Injuries have continued in NC this spring.
NC said Kim Young-kyu, who was training in Tucson, Arizona, the U.S., returned to Korea on Monday (local time) to undergo a hospital check-up as he felt slight discomfort in his left elbow. The results of the check-up will be announced later.
Kim Young-kyu, who played a key role in NC`s bullpen last year, has been singled out as a strong candidate for starting pitcher this season. He has been building up his body with a change of starting position in mind during off-season training at Arizona. The number of bullpen pitchers has also increased to 70. 먹튀검증
Kim Young-kyu is a left-hander who throws powerful sliders on a fastball with an average speed of 145 kilometers per hour. Analysts say his ball control is stable as well. He has emerged as the core of the bullpen in the team since the 2022 season, and pitched 61.2 innings last season, the most among the bullpen left-handers, and posted an ERA of 3.06 last season. He also served in the military with a gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year. This season, he received attention as a candidate to replace Shin Min-hyuk as a starting pitcher in Korea. We need to examine the results of the examination first, but if it is a long-term injury, the NC mound plan becomes complicated.
The number of NC's early returnees has increased to four due to injuries. Right-hander Jeon Sa-min (25), who is 194 centimeters tall and throws a fastball with high RBIs, returned home the next day after feeling pain in his left side on the 1st, the first day of camp. He was diagnosed with a ruptured left internal radiative muscle. He is expected to need rehabilitation for three to four weeks.
Park Joo-chan (28), who was expected to be an all-weather infield utility player, injured his left knee while playing base cover on the 6th. After returning home, he was diagnosed with cartilage rupture and underwent surgery on the 22nd. It is a long-term injury that takes five to six months to rehabilitate.
Oh Young-soo (24), a big hitter at first base, returned home on the 19th. He was found to have a ruptured left hamstring. A gap of 1-2 months is inevitable.