The two big guns, who were responsible for 50 home runs last year, were hit by an injury demon. Bad news overlapped with the Samsung Lions, who are about to open. 토토사이트

The Samsung club said on the 9th that outfielder Lee Sung-kyu was out of the lineup due to a left side injury. According to the club, Lee Sung-kyu was examined in Japan at the end of the spring camp in Okinawa, Japan, complaining of side pain. There was no abnormality, but the pain did not go away, so he eventually left the lineup. It is unclear whether he will join the regular season opening entry, which will open on the 22nd. 

Lee Seong-gyu is a big outfielder of the Samsung Lions who hit 22 home runs last year. He has a career-high batting average of 0.242 with 22 home runs and 57 RBIs in 122 games. Expectations were high that he would play the role of a mid- to long-distance hitter while also playing an important role in the upcoming season, but the injury stopped the trend. Lee Seong-gyu, a big outfielder of the team, is also a negative factor for Samsung, which ranked No. 1 in homers (185) and No. 2 in the Korean Series last year due to its long drive.

The problem is that there is one more big hit player. Prior to Lee Sung-kyu, Kim Young-woong was also out of the team. Kim Young-woong was the main catcher who emerged as a hit product for Samsung by drawing 28 arches last year. However, Kim Young-woong also returned to Korea early after complaining of pain in his right side during spring camp in February. After receiving a bruise on his right rib at a hospital in Korea, he is focusing on rehabilitation training without playing in actual games. Two big hitters including Kim and Lee Sung-kyu were missing from the team that produced 50 home runs last year. 

Fortunately, Kim Young-woong is recovering fast enough to look to the opening game. Kim Young-woong, who met at Gyeongsan Ball Park on the 5th, was in the middle of defensive training smoothly. He has not started batting training yet, but he will also catch a bat soon. If the rehabilitation process goes smoothly, he can also play in the opening game against Kiwoom Heroes on the 22nd. However, considering the risk of injury recurrence, he may face the opening game one tempo later and without the 50-homer duo. 

Absence of the two big guns is fatal to Samsung. Last year, Samsung made it to the Korean Series by taking advantage of the characteristics of Daegu Samsung Lions Park, a batter-friendly stadium. However, if two big guns fall out, the team could lose weight significantly. Furthermore, Samsung started the last season with a nightmare of eight consecutive wins (two wins and one draw), and belatedly accumulated wins to rank second. It is well aware of the desperate need for early wins. Early this season, when the team starts with five consecutive home games, it has to accumulate wins by banking on long balls, but the team has faced injury from the beginning. Samsung desperately needs the two players to quickly return to the mound.