It is too much to try. As the KIA Tigers lost its main hitter again due to injury, it created a gaping hole in its capacity. It is doubtful whether it should call in veteran infielder Seo Geon-chang, who has been spending more than 40 days in the second division.메이저사이트

Kia won the match against the Kiwoom Heroes in Gwangju by a score of 7 to 5, but failed to smile. Kim Do-young, the team's main batter, injured his hamstring again while stealing the bases. As Kim had a history of being away for about a month due to left hamstring injury right after the season's opening, Kim has been striving to prevent recurrence of injury since returning to the team. As the youngest player to join the 30-30 homers team last year, Kia coach Lee Bum-ho has shown his willingness to steal the bases whenever possible since mid-August, but has thoroughly blocked the move. If Kim leaves the team due to injury again, it will have to face a terrible situation where Choi Hyung-woo is leading the team alone.

Kim Do-young moved to a hospital immediately after replacement and checked and found that her right hamstring was damaged. She decided to undergo another thorough examination on the 28th, but since her hamstring is an injury that poses a high risk of recurrence, she should make up her mind to form a lineup without Kim Do-young for at least a month.

If it's an injury, my teeth are shaking. KIA has already lost weight to its batters as Na Sung-bum (calf), Kim Sun-bin (calf), and Patrick Wisdom (waist) have already left due to injury. Four hitters including Kim Do-young (38 homers), Socrates (26 homers), Choi Hyung-woo (22 homers) and Na Sung-bum (21 homers) have hit double-digit home runs in the Kia Tigers last season, and only Choi is staying healthy. Even Wisdom, who has been recruited as a substitute for Socrates, is facing a protracted absence of injury, which will inevitably weaken the destructive power of the batters.

It is regrettable that other key players, who needed more teamwork, will suffer a blow. Shortstop Park Chan-ho and center fielder Choi Won-joon, who were expected to receive help from the preliminary FA season, are having a less-than-expected season so far, while Choi has made absurd mistakes and is now spending time self-reflecting time in the second division. Outfielder Park Jung-woo, who had been assisting Choi in offense and defense in lieu of Choi, injured his hamstring during the match against the Samsung Lions in Daegu on Saturday, making it difficult for him to come back in the first half.

Having expected the starting left fielder, Lee has yet to recover due to frequent mistakes in defense and hitting. Catchers Han Jun-su and Kim Tae-gun remain in the batting average of around .200.

It is comforting that Oh Sun-woo, who has a full-time opportunity for the first team in seven years since his professional debut, is supporting him by hitting a batting average of 0.308 (33 hits in 107 times at bat), four home runs and an OPS of 0.828.

With Kim Do-young's absence, both offense and defense have become looser. Shortstop Park Chan-ho is the only key player left in the infield. He is now in a situation where he has to fill three of the four infield spots with backup players.

Currently, Kim Kyu-sung and Yoon Do-hyun can cover the third baseman in the first-team entry, while Yoon Do-hyun and Hong Jong-pyo can cover the second baseman. Hwang Dae-in has been in charge of the first baseman since the 25th.

With a large number of key players leaving the team, he will likely be agonizing over whether to call veteran infielder Seo Kun-chang. Ahead of this season, Kia signed an FA contract with Seo for a total of 500 million won (one plus one year). Seo had a batting average of 0.310 (63 hits in 203 at-bats), an on-base percentage of 0.416 and a slugging percentage of 0.404, 26 RBIs and 40 runs scored in 94 games last year, which enabled him to prolong his career as an athlete.

However, he has been sluggish in 10 games for the first team with a batting average of 0.136 (three hits in 22 times at bat), one homer, two RBIs and 0.526 OPS, before spending time in the second team this year. Seo can play first and second basemen, but he did not have a chance despite holes in his two positions. In the Futures League, he has a batting average of 0.261 (six hits in 23 times at bat) and four RBIs in recent 10 games.

Byun Woo-hyuk can play first base and third base, but it has not been long since he was removed from the first team. Wisdom still needs more time because he has decided to play in the Futures League and come up to the first team.

As the main players have left the main team with young backup players, it is often seen that they are in disarray in the offense and defense in recent months. At this point, we can think of a way to bring veteran players to the top team and maintain the balance.

Kia is struggling amid unfavorable injury conditions, overshadowing its first-round performance. In this season, it ranked eighth with 25 wins and 26 losses. It is not in the right stage to give up, as it is only 0.5 to 2 games apart from the mid-ranking teams.

However, it is not easy to endure without the injured listed above. Wizdom is the only player who can immediately return to the team. KIA may have to think about ways other than blood transfusion in its second division.