KIA's Jeong Hae-young, Who Received the Most Votes

KIA's Jeong Hae-young, Who Received the Most Votes and was Unable to Attend the All-Star Game… Only Plans to Attend the Event

Jeong Hae-young ends first half with rotator cuff injury… returns at the start of second half.

KIA Tigers pitcher Jeong Hae-young (22), who became the second closing pitcher in professional baseball history to receive the most votes in the KBO All-Star Game, will not be able to participate in the 'Feast of Stars' due to injury.

KIA Tigers manager Lee Beom-ho said on the 25th before the game against the Lotte Giants in Busan, "It will be difficult for me to participate in the All-Star Game due to shoulder inflammation, and I plan to rest until the All-Star break and return in the second half of the season." 토토사이트 순위

Jeong Hae-young felt discomfort in his shoulder while pitching in the first game of a doubleheader against the Hanwha Eagles held at the Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 23rd.

The results of the examination showed inflammation of the rotator cuff in his right shoulder, and the KIA team removed Jeong Hae-young from the first team on the 24th.

Fortunately, it is not a serious injury.

The manager said, "It's not something to be too worried about.

Think of it as inflammation that pitchers have to some extent.

Fortunately, he stopped pitching when he felt a little uncomfortable."

The issue is the All-Star game to be held at Incheon SSG Landers Field on the 6th of next month.

Jeong Hae-young won the honor of receiving the most votes in the All-Star fan vote, receiving 1,396,077 votes out of 3,227,578 valid votes.

This is the first case since 2013 when All-Star pitchers were selected as starters and relief pitchers, following Bong Jung-geun (formerly of the LG Twins).

The manager explained, "From Jung Hae-young's perspective, he must want to go because he received the most votes for the All-Star Game.

That's why we're working with the KBO to have him participate in the All-Star Game event, even if he doesn't play in the game."

The KBO office greatly welcomed this response from Jung Hae-young and the KIA team.

A KBO office official explained, "If Jung Hae-young has difficulty playing, the runner-up in the votes should play as a replacement player according to the regulations.

If the runner-up has already been selected as the manager's recommended player, he should be selected additionally."

He added, "There is absolutely no problem with Jung Hae-young attending the All-Star Game event.

There is also no problem with watching the game from the dugout.

We are already discussing the matter with the KIA team."

KIA, which is in first place in professional baseball, lost its closing pitcher with nine games left until the end of the first half.

Manager Lee Beom-ho stated, "Rather than selecting a replacement closing pitcher, we plan to use him according to the situation," and "There is a lot of rain in the forecast, so we will manage the game while considering that situation."