KIA Yoon Young-chul is coming back! Director Lee Bum-ho "21 Call-up, Selection Experiment Plan"
Sep 19, 2024
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KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said ahead of the match against Doosan in Jamsil on the 19th that `Yoon Young-chul is scheduled to be called up against NC in Gwangju on the 21st.'
Yoon Young-chul started against Gwangju SSG on July 13 but was replaced after pitching in the second inning. He was diagnosed with lumbar inflammation as a result of the initial examination, but as a result of the second detailed examination, he received a shocking finding of spinal fatigue fracture. Although he was re-examined three weeks later, the possibility of being out for the season was raised in that it was a back injury that greatly affected the pitch, and also a fatigue fracture.
But Yoon started pitching earlier this month, showing remarkable resilience. In the Futures (second-tier) league game against Lotte on the 17th, he received the final OK sign by pitching three hits, no four outs, three strikeouts, and one run in three innings.
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Currently, Yang Hyun-jong and Eric Lauer are the only starting resources among the KIA starters who can play in the Korean Series. James Nail, who had a broken jaw, recently started pitching, but it is not easy to guarantee whether he will start the Korean Series. Eric Stout, an injury replacement foreign player, has to part ways after the pennant race, and most predict that Hwang Dong-ha and Kim Do-hyun will not be easy to start the Korean Series due to their poor innings and experience. In the meantime, the joining of Yoon Young-chul, who has been a full-time starter since last year, will be a great boost to KIA.
Even if Yoon Young-chul returns, it was unclear whether he would start right away. The reason was that he was away from the game for a long time and that he was not free from the aftermath of the injury.
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