Another accident occurred. SSG Landers foreign hitter Guillermo Heredia’s backswing hit the catcher and caused an injury.
Hanwha coach Choi Won-ho announced catcher Choi Jae-hoon’s injury at a press briefing prior to the Incheon SSG game on the 30th. Microfracture injury on the back of the left hand.
But the injury situation is disappointing. It was Heredia’s bat in the 5th inning against SSG on the 29th. In a 2-ball-2 strike against Jung Woo-ram, Heredia hit a foul ball. The problem is then. After the hit, the backswing struck Choi Jae-hoon on the back of his left hand.
Choi Jae-hun sat down in pain and wrapped his left hand around it, and Heredia watched Choi Jae-hoon’s body condition with a worried expression from the side. Afterwards, Choi Jae-hoon was replaced due to bruise pain.
Choi Jae-hoon underwent a hospital checkup, and a fine fracture was found on the back of his left hand.
On the 31st, Choi Jae-hoon’s rest day, he will receive a detailed examination at another hospital and double check. I can catch the ball, but it is difficult to hit because it is painful.
He plans to check the extent of the micro-fracture and how much recovery time will be required through re-examination and set up a rehabilitation schedule in the future.
The vacancy of Choi Jae-hoon, who is the main catcher and is second in the team after Roh Si-hwan with an on-base percentage of .388, is a blow to Hanwha’s power.
It was last April. NC catcher Park Se-hyeok fell after being hit in the head by Heredia’s backswing. was transported by ambulance.
At that time, Heredia’s backswing hit Park Se-hyuk in the back of the head. His skin was torn and bleeding, and he complained of great shock. He underwent emergency suture surgery at the hospital. Fortunately, about 2 to 3 cm of the head was sewn up, and there were no other abnormalities.
But there were aftereffects. He was on the injured list for ten days and then returned. After returning, Park Se-hyeok struggled with a batting average of 4.5 Lee (1 hit in 22 at-bats) in 7 games after his return.
Heredia has appeared in 82 games this season and has a batting average of .889 with 11 home runs, 58 RBIs and 50 runs. He ranks first in batting, fourth in RBI, and fifth in hits. He’s playing well, but the catcher’s injury from the backswing seems to be a problem to fix. He may have his own hitting form and swing trajectory, but he shouldn’t hurt other players. 메이저놀이터
LG Park Dong-won often hit the catcher with a big swing during his past Kiwoom days. He sometimes hurt catchers by missing bats. When the catcher was hit by the bat more often, and this issue became controversial, Park Dong-won corrected his swing. Right now, there is no such thing as Park Dong-won’s backswing catcher.
