KIA Tigers’ young gun Yoon Young-chul (20) threw his first bullpen session after recovering from his injury. He threw 30 pitches, 15 each, twice at the Gwangju-Kia Champions Field bullpen session on Sunday. He complained of back pain during the Gwangju SSG game on July 13. He was diagnosed with a fracture of the spine and has been rehabilitating. It was his first pitching in nearly two months.
Yoon Young-chul said, “I pitched mainly on the plague ball, and it was my first bullpen pitching since I was injured, so I thought I should pitch lightly (80%). The strength was delivered well to the ball, and the pitching balance was not bad. Most of all, I am most satisfied with no back pain. I will have to check my physical condition again tomorrow, but I had no inconvenience when I pitched today.”
“I want to say thank you because I think I spent the rehabilitation period without any problems because you managed the training part well during the rehabilitation period. The timing of my return is still undecided, but I really want to join the team as soon as possible and contribute to the team’s victory,” he said.메이저사이트
Yoon will join the remaining team in Hampyeong on September 10 and start preparing for actual matches in earnest. Attention is focusing on whether he will play in the Korean Series following his return at the last minute of the season. If he successfully plays the scheduled pitching process in stages, he can return to the first team at the last minute of the season. However, it seems difficult to deploy starting pitchers who can play around 80 pitches.
Instead, we have enough time until the Korean Series. We have enough time to prepare for the starting pitcher. However, while Yoon Young-chul was away, Kim Do-hyun and Hwang Dong-ha became starting pitchers. We now have to compete with them. Given that it is an important spine issue for pitchers, we may not overdo it.
Lee Bum-ho is also cautious. “I will check my physical condition tomorrow, and if it is okay, I will increase my pitching and engage in actual games. I have no actual game plan in place yet. I will set up a real game for the Futures if I can manage after pitching in two to three days. If I can play well in the Futures, I will also set a date for the actual game for the first division.” He seems to show his determination to do his best.
Regarding whether he will return to the starting lineup including the Korean Series, he said, “I can throw 50-60 pitches until the last minute, but I have to see if it is better for Young-cheol or Kim Do-hyun or Hwang Dong-ha. We also need to calculate whether James will return to the Korean Series (with a broken jaw). If he does not return, he should make the best card including Yoon Young-chul.”