Ham Deok-ju and Park Myung-geun are coming next week. Yum Liang'"Decision on Call-Up After Friday's Second Division appearance'
Aug 06, 2024
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LG Twins left-handed setup man Ham Deok-joo and sidearm Park Myung-geun are in the countdown to their return by pitching in the Futures League. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop expected their return next week.
Ham Deok-ju, who spent 2023 with a Korean Series victory last year and a total of 3.8 billion won FA contract, underwent surgery in the new year. On January 16, he underwent pin fixation surgery due to a microfracture of the left elbow parietal bone. He was expected to be able to return around June or July, but his return was delayed due to no bones attached.
Park Myung-geun, who played as an axis of the bullpen last year, was injured in his back while playing in a must-win group with Kim Jin-sung this season. Park Myung-geun, who had a 5.08 ERA with 4 wins, 3 losses, 5 saves and 9 holds, was sluggish with a 6.35 ERA in 15 games until April this year, but he was showing good performance with a 1.80 ERA with 1 win, 1 save and 3 holds in 11 games in May. However, a fan-shaped anterior muscle damage spanning the shoulder and ribs was found, and it was found that recovery alone required more than three weeks. However, the recovery was slower than expected, and it is only two months after he was excluded from the first team that he is pitching in real life.
Park Myung-geun and Ham Deok-ju are preparing for their comeback as they go side by side.
Both are playing on the same day. Ham Deok-ju took the mound in a practice game against Korea-Japan Jangshin University on July 31, spraying 11 to record a maximum of 137 kilometers, and Park Myung-geun threw 7 with a maximum of 144 kilometers.
He also took the mound side by side in a Futures League game against the Goyang Heroes at Gocheok on the 3rd. Ham Deok-ju came out in the seventh inning and threw 16 pitches, allowing no hits, two strikeouts and no runs in one inning. The maximum speed is 138 kilometers. Park Myung-geun came out in the eighth inning and allowed one hit and one strikeout. He threw 14 balls and had a maximum speed of 145 km.
The two, who also took the mound side by side in a practice game on the 6th, are scheduled to appear in a Futures League game against the Goyang Heroes in Icheon on the 9th.
Coach Yeom said, `We will decide whether to make the first team next Tuesday (against Daejeon Hanwha on the 13th) after watching the two throw in the Friday game.'
Even if the two come up right away, it is not easy to throw multi-innings or play consecutive games. Coach Yeom said "It's something to throw on a limited basis."
Still, the bullpen needed for the team is just around the corner to return. Coach Yeom, who has not played much games due to recent rain and heat waves cancellation, said "We have players to come later, so the delay in the game is good."
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