Im Ji-Yeol, known for his ‘fractured finger’, has returned after two months, but his recovery is not yet 100%.
Kiwoom Heroes infielder Lim Ji-yeol is back on the field after a two-month absence.
Lim Ji-yeol will start at third base as the No. 8 hitter in the first game of a doubleheader (DH) against the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on July 9.
It will be his first appearance in nearly two months since July 12 against the KT Wiz.
Im fractured his right thumb after being hit by a pitch from KT reliever Kim Jae-yoon in the bottom of the ninth inning and was placed on the operating table.
Although he is not yet fully recovered, outfielder Lim Byung-wook was called up to the first team sooner than expected after injuring his hamstring against the NC Dinos on July 7.
“He’s not 100 percent,” Kiwoom head coach Hong Won-ki told reporters on the day, explaining, “It’s a little early, but he’s a player with a lot of experience in the team and we called him to the first team to reinforce our right-handed hitters.”
Prior to his injury, Lim was batting .248 with four home runs and 25 RBIs in 56 games.
It will be interesting to see if Lim can open up a hole for Kiwoom, who have lost four straight games and slipped to the bottom of the league.
Hong, whose team lost its fourth straight game to Hanwha in 12 extra innings the previous day, lamented a defensive error by starter Kim Sun-ki in the fifth inning.
Kim induced Hanwha’s Lee Do-yoon to ground out to second base with runners on first and second in the bottom of the fifth inning with a 2-1 lead, but the ball slipped out of his glove as he made the catch after covering first base.
In the meantime, Han scored the tying run, and in the ensuing at-bat, he was hit by a two-run double.
“If it wasn’t for the mistake in the fifth inning,
Kiwoom Heroes infielder Lim Ji-yeol is back on the field after a two-month absence.
Lim Ji-yeol will start at third base as the No. 8 hitter in the first game of a doubleheader (DH) against the Hanwha Eagles at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on July 9.
It will be his first appearance in nearly two months since July 12 against the KT Wiz.
Im fractured his right thumb after being hit by a pitch from KT reliever Kim Jae-yoon in the bottom of the ninth inning and was placed on the operating table.
Although he is not yet fully recovered, outfielder Lim Byung-wook was called up to the first team sooner than expected after injuring his hamstring against the NC Dinos on July 7.
“He’s not 100 percent,” Kiwoom head coach Hong Won-ki told reporters on the day, explaining, “It’s a little early, but he’s a player with a lot of experience in the team and we called him to the first team to reinforce our right-handed hitters.”
Prior to his injury, Lim was batting .248 with four home runs and 25 RBIs in 56 games.
It will be interesting to see if Lim can open up a hole for Kiwoom, who have lost four straight games and slipped to the bottom of the league.
Hong, whose team lost its fourth straight game to Hanwha in 12 extra innings the previous day, lamented a defensive error by starter Kim Sun-ki in the fifth inning.
Kim induced Hanwha’s Lee Do-yoon to ground out to second base with runners on first and second in the bottom of the fifth inning with a 2-1 lead, but the ball slipped out of his glove as he made the catch after covering first base.
In the meantime, Han scored the tying run, and in the ensuing at-bat, he was hit by a two-run double.
“If it wasn’t for the mistake in the fifth inning, 카지노사이트킴 Kim would have gone the distance. It was unfortunate.”
Kim would have gone the distance. It was unfortunate.”