Concerns have become a reality. Samsung Lions pitcher Won Tae-in suffered a shoulder injury and cannot play in the remaining Korean Series.토토사이트
Won started in Game 4 of the 2024 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO postseason (KS, best out of seven) held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on Sunday, and pitched 78 pitches during two ⅓ innings, struggling with six hits, three walks, two strikeouts and three runs. His team was also on the brink of collapse, losing 2-9.
This was due to shoulder pain. After showing signs of shoulder discomfort throughout the game, Won voluntarily retired with the bases loaded in the third inning. Catcher Kang Min-ho sent a signal to the dugout, and training coach Chung Dae-hyun took the mound to check on Won's condition before deciding to leave the mound early.
It was a foreseen injury. According to the news report, Won was given an IV two days before the game. He expressed strong physical pain. Rumors say he still felt physical pain on the day he pitched. As a result of full strength pitching under an out-of-normal condition, his balance collapsed and his power was not working properly. This resulted in poor control of the ball. Collapsed balance often leads to injury. Consequently, Won was eliminated from the series due to his injury.
After the game, Won took magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at a hospital and was diagnosed with distal damage to his right shoulder joint and rotator cuff tendonitis. It has been revealed that he has some bleeding and swelling in his joint. "He needs four to six weeks of rehabilitation," he said at the hospital. He will not be able to play in the remaining KS.
Why did Samsung push ahead with Wontaein's taking the mound? Had he known that he had been injected with an IV before taking the mound, he should have checked his physical condition in detail during the game. However, he made little movement in the training part and on the bench. Only after he complained of pain, his training coach took the mound to check his physical condition. He failed to detect Wontaein's pain and forced his pitching, causing a serious problem.
There was a similar situation in the second round of the playoffs. When Koo suffered a knee injury while trying to steal second base, training coaches went to Koo to check his condition, but the training part pushed ahead with his participation only after hearing Koo's "I'm okay."
Although Koo was clearly seen limping afterwards, there was no additional treatment or replacement. In the slow picture on the broadcast screen, Koo was seen saying "I don't think I can do it" toward the dugout, but he still did. In the end, Koo limped off when making a timely hit for a follow-up hitter. He was seen as a fighting spirit, but excessive running led to even greater injury.
Internal communication does not seem to be going well either. When Won was replaced, the club announced that there was no hospital treatment. The opinion of the training part was conveyed through the management team as well as through the public relations team. However, hospital treatment followed unexpectedly after the game. Samsung coach Park Jin-man did not mention hospital treatment at a press conference after the game. Considering that Won said he can throw up to 110 pitches after receiving an IV even before the game, accurate information on the player's physical condition seems to be lacking even in the field.
Samsung had a lot of noise in the second half of the year regarding players who were injured. Foreign batter Ruben Kadenas was mired in controversy over a layoff after complaining of back pain, and ace pitcher Connor Seabold also announced it as "light pain" at first, but failed to throw a single ball to the PS for more than a month. Was it simply a reduction announcement to prevent leakage of power? However, it is of no use if it is not properly shared within the team. Excessive management of players leads to risk of injury. Eventually, only players who are not good will suffer damage.