Doosan Bears infielder Heo Kyung-min is still recovering from a headshot.
“I don’t think he’s going to be able to digest a full-time (nine-inning) game,” Doosan manager Lee Seung-yeop sighed to reporters before the team’s 16th game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League against SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Wednesday.
In the first game of a doubleheader against LG on April 22, Heo was hit by a sand dune in the head by LG starter Eliezer Hernandez. He came up to bat in the top of the first inning, but Hernandez’s fastball (144 kilometers) slipped out of his hand and hit him hard in the helmet. He went down at the plate and didn’t get up for a while.
The coaching staff and trainer came out of the Doosan dugout to check on him. Manager Lee Seung-yeop also came out, looking worried. He got up after lying down for a while and went back to the dugout. A Doosan official said at the time, “He was hit on the left side of his head. We decided to monitor his condition and decide whether or not he needs to go to the hospital.” Hernandez was ejected for the head shot.
He was rested for the second game of the doubleheader, but he hasn’t fully recovered yet.
Lee said, “There’s nothing wrong on the CT scan. It’s clean. Fortunately, there were no problems elsewhere,” said Lee. ”But I think I’ll have to see how I feel because it was my first head shot. 카지노사이트 He can go out as a pinch-hitter if he gets the chance, but it’s hard to play nine innings while fielding. He’s feeling dizzy and vomiting,” he lamented.
Yang Ji-do, the main catcher who injured his collarbone, is also expected to be out for a while. Lee said of Yang, who was diagnosed with an inflamed left collarbone at the hospital, “It’s a little difficult for him to play today. We’ll have to check his condition on a day-to-day basis.”
With the exception of Heo Kyung-min and Yang, Doosan’s starting lineup is Jung Soo-bin (center field), Kim Jae-ho (shortstop), Jared Young (left field), Kim Jae-hwan (designated hitter), Yang Seok-hwan (first base), Kim Ki-yeon (catcher), Jeon Min-jae (_third base), Yeo Dong-gun (second base), and Cho Su-hyung (right field). Choi Won-joon is the starting pitcher. Rookie Yeo Dong-gun will make her debut.