I made a mistake. The coach apologized, but I didn't get hurt in the second camp

Feb 19, 2025

Lee Jae-hak warming up at Arizona camp. Photo =NC Dinos

It can't be this loose. NC Dinos veteran pitcher Lee Jae-hak was excluded from the second camp due to elbow pain.

NC completed its schedule of 'CAMP2' on the 18th as of Western US time. The NC squad, led by head coach Lee Ho-joon, completed the first spring camp schedule smoothly in Tucson, Arizona.

Coach Lee Ho-joon said, `The players trained with outstanding concentration and passion. In my mind, all players are MVP. Players were seen growing through invisible competition. The coaching staff also passionately coached the team. During the team's training session, I didn't see the coaching staff and support staff walking. Everyone ran around and gathered all their hearts for the team training. The biggest achievement is to unite through this process and finish CAMP 2 Tucson. We will concentrate on preparing for the regular season rather than adjusting the team's condition to the warm-up match."

이호준 감독. Photo =NC Dinos

The NC team will arrive at Incheon International Airport on the 21st and immediately fly back to Taiwan. In Tainan, Taiwan, he is committed to raising his sense of practice through a practice game against Taiwanese professional baseball teams.

However, unfortunately, there was a dropout. Coach Lee Ho-joon mentioned that it was fortunate that no special injuries occurred throughout the first camp. NC also had several injured returnees during the first camp last year.

However, in the last turn of the first camp, pitcher Lee Jae-hak felt uncomfortable with his right elbow. Lee Jae-hak will return home with the first-team squad and will not join the second camp, but undergo a thorough examination at a local hospital. The NC club explained that it was a slight inconvenience, but anyway, the pitching program became 'all-stop' as the elbow area is not good now. From Lee Jae-hak's point of view, there was a setback when all the preparations were being made in time for the opening of the season.

Lee Jae-hak made his body determined this season. Even during the offseason, he trained harder than anyone else. He left a disappointing performance as a veteran starter with 3 wins and 12 losses and a 5.52 ERA last year, but he was determined to make up for it this year. Even on my day off, I came to NC Park to exercise.

Lee Jaehak.Sports Chosun DB

Coach Lee Ho-joon also knows Lee Jae-hak better than anyone else. Since the beginning of the club, he has been together as a senior and junior member of the team for a long time. However, head coach Lee Ho-joon is also considering turning 10 at the inauguration ceremony in consideration of Lee Jae-hak's condition managementThere was an incident in which he apologized to the player after talking about ".

Manager Lee said, `I think I made a mistake to a player who is preparing hard. He apologized for the season as a normal starting pitcher, not as a 10-day turn."

I had high expectations for Lee Jae-hak this season, but unfortunately, he was excluded from the second camp. The best-case scenario is to start pitching again after a short break due to minor injuries. For NC, which has many variables in its starting rotation, healthy Lee Jae-hak needs to join.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.