A 19-year-old rookie who was trusted by the head coach of '10 starts' climbed the operating table on the 23rd 'Rehabilitation period of 6 months + @'
Jul 24, 2024
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KT's club said on the 24th that `Yook Cheong-myung underwent surgery to remove bone fragments in his elbow the day before. He needs more than six months of rehabilitation, and is aiming to return during next season" he said.
Yuk Cheong-myung is a rookie who was in charge of KT's starting position along with Won Sang-hyun (20) this year. KT manager Lee Kang-chul gave two rookie pitchers 10 games each to foster native starters while Cho Hyung-joon was out due to injury.
The results were not very good. Won Sang-hyun played 43 ⅔ innings in 11 games (10 starts) with a 2-5 record and an 8.04 ERA. Yuk Cheong-myung pitched 44 ⅔ innings in 13 games (10 starts) with a 1-5 record and a 5.44 ERA.
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Then "It's not like two rookie pitchers who don't know where they're going to go. I gave them 10 games, so I gave them enough chances. If you did that, you should have gotten on it earlier. Opportunities are not always given. Still, I used it for next year. "It's time for (Jo) Yi-hyun to give it a chance." We need to give them a sense of stability. If you think about it, I think So Hyung-joon (who has been a starter since he was a rookie) was really great."
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Yuk Cheong-myung complained of elbow pain in preparation for the match after the All-Star break, and after undergoing a thorough examination on the 13th, he found a bone fragment of his elbow and underwent surgery on the 23rd. Rehabilitation is expected for more than 6 months as long as it is a bone fragment removal surgery.
Head coach Lee Kang-chul said, `I thought I would do enough to select pitches or pitches, but I couldn't operate them stably. You just have to throw your own ball, but it doesn't work. Do well in this year's closing camp, and next year may have another opportunity, he said. "For now, it's better to give the players who are in desperate need a chance."
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