I would have wanted to cry, but I got slapped... Will I overcome Na Sung-beom's sudden replacement and overlapping trials
I would have wanted to cry, but I got slapped... Will I overcome Na Sung-beom's sudden replacement and overlapping trials
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At the match against LG held at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on Sunday, Kia beat LG 8-4 by banking on starting pitcher Adam Oler's good pitching and timely hitters. Although the team allowed four runs in the eighth and ninth innings, overall the game was comfortable for the first time in a long time. However, the team had some bad news.
KIA kept pushing LG's mound from the start of the first inning. Leading hitter Park Chan-ho opened the scoring with a hit to the left, and Kim Sun-bin supported with a walk. Kim Do-young, who returned from the game, scored the first run with a clean timely hit to center field, and Choi Hyung-woo also scored two runs without an out count with a timely hit to center field. However, as the follow-up hitter Na Sung-bum stepped down due to a double play towards the second base, the flow of offense was cut off. There was no additional point in the first inning.스포츠토토
It was not a strong hit towards second base. He had to go through the process of returning to the first base through shortstop, and if he was not a slow runner, he would have avoided double play. However, after the hit, Na Sung-bum's stride rapidly became heavy, and two out-counts went up in vain without running fast. Na Sung-bum's face was dark heading for the dugout.
Na was replaced by Lee Woo-sung at the start of the second inning. He felt uncomfortable with his right calf. After receiving first aid through icing, he underwent ultrasound examination after the game at the club's designated hospital, Gooden Hospital. The detailed results of the examination will be known ahead of Sunday's game, but the club has no choice but to worry. Na Sung-bum said, "I remember leaving the club due to calf injury even ahead of the 2023 season. Back then, my left side was different, but I felt uncomfortable.
He is Na Sung-bum, who has been suffering from lower body injuries continuously. He has been away from the club for quite a while due to calf and hamstring injuries in 2023, and hamstring injuries in 2024. He has played only 160 games in the past two years. This year, he started the season healthy under thorough self-care. He did his best to prevent injuries by working hard on running and flexibility exercises. Nevertheless, it is not a good sign that there has been an inconvenience from the beginning of the season that could be cut off once.
It is all the more annoying because his performance is not good enough. I want to cry, but I got slapped on the cheek. Na has a batting average of 0.226, four homers, 16 RBIs and OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.754 in 26 games this season through Sunday. In the early days of the season, even if his batting average fell slightly, he recovered his scoring capacity by hitting long balls. Recently, however, his performance has declined significantly due to both his accuracy and slugging percentage. His last home run was on April 9, and he only posted a batting average of 0.179 in the last 10 games.
Anyone can feel it now that Na Sung-bum's swing is not coming out. The bat doesn't run cool. It reveals weaknesses in both fastballs and breaking balls. It's a mini slump. It's typically a pattern that comes out when you have a lot of thoughts. The point is pushed back. You have to be healthy to escape this slump, but on the 26th, your calf hurt
On Na's recent slump, Kia Tigers coach Lee Bum-ho said, "I want to talk to him a lot as well as my batting coach. I don't think I did well in the beginning. Rather than being in good condition or bad condition, I think the opponents are throwing a lot of balls that Sung-beom finds difficult, he said. "Since he knows those parts, he thinks a lot about his weaknesses and tries to cover his weaknesses, so when a good ball comes, the balls he has to hit are fouled."
In the end, the team has to do what it has been doing to find a clue. "I don't mind other teams attacking their weaknesses, and I think it would be better if they just follow the pattern in which they hit," Lee said. No matter how sluggish Na is, no pitcher can easily deal with Na. In other words, it would be better for him to focus on what he can do best.
His body must be perfect first. This is because Kia can build its best lineup only when Na Sung-bum plays defense. If he has one chance, he is a player who can show good enough classes. Expectations for a healthy Na Sung-bum still remain high. With all the injured returning, if Na Sung-bum gets back on track, Kia will be able to display its firepower last year.