Is Kim Ha Sung coming back on time? Hit-and-tear training is not yet...Replacement shortstop hits 5G in a row, 'Shoulder accurate and bad pioneering'
Aug 26, 2024
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San Diego coach Mike Shildt said in an interview with local media on the 25th (Korea time), `There is nothing new to say. Kim Ha-sung is getting better every day. I haven't trained to throw yet, but I did ground ball training on the weekend. be on one's way"Rehabilitation is going very well as expected, but we don't know when we can do batting and throwing training yet."
Kim Ha-sung injured his right shoulder in an away game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on the 19th. As a leadoff hitter in the third inning, he pulled right-hander Bradley Blaylock's fastball and hit a hit that fell in front of left field, and the moment he touched the base while returning to check Blaylock at Luis Arraez's at-bat, he was shocked.
Kim Ha-sung, who was lying on the ground at the time, raised his right hand and signaled to the dugout. The pain was so severe that he demanded a replacement on his own. Kim Ha-sung expressed disappointment and anger by uttering unusually harsh words and throwing his helmet away.
A day later, an MRI examination at the club's designated hospital found no structural damage to bones, ligaments, or muscles that could be 'Season Out'. However, on the 21st, more than a day later, when he showed up at Petco Park with pain remaining and unable to train, the club recommended going to the IL. At the time, Kim Ha-sung said, "I think we just need to rest for about five days, but since our team is competing in the playoffs, I thought it would be better to rest for 10 days and come back perfectly.", he explained.
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Mason McCoy, who came from Triple-A, is currently in charge of Kim Ha-sung's shortstop vacancy. Unexpectedly, however, the offense and defense skills are stable.
He came up from Triple-A El Paso Chihuahua on the 22nd after being called by the big league. McCoy, who has already played six games since his major league debut in the second half of last year, replaced him as a shortstop in the first game of the season against the Minnesota Twins and hit one hit in two at-bats before hitting the New York Mets on the 26th.
McCoy, who played as the ninth shortstop against the Mets, hit a right-handed hit in his second at-bat in the bottom of the sixth inning when he was trailing 0-1, and in the eighth inning when he was trailing 0-2, he drew a walk after one and scored on the next batter, Jurickson Profar's superior two-run homer to help tie the game.
McCoy, who scored one hit, one walk, and one run from two times at bat, recorded a batting average of 0.385 (5 hits in 13 times at bat) for the season. Director Silt said "I'm doing as well as I heard. I saw him for a while during spring training, and he is consistently good at it. When defending, he has very good hands and accurate shoulders. At bat, he showed good pioneering skills and contributions by hitting a few hits. be doing a great job" he complimented.
Meanwhile, San Diego won 3-2 against the Mets in the bottom of the ninth inning when Jackson Merrill stole a finishing superior home run from Edwin Diaz after one out.
San Diego, which finished its seven consecutive home games against Minnesota and the Mets with 4 wins and 3 losses, marked 74 wins and 58 losses and maintained a 4.5 game gap against the Los Angeles Dodgers, which are ranked first in the NL West, to remain second in the wild card. On the same day, the Arizona Diamondbacks (75-56) beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5, continuing their six-game winning streak, trailing the Dodgers by three games.
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