Shock! NC native ace with 7 wins, 'Elbow pain' Voluntary steel plate in 1.2 innings!
Jul 24, 2024
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Starting pitcher Shin Min-hyuk voluntarily stepped down due to injury. Shin Min-hyuk came down the mound with two outs in the bottom of the second inning against the KIA Tigers at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 24th.
It wasn't a bad start. After dealing with Socrates and Choi Won-joon respectively in the bottom of the first inning, Kim Do-young, who achieved a natural cycling hit the previous day, grounded out.
But there was a problem in the second inning. Choi Hyung-woo, who handled the first batter Choi Hyung-woo with a fly ball, allowed Na Sung-bum to walk. He seemed to take a breather by inducing Kim Sun-bin to throw a catcher foul fly, but runners piled up as first baseman Davidson missed Han Jun-su's ground ball. Shin Min-hyuk, who allowed Byun Woo-hyuk to get on base again, induced Park Chan-ho to ground out to the third base, but this time, two runners homered as third baseman Seo Ho-chul's throw to the first base fell back.
Two runs later, Shin Min-hyuk asked the referee for time. Shin Min-hyuk, who was talking to the referee who took the mound for a while, faced Socrates again after making a practice pitch. However, after walking Socrates on base, he sent an autograph to the bench, and the NC trainer, who checked his condition, sent a replacement signature.
The news from NC officials was shocking. He said "Shin Min-hyuk has been replaced by pain in his right elbow and is taking icing measures" NC plans to decide whether to conduct a detailed examination later.
Shin Min-hyuk is NC's native ace this season.
Before the game, he had 7 wins and 7 losses and a 4.98 ERA in 19 games, the best performance among NC native pitchers. NC, where Castano-Heart, who won eight games each, is playing the role of a foreign one-two punch, has been evaluated as struggling with the domestic starting pitcher Debs not supporting him. In the meantime, as Shin Min-hyuk, the most reliable player, came down the mound due to an unexpected injury, the anxiety increased.
ppark@sportschosun.com
