토토사이트The NC Dinos will be without two of their key hitters for the final three games of the first half.
According to the first-team roster moves announced by the KBO on Tuesday afternoon, NC has designated infielder Park Min-woo and pitchers Song Myung-ki and Lee Yong-jun for assignment. The three are expected to fill the void before the team’s game against the Lotte Giants at NC Park in Changwon on the 11th.
In Park’s case, it was due to shoulder pain. He was placed on the injured list once before from 1-10 June with shoulder pain, but his condition worsened again recently and he was removed for player protection.
“Min-woo Park was placed on the disabled list to focus on his recovery until the All-Star break after feeling discomfort in his right shoulder in June,” the club said.Park has been a key part of the NC offence this season, batting .311 (73-for-235) with one home run, 24 RBIs, 15 doubles and an OPS of .750 in 63 games. For NC, which has slumped to 2-8 in its last 10 games, Park’s departure will weaken its offence.
Earlier, NC dropped leadoff hitter Park Gun-woo from the first team roster on the last three days due to team chemistry issues. “As a senior player, I think there are virtues that he should have in addition to his skills,” said head coach Kang Myung-ho, “and I felt that Park needed time to mature, so I adjusted the roster.”
NC suffered back-to-back defeats to the Samsung Lions in Changwon, Anbang, last weekend, which saw their five-game winning streak collapse to 37 wins, 38 losses and one draw on the season. They dropped from fourth to fifth in the standings, and with Park Min-woo out of the line-up, they are likely to struggle in their final three-game series against Lotte in the first half of the season.
SSG Landers foreign batsman Guillermo Heredia will briefly fly to the United States for personal reasons. He is expected to return in the second half of the season after being absent for an interview for US citizenship. SSG slugger Choi Jeong-jeong, who was named MVP of the month in June, had to end the first half of the season prematurely after being diagnosed with a torn pubis muscle in his left leg.
The KIA Tigers also released foreign pitcher Sanchez, who made his KBO debut against the Suwon KT Wiz on 9 September. Sanchez pitched 6⅓ innings, allowing one run on five hits and one walk while striking out 10. He was removed from the roster as he is unavailable for the remainder of the first half.
Foreign pitchers Felix Peña of the Hanwha Eagles, Dan Streeley of the Lotte Giants and Albert Suarez of the Samsung Lions were also removed from the roster as they are not scheduled to make additional appearances in the first half.