"I don't think it's going to be easy this year" KT's sudden attack...Cho Hyung-joon is on the verge of failing to return to elbow surgery
Jul 02, 2024
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KT Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul predicted that it will not be easy for key native starter Cho Hyung-joon to return within this season.
Coach Lee, who met ahead of the game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 2nd, expressed regret, saying, `I don't think So Hyung-joon will be easy this year.'
KT had the strongest power in the league with two side-arm starters, Ko Young-pyo and Um Sang-baek, in the Cuevas-Benjamin foreign one-two punch. On top of that, Cho Hyung-joon, who underwent elbow surgery last year, is expected to return this summer to form the full five starters.
There were ups and downs. Ko Young-pyo was closed for two months due to an elbow injury, and Benjamin also had a break due to elbow discomfort. Cuevas did well, but Seung-woon did not follow, and recently showed accumulated symptoms of fatigue. Um Sang-baek was somehow holding out by shaking off the initial slump and doing well.
So I was waiting for Cho Hyung-joon more. Cho Hyung-joon, who improved his condition, started pitching in May. However, after taking the mound at the Futures game on the 7th of last month, the return was delayed due to elbow problems again. diagnosis of extracorporeal flexor microinjury. It is not the area where the surgery was performed, but a load occurred in other areas around it during the preparation for the actual battle.
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In fact, Cho Hyung-joon was only focused on treatment as the re-examination on the 21st of last month continued to find damage to the flexor muscles. However, the condition does not improve significantly. Rehabilitation is needed, and it is expected to take a considerable amount of time.
Of course, depending on the speed of rehabilitation, he may be able to return within this season, but he is not in that good condition. Coach Lee expressed his complicated feelings, saying, `It's a pity that Cho Hyung-joon's injury is prolonged, but I'm grateful that there were only one player because there were too few starters and now there are four players.'
Cho Hyung-joon is a high school graduate rookie in the 2020 season and has won 13 games to select KT's mainstay. He also won 13 games in the 2022 season, but he was on the operating table last season due to a problem with his elbow.
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