Lotte Ko Seung-min leaves camp due to injury...For the second consecutive year, the club has been worried about nightmares just before the opening
Mar 04, 2025
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It is the time when the spring camp is over and the exhibition game is ahead, and it is the time to be most injury-sensitive and cautious. In the process of building up your body and raising your sense of practice while waiting for the opening, injured players come out naturally.
Lotte's team is scheduled to return home via Incheon International Airport on the 5th. However, according to Sports Chosun's report, Ko Seung-min, the main second baseman and the core of the lineup, left the camp in Miyazaki, Japan, earlier than scheduled due to an unexpected injury.
This is because of the injury he suffered during the motivated base learning process. After hitting a double in the top of the sixth inning against Chiba Lotte in the Miyazaki Guchun League on the 1st, he twisted his ankle while stepping on the base and felt pain. He was immediately replaced by Lee Ho-joon. He missed the game against the Doosan Bears on the 2nd.
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Ko Seung-min has been transferred to the Ijima Osteopathic Center in Yokohama, Japan, which is called a sacred place for rehabilitation of professional baseball. It is a place where Jeon Joon-woo, Jung Hoon and Roh Jin-hyuk visited last year and have built a close relationship with Lotte. In addition to the realistic aspect that there are not enough flights to return to Busan, it is a consideration for the player to rest and treat as comfortably as possible.
Lotte has been plagued by repeated injuries to its main players throughout last season. Just before the exhibition game, Kim Min-seok (currently Doosan) and Han Dong-hee were out due to injuries in the first game, and Jeon Joon-woo, Jung Hoon, Barnes and Son Ho-young were also out due to injuries during the season. The resulting power vacuum eventually led to the humiliation of being eliminated from autumn baseball for seven consecutive years.
It would be heart-wrenching if the injury occurred just before the opening for the second consecutive year. Lotte is preparing for the new season desperately enough to leave a message that Shin Yoo-yeol, head of Lotte Group's Future Growth Division, is leading the exchange game with Chiba Lotte.
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Last year, he broke the shell with a batting average of 380, 14 homers, 87 RBIs, and an on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.834. He has excellent ability to hit the ball and has the power to lead the atmosphere with explosive energy, so he will form a table setter with Hwang Sung-bin this year.
Jeon Min-jae, who was acquired in a trade last year, is likely to be a substitute. During this spring camp, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung used Jeon Min-jae on second and third bases in addition to shortstop, his main position, and checked his utilization as the No. 1 utility man.
Although it is not a serious injury, the Lotte club will watch the progress as the speed of recovery is not guaranteed. It is unclear whether he will be able to participate in the exhibition game. There is no problem playing in the opening game.
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In addition to Lotte, pitcher Kim Moo-shin was out for the season due to an elbow injury, and Kim Young-woong and Denny Reyes are also returning home early for treatment due to injuries. LG Twins' Jang Hyun-sik and SSG's Mitch White and Ha Jae-hoon left the camp earlier than scheduled.
After the match against Doosan, Lotte completed the Miyazaki Koochun League schedule. After taking a day off on the 3rd, the team will return to Incheon International Airport on the 5th after training on the 4th.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
