Lotte Yoo Kang-nam Eventually rose to the operating table→ Seven months of rehabilitation 'Season Out'"17 undergoing periostomy of meniscus cartilage"
Jul 18, 2024
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Lotte on the 18th "Yu Kang-nam underwent a suture of the medial meniscus cartilage in his left knee on the 17th." he said. The rehabilitation period is 7 months, which actually ends this season.
Yoo Kang-nam was canceled from the first-team entry after the game against the LG Twins on the 16th of last month. The back part was not good, and he was excluded from the first team for rest and rehabilitation.
I tried to get back to rehabilitation, but there was no improvement. In the end, the surgery was not avoided.
Coach Kim Tae-hyung said at the time the entry was canceled, `I thought it would be okay to take a few days off, but I couldn't run. I think it's better to take a rest", he also explained.
Yoo Kang-nam signed a four-year contract with Lotte for a total of 8 billion won after the 2022 season. He hit a batting average of 261 and 10 home runs in 121 games last year, and had a somewhat sluggish time this season with a batting average of 1991 in 52 games.
As the rehabilitation period alone took seven months, it became difficult to return this season.
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Although they are performing well in their own way, Yoo Kang-nam's experience was extraordinary. Coach Kim also pointed out about the young catcher at the end of the first half, saying, `He is doing well in attack and defense, but sometimes it is regrettable in terms of ball mixing or watching the flow of the game.' With the introduction of ABS, the framing value, which was considered Yoo Kang-nam's best, fell somewhat, but the ability to read the flow accumulated during more than 1,200 games and the value of the pitcher lead were still high.
Eventually, Lotte is in a position to expect its home turf for the rest of this year to grow as a young catcher. Lotte will wear a starting mask with Park Se-woong starting against the Doosan Bears in Ulsan on the 18th.
On the 18th, Lotte set up its starting lineup in the order of Hwang Sung-bin (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Jeon Joon-woo (designated hitter), Victor Reyes (left fielder), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Yoon Dong-hee (right fielder), Choi Hang (third baseman), Park Seung-wook (striker), and Information-geun (catcher).
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