I was injured while doing head first sliding. There is no tragedy like this.
Another injury bad news broke out for Lotte. That is the injury to the left thumb of Koh Seung-min (23), a top prospect from the first round.메이저놀이터
Koh Seung-min started as the third batter and first baseman in the visiting game against Hanwha in the ‘2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League’ held at Daejeon Hanwha Life Insurance Eagles Park on the 6th. In the top of the 5th inning, Koh Seung-min threw a ground ball toward second base, ran to first base, and decided that there was a possibility of a hit in the infield, so he boldly executed a head-first slide.
result out. But worse news came: an injury. Koh Seung-min injured his left thumb while doing head-first sliding.
In the end, Koh Seung-min was replaced by Park Seung-wook at the end of the 6th inning and had to stay in the dugout. Lotte won the game 5-3, but I couldn’t help but laugh.
The late Seung-min underwent a checkup at Good Samsun Hospital in Busan on the 7th and had to face the results of “a partial rupture of the ligament on the inside of his left thumb.”
It was a tragedy caused by a momentary sliding. It will take at least 4 weeks before his return. An official from Lotte said, “We expect Ko Seung-min’s rehabilitation period to take about four weeks.”
Koh Seung-min, who recorded a batting average of .316 with 5 homers and 30 RBIs in 92 games last year, is a player who enabled the flexible operation of the Lotte lineup while also working as first baseman this year. Appearing in 69 games this season, he is batting .241 with 2 homers, 22 RBIs and 7 stolen bases.
This is unfortunate news for Lotte. Coincidentally, since Na Kyun-an recently returned from right elbow inflammation, Choi Jun-yong with a back injury, and Noh Jin-hyeok with a left flank injury, the formation of a ‘complete team’ is imminent, and coach Larry Sutton emphasized, “First of all, the return of the injured is important.” The key to Lotte’s rebound I was holding the , but I thought that another bad news would come: Koh Seung-min’s withdrawal from power.
Lotte has a busy way to go now. Lotte, which once created a sensation in the league and reached a win-loss margin of +11. Right now, the margin of victory is +1, and the win rate is barely in the 50% range. When the hell will Lotte be able to fight as a whole?