'Oh my gosh.' I can't believe the king of multiple wins has collapsed... The national team lost Son Joo-young to Won Tae-in. Premier 12 semifinal dark cloud
Oct 27, 2024
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Won Tae-in, the best pitcher in Korea this season, was injured. Samsung Lions' Won Tae-in started in Game 4 of the Korean Series in Daegu on the 25th, but he called his trainer himself during the top of the third inning and voluntarily left the mound. Samsung, which reassured him that he would not go to the hospital immediately because he only had discomfort in his shoulder at the time, announced the shocking news late in the afternoon. Won Tae-in's shoulder was in bad condition.
Samsung, who judged that Won Tae-in's condition was unusual, conducted a hospital examination for Won Tae-in after the game, and was diagnosed with right shoulder joint and spondyl injury as a result of an MRI. There was bleeding and swelling in the joint, and it was accompanied by shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis. First of all, I received a finding that I needed 4-6 weeks of rehabilitation.
In addition to taking the mound in Game 7, the boarding of the Premier 12 national team in November was in vain.
Won Tae-in was in a situation to play the ace role in the Premier 12 national team. He recorded 15 wins and 6 losses and an ERA of 3.66 this year, tied for the most wins with Kwak Bin (15 wins and 9 losses) of the Doosan Bears. He ranked sixth overall in ERA and first among domestic pitchers. In other words, he pitched the most stable game.
He also showed off his strength in big games in the postseason. In the second playoff game against the LG Twins on the 15th, he led the team to victory with seven hits, two walks, three strikeouts and one run in six ⅔ innings, and in the first game of the Korean Series against the KIA Tigers on the 21st, he had to stop pitching due to rain due to a suspending game, but he showed an iron wall with two hits, two walks and three strikeouts in five innings.
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The national team has already lost one left-handed starter. LG Son Joo-young, who ranked second in domestic pitchers with nine wins and a 3.79 ERA this season, voluntarily took the mound in Game 4 of the playoffs, and the examination found elbow damage and will not be able to participate in the national team.
In the end, the Korean national team will not be able to take the first and second-highest ERA pitchers in Korea.
Currently, only Kwak Bin, Ko Young-pyo, Um Sang-baek (KT), and Choi Seung-yong (Doosan) are the starting agents among the national team training members. Due to the Premier 12 schedule, about four starters are needed, but there is a possibility that they will have to be set up unless there is an additional request.
It is a national team composed mainly of young players, but it has been evaluated as having good bullpen resources but weak starting resources. Moon Dong-ju, who played an ace role in last year's Asian Games, was injured, and Park Se-woong was unable to participate in military training, weakening the national team's selection, including Son Joo-young and Won Tae-in, who were injured during the postseason, making it impossible to go to Taiwan together.
For director Ryu Joong-il, his head hurts even more. In the end, he should hope that the batters will burst in the beginning as he leads the mound well by operating the bullpen to the remaining starters.
indyk@sportschosun.com
