KIA Tigers general manager Shim Jae-hak (52) also shed tears at the sight of James Nail (31) welcoming him with a smile despite his tired mind and body.메이저사이트
Shim Jae-hak, the general manager of the team, told Star News over the phone on Wednesday evening that the surgery was done well. “After talking with my doctor, I found out that the progress was not bad,” he said. “I don’t know how all these things come out in a year. In the meantime, coach Lee Bum-ho and his players are holding up well on the spot, so I’m just thankful for the general manager.”
Earlier on the 24th, Nail was hit on the chin by Matt Davidson’s training ball in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Changwon NC Dinos. Due to the severe pain, the coach hugged his face before he even visited the mound and ran down the dugout. The serious injury was expected due to the significant bleeding, and a medical examination at a nearby Samsung Changwon Hospital revealed a fracture of the jaw joint.
Since then, Kia has been busily moving. They hurriedly moved to Asan Medical Center in Seoul, and Nail and a team official moved to Seoul in the early morning of July 25 to have her temporomandibular joint fixed. After stabilizing the surgery, Nail posted on her SNS account on Wednesday evening, “The surgery was done well. Now I am focusing on recovering.” “I sincerely thank everyone who worried and prayed for me. God took good care of me last night. I thank all the staff at Asan Medical Center who provided a lot of help in the surgery and treatment, as well as Kia and NC who worried me,” she added.
Despite the confusion caused by the sudden injury, the Kia team did everything they could to give the manicure that they had dedicated themselves to the team throughout the season. First, the team uploaded a video of its cheering on the team’s YouTube channel at the match against Changwon NC on Saturday.
Na Sung-bum, Kim Sun-bin, Kim Tae-gun, Yang Hyun-jong, Lee Woo-sung, Han Jun-su, Byun Woo-hyuk, Eric Lauer, Kim Do-hyun, Socrates Brito, Park Jung-woo, Park Chan-ho, and Kim Do-young came out in order to pray for the recovery of their nails. According to KIA players and club officials, Nail reportedly expressed her willingness to play in the Korean Series while feeling sorry for her injury.
Shim Jae-hak, who visited Asan Medical Center in Seoul on the 26th, showed the video himself, and he had no choice but to cry again. “I went to the nail player and we both cried. He was very determined to do anything even though he was sick,” Shim said. “I showed him a video of players praying for his recovery, but he keeps crying.”
As the injured area affects daily life, the team will undergo rehabilitation step by step. The Kia team is also planning to invite Nail’s family back to Korea. “As the jaw is fixed, we should start with a syringe even if we eat porridge,” Shim said. “As soon as possible, we did not talk about returning to the Korean Series or the Korean Series,” he said. “The CEO said that since nails can be difficult because he is alone in Korea, he could have a hard time coming back to Korea, so if he wants, his family can come back.”
As such, since Nail was a foreigner who devoted herself to the team and struggled to adapt to Korean culture, Kia was also able to take the mound without hesitation. Having joined Kia this season, Nail displayed impressive performance as Kia’s ace player with 12 wins and 5 losses with an ERA of 2.53 and 138 strikeouts in 149 ⅓ innings in 26 regular-season games. Notably, as evidenced by the gap between 69 runs and 42 earned runs, she firmly maintained Kia’s mound throughout the season despite many errors in her game.
Yang Hyun-jong, who has kept his starting rotation with Nail, will know the dedication best. Yang said on the club’s YouTube, “Thank you so much as a starting pitcher for not missing a rotation and constantly throwing without showing any difficulty during the season. I was hurt unfortunately due to bad luck, but I think James will definitely wake up well. All the players are waiting for James, so get well soon. We will work hard and go up to the Korean Series and leave James’ spot empty, so have a good recovery.”