Lee Eui-ri → Crow → Yoon Young-chul → Was it such a difficult challenge for V12 to get nails now? Now all KIA can trust is 'Great Pitcher'
Aug 25, 2024
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The KIA Tigers again met a large variable. 'A foreign ace' James Nail suffered a shocking injury. Nail, who pitched scoreless until the fifth inning against the Changwon NC Dinos on the 24th, was hit in the bottom of her face by a hit by leadoff hitter Matt Davidson in the bottom of the sixth inning. He tried to catch the ball for a while, but soon took off his glove and rushed to the dugout himself with his face wrapped around him. A scene that will leave an impression of the extent of the shock and injury. A scene in which everyone in the stadium could not hide their bewilderment was caught on the TV broadcast screen. Davison, who hit the ball, was also shocked. In the end, he was replaced by pinch runner Choi Jung-won without continuing the game. KIA beat NC 2-0 on the day and avenged the previous day's defeat, but no one laughed.
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If the nail leaves, the KIA mound faces the worst situation.
The deadline for foreign player registration for postseason participation ended on the 15th. Even if an injury replacement foreign player is brought in, he will be responsible for the remaining schedule of the pennant race. KIA cannot take the mound in autumn baseball, which KIA aims for. Even if the pennant race is prevented, it is difficult to guarantee whether the V12 will be achieved if the most certain winning card in autumn baseball, the biggest destination, is omitted.
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Less than a month after the opening, Lee Eui-ri left due to injury. He was excluded from the first team after complaining of elbow pain after the match against Gwangju LG on April 10, and was eventually ruled out for the season when he decided to have Tommy John surgery.
Wil Crow, who was in a one-two punch with nails, also collapsed. He injured his elbow after the match against the Hanwha Eagles in Gwangju on May 3, and eventually ended his relationship with KIA when he decided to undergo surgery.
As substitute starter Hwang Dong-ha settled down and Cam Aldred joined as Crowe's substitute, the KIA starters seemed to have a place. However, Yoon Young-chul left the Gwangju SSG match on July 13 when he was diagnosed with spinal fatigue fractures. In fact, it was expected that it would be difficult to take the mound in the pennant race, and it is widely expected that it will not be easy to return before the fall baseball season. In the middle of this, even my nails were hurt.
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