KIA Na Sung-bum will meet Gwangju’s schedule next week

Ahead of the match against LG in Jamsil on Thursday, Kia Tigers coach Lee Bum-ho said, "Today, Na Sung-bum had a second division match. I watched the video of his batting and it was good. I had a match after discussing with my training part, and I will call him to the first division when I am ready. I am thinking about next week."

Na Sung-bum injured his right hamstring in a game against KT in Gwangju on April 17, during an exhibition game. He then underwent treatment and rehabilitation, and played as the third designated hitter in a game between Sangmu and the Futures League. He had a mid-range hit in his first at bat, recording one hit in three times at bat.

"When I join the primary league, I will appoint him as a designated hitter or substitute. He is said to have recovered from his injury, but his rehabilitation program will continue even when he joins the primary league. He will undergo rehabilitation training including running. He will control himself for five days to a week to play," Lee said. "I will also play in the outfield defense in about a week. I think I will return to the Major League on Tuesday or Wednesday. The opponent team's pitcher is Benjamin, his left hand, on Tuesday, so I will think about it more."

"I will leave the batting order with Kim Do-young. I will continue to think about whether it will be Kim Do-young 3, Na Sung-bum 4, Kim Do-young 2, and Na Sung-bum 3. Looking at the future of the team, I think Kim Do-young 3, Na Sung-beom 4 would be the best. Currently, our team can fill the first and second positions with fast players from the ninth. Considering that, it will be advantageous for Kim Do-young and Na Sung-bum to score multiple points together," Lee said.

Meanwhile, Kia plans a lineup of players including Park Chan-ho (striker), Lee Chang-jin (right fielder), Kim Do-young (third baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Lee Woo-sung (first baseman), Socrates (left fielder), Kim Sun-bin (second baseman), Han Jun-su (catcher) and Choi Won-jun (center fielder). Starting pitcher is Hwang Dong-haeng.

"We made such plans even before yesterday's game," Lee said of Han Jun-su's departure as the starting catcher, not Kim. Kim has been on the mound as the starting catcher for three consecutive days, and since his pitching is unstable today, I thought it would be better to play with Han Jun-su, a young catcher. There was a bad situation for Kim yesterday, but it has nothing to do with that. He said he did not hear the strike call. "Since then, there have been irregular boundaries, and I think yesterday's game was a game that I was not lucky enough."

BY: 스포츠토토