I already thought of August? The veteran was also surprised by the resilience of the home run king…'Roh Si-hwan returns to the KIA match on the 19th at the earliest'

Jul 16, 2024

The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the SSG Landers at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Hanwha Noh Si-hwan, with two outs and a runner on first base, cheers after hitting a hit in the bottom of the first inning. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.06.14/

Hanwha Eagles' Noh Si-hwan showed the pace of miraculous recovery.

Hanwha manager Kim Kyung-moon said, `Roh Si-hwan's recovery speed is fast, with the NC Dinos match scheduled to be held at Changwon NC Park on the 16th canceled due to rain. He said, "I will be able to join the KIA match as early as the 19th."

Coach Kim said, "(Roh) Si-hwan thought it would be difficult this month, but he recovers faster than expected. I don't know if it's because I have such a good physical constitution, but the amount of training and the tempo that comes up are very good. After this Changwon series, I think I can join the match against KIA in Daejeon.

Noh Si-hwan was scheduled to play in the All-Star Game on the 6th, but he felt uncomfortable with his left shoulder. Noh Si-hwan, who played in the home run derby on the 5th, eventually failed to play in the All-Star Game.

On the 7th and 8th, I had two hospital checkups, and the results were not good. An official from Hanwha said "We received pain due to damage to the lower joint and the posterior segment of the left shoulder area."It is expected that it will take at least three weeks to return to an inflamed state in the joint as a whole."

The match between the Hanwha Eagles and the SSG Landers at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 14th. Hanwha's Noh Si-hwan is training to hit. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.06.14/

I thought it would be difficult to return in July, but the recovery speed was faster than I thought. Having already started to train, such as tee batting. Coach Kim was also surprised by Noh's recovery speed. Coach Kim said, `I thought about four weeks, but this is two weeks' pace. He said he's already tee-battling and doing everything. I said 'Isn't it too fast. I said, 'What if I get hurt while doing it quickly?' and he said he finished his training today. "I'm going to play the Blue and White game tomorrow (17th), so I'm going to stand and hit several times at bat, and if it's okay, I'll join him when I go back to Daejeon and finally check my condition."

For Hanwha, it is good to see Noh return. Noh hit 31 home runs last year, becoming the first home run king in his 2000s. He hit 18 home runs this season as well. He recorded a batting average of 267 with an on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.805 in 82 games. Manager Kim took up such a large portion of Noh's team that he professed that `No. 4 hitter is Noh Si-hwan.'

The defense also satisfied Kim. Manager Kim said "He's playing good defense. Except for Si-hwan, there is no substitute in our team yet. Even in the All-Star Game, I thought, 弧斂? But I didn't think it was just for our players, so I let it go. First of all, I think it's good because he's recovering very quickly" smiled.

Meanwhile, while the game was canceled due to rain on the 16th, Hanwha announced Jaime Barria as the starting pitcher on the 17th.

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I already thought of August? The veteran was also surprised by the resilience of the home run king…'Roh Si-hwan returns to the KIA match on the 19th at the earliest'

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