Choo Shin-soo (41, SSG Landers) is taking a break. He is in order to treat and realign an ankle that is not fully healed.
SSG coach Kim Won-hyung said ahead of the 2023 Shinhan Bank Sol KBO League Doosan Bears match at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th, “I couldn’t do it today because I was late, but I plan to exclude Choo Shin-soo from the first team entry before the game on the 27th.”
He continued, “Choo Shin-soo’s ankle has not fully recovered, so the feeling of hitting is hardly coming up. He said he needed time to recover, and I had the same thought.”
Choo Shin-soo sprained his ankle while running base against the Hanwha Eagles on the 12th. Choo Shin-soo, who was not excluded from the first-team entry at the time, took a break without playing for six days. He started as a pinch hitter against the Lotte Giants on the 19th and 20th, and then returned to the starting lineup against the LG Twins on the 23rd.
However, after his injury, his sense of hitting seemed to have drastically decreased. In the 3rd home game against LG on the 23rd and 25th, he was silent with no hits in 10 at-bats.
Director Kim said, “He was having a bit of a hard time himself. It wouldn’t be easy to ask for it directly, but Shin-soo Choo said he needed time to reorganize.”
Choo Shin-soo said, “I should be helpful to the team, but I can’t. I’ve been thinking about it since a week ago, but my ankle is also injured.” “It’s not a condition. It’s not a situation where you can help with a blow.”
The date of his return to the first team is undecided. Director Kim thinks that it can take more than 10 days.
Coach Kim said, “First of all, the ankle must be completely healed. After training with the Futures (2nd team) team, it is also necessary to play in the Futures League.”
Choo Shin-soo also agreed, “I plan to focus only on recovery without doing baseball-related training for about 3-4 days.”
On the 27th, SSG plans to register Choi Jun-woo, who can be used as a substitute for Choo Shin-soo.
On this day, SSG excluded rookie right-handed pitcher Song Young-jin from the first-team entry.
Despite being a rookie, Song Young-jin, who succeeded in getting into the opening entry, succeeded in making a mark in a game in which he pitched in the bullpen, and started as a starter from the middle of last month.
On the 14th of last month, he pitched 5 scoreless innings against KT Wiz and harvested his first win in his debut, and on the 26th of the same month against LG, he scored 3 runs in 6 innings (2 earned runs) and became a winning pitcher.
However, this month it has been somewhat shaken. In particular, against LG on the 25th, he took 6 hits, including a home run, in 2 innings, gave up 3 walks, and collapsed with 6 runs.
Manager Kim said, “Song Young-jin has a good pitch, but when he started with the bullpen at the beginning of the season and even pitched well in his first start, he showed ups and downs because he tried to be too good.” I thought I had to find the cause, so I sent him to the second group.”
Manager Kim added,스포츠토토 “In terms of rotation, Song Young-jin should go to the Samsung Lions on the 31st. First of all, there was a rain forecast on the 28th, so we haven’t made a decision.”
Instead of Song Young-jin, Lee Kun-wook was listed in the first team entry. It is a call-up to compensate for the high consumption of the bullpen on the 24th and 25th.