Kim Tae-hyung’s reign as manager of the Lotte Giants was in trouble before it even began. The Giants lost two of their top offensive players to injury before the start of the season.

Despite winning two straight exhibition games, Lotte had nothing to smile about. Kim Min-seok and Han Dong-hee were sidelined one after the other due to oblique injuries.

The second game of the exhibition match against SSG Landers at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 10th. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Han Dong-hee suddenly complained of side pain and left the batter’s box after hitting a foul ball.

She momentarily lost her center and stumbled backwards as she spun her bat wildly, and when she called “time,” she fell to the ground clutching her side. She struggled to get up in pain and was helped to the dugout by a trainer.

She was rushed to Good Samson Hospital, 바카라사이트 where she was diagnosed with an injury to her adductor pollicis muscle at the initial examination and a partial rupture of her adductor pollicis muscle at the 11th examination.

She would need four to six weeks of rehabilitation and treatment.

What’s even more unfortunate is that Han is scheduled to enlist in the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Commercial) in June. Fortunately, the physical fitness test was finalized at the end of February. If he passes, he will be able to enlist after rehabilitation.

However, his time with coach Kim Tae-hyung will inevitably be reduced. Han Dong-hee was Kim Tae-hyung’s favorite third baseman before this season. Even with the deadline to enlist in June, Kim Tae-hyung said, “It’s not normal to hit. It’s different from last year,” and said that he would utilize him as the main third baseman until his departure.

The big third baseman was expected to succeed Lee Dae-ho with 48 home runs and an OPS of 0.807 in three years from 2020 to 2022.

After a career-low season last year, in which he batted .222 with an OPS of .583, he traveled to the Kang Jeong-ho Academy in Los Angeles to revitalize his career. He showed some promise, hitting home runs in practice games against the Chivarotte Mariners and Samsung Lions.

However, he is not expected to join the team until mid-April at the earliest.

He was also named to Team Korea, which will play exhibition games against major league teams, but was unable to participate.

Before Han Dong-hee, Kim Min-seok was ruled out with a torn oblique muscle. The second-year outfielder played full-time in center field last season despite being a high school rookie. He also showed off his fierce bat in spring training. Manager Kim Tae-hyung initially envisioned Kim as a left fielder to pair with right fielder Yoon Dong-hee and center fielder Reyes.

But on July 7, Kim felt pain in his side during fielding practice, and a medical examination revealed a torn right adductor muscle. He will need four weeks of rehabilitation. Like Han Dong-hee, he will miss the entire exhibition season and the early regular season schedule, including the opening game.

Kim Min-seok will be replaced by Ko Seung-min.

He’s a player whose exceptional hitting has left manager Kim Tae-hyung in a quandary. He trained last winter to play first and second base, but will be back in the outfield. It’s a consolation that Go Seung-min is showing good signs, with four hits in two exhibition games.

Lotte’s offense isn’t a huge upgrade from last year.

The free agent signing of Jeon Jun-woo was a conservation of power, and the veteran signings of Jin Hae-soo Im Jun-seop Kim Min-sung Oh Sun-jin Choi Hang were minor additions that filled spots that the team needed. The void left by the departure of Ahn Chi-hong (Hanwha Eagles) as a free agent is felt greatly.

However, Lotte fans have high hopes for Kim Tae-hyung’s stats more than anyone else. He led the Doosan Bears to seven consecutive Korean Series appearances and three championships.

Lotte has suffered through six consecutive years of fall baseball failure, the longest among the 10 teams. Fans’ expectations were sky-high, as the team’s first-year manager, Kim Tae-hyung, said, “Fall baseball in the first year, championship in three years.

However, Kim Tae-hyung was faced with the departure of two of his main players.

Kim is considering using Park Seung-wook, 토토사이트 순위 Lee Hak-joo, and Kim Min-sung at second and third base, or moving Noh Jin-hyuk to third base and using Park Seung-wook at shortstop.

Lotte will kick off the new season on March 23 against the Incheon SSG.

That’s less than two weeks away. The injuries to the starting lineup, defense, and mound come at a time when the team is ready for the season. Kim Tae-hyung is off to a strong start.