the first game 4-1.

NC was confirmed to be eliminated by defeat in the second game the next day, but the main players were already very tired from their miraculous succession to the last five with nine consecutive wins at the end of the regular season. This is why the NC team was applauded even after being eliminated.




In particular, the physical condition of Kim Hyung-joon, the main catcher, drew a lot of concern. Kim Hyung-joon was replaced immediately after the home run due to palm pain. And as a result of the hospital examination on that day, he was diagnosed with a left papillary fracture. It means that the palm bone has been fractured. Even in a situation where he was already feeling pain in his hand as much as his bone was fractured, his mental strength was great enough to hit the opponent 'Ace' pitcher's ball over the fence.

Home Run With Broken Palm → Coach Tears Surgery for the Missing Grand National University's Home Lady
NC Kim Hyung-joon hits a solo home run in the top of the 5th inning in the first wild card game between NC and Samsung held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.06/
NC manager Lee Ho-joon said ahead of the second game "I can't tell the players to work hard." It's too hard to come. Kim Hyung-joon also shed tears, saying, "I hit a home run with my fractured hand."

NC's 2025 season ended like that. Kim Hyung-joon was not listed on the list of the Czech Republic and Japan warm-up teams announced by KBO on the 12th. The pitchers chosen by the national team were veteran Choi Jae-hoon (Hanwha), Park Dong-won (LG), and catcher Cho Hyung-woo (SSG), who was born in 2002, the youngest of the three.




In the catcher's entry, Kim Hyung-joon's injury eventually became a variable. If he was in normal condition, it is likely that one of the three was filled by Kim Hyung-joon. Kim Hyung-joon is a national catcher who has been consistently selected for the national team from the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games to last year's 'Premier 12'. It has also been recognized as the head of the offense and defense team to succeed Yang Eui-ji. Unfortunately, however, it failed.

Home Run With Broken Palm → Coach Tears Surgery for the Missing Grand National University's Home Lady
In the first wild card game between NC and Samsung at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 6th, NC Kim Hyung-joon hits a solo home run and shares joy. Daegu=Reporter Huh Sang-wook's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.06/
Kim Hyung-joon is scheduled to undergo a surgery to remove the broken stomata on the 16th. After undergoing surgery, he goes into rehabilitation after a recovery period, and the rehabilitation period is expected to be about two months.

Fortunately, there will be no major disruptions in preparation for next season. This is because if the recovery of the surgical site is completed by the end of the year, training can be done normally again from the beginning of next year. Although the transfer of the national team failed, the top priority is to make the body perfect again by taking a rest with the goal of joining the spring camp early next year and participating in the World Baseball Classic (WBC).








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.