NC Lee Jaehak
NC Dinos sidearm pitcher Lee Jae-hak (33) returns.
Jaehak Lee started the home game against KT Wiz of the Futures League (2nd team) held at Masan Stadium in Changwon on the 18th and pitched well, allowing 1 hit, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts, and no runs in 5 innings.
The total number of pitches was 69, and the highest fastball speed was 144 km.
NC coach Kang In-kwon responded to a question about Jae-hak Lee ahead of the 2024 professional baseball game against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on this day, saying, “I received a report that the pitching in the second team game today was good,” and “Jae-hak Lee will be called to the first team as early as the 23rd. “Thoughts,” he said.
Lee Jae-hak, who had 2 wins, 5 losses, and an ERA of 4.97 this season, was out of action after the game against the KIA Tigers on the 18th of last month due to inflammation of his right middle finger tendon.
He devoted himself to recovery for nearly a month, and performed poorly in the Futures League game against Doosan’s second team on the 12th, allowing 5 hits (1 home run), 1 walk, and 5 runs in 1⅔ innings.
Lee Jae-hak, who re-examined his physical condition, regained his former form in his second Futures League appearance.
The return schedule of key bullpen player Jin-wook Ryu, whose entry was canceled on the 6th due to pain in his right elbow, has been postponed.
Manager Kang In-kwon said, “Ryu Jin-wook begins a pitching program this week,” and added, “It is unclear whether he will return in the first half of the year because he has to go through a process such as pitching in the bullpen and appearing in Futures League games.”
At the time of Ryu Jin-wook’s entry cancellation, he was diagnosed that it would take about two weeks to return, but the rehabilitation period was prolonged due to the slow speed of recovery. 토토사이트