'Lotte is tired of injuries!' Voluntary steel plate → cartilage damage determined by holding shoulders
Jul 31, 2024
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Choi took the mound as the team's second pitcher in an away game against SSG Landers at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 30th. Lotte quickly activated the bullpen as Yoon Sung-bin, a starting pitcher, went down after allowing five runs in one inning. The bottom of the third inning when the team was losing 4-6. Choi Lee-joon had shoulder pain during the match against Oh Tae-gon after two outs. After throwing a 132km slider on the third pitch, he sent an autograph to the bench as if he was in pain, and pitching coach Joo Hyung-kwang visited the mound and checked his condition.
It was judged that it was difficult to pitch anymore, and Choi Lee-joon came down the mound. Lotte sent the next pitcher Kim Kang-hyun up in a hurry. Choi Lee-joon finished playing under icing treatment after replacement and checked his condition. Since it was late at night, the hospital examination was conducted on the 31st, the next day.
The Lotte team said ahead of the SSG match on the 31st that `Choi Yi-joon conducted a checkup at Cheongdam Leone Orthopedic Clinic today. The diagnosis was made that the cartilage in the shoulder was damaged. After about three weeks of observation, we will undergo a re-examination," he said.
Another bad injury hit the Lotte bullpen. Lotte is already agonizing over the line injuries of its main players, regardless of pitchers and fielders, this season. Recently, as key players returned and were approaching their full strength, Choi Yi-joon was also left out, deepening his worries.
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