Professional baseball NC Dinos outfielder Son Ah-seop stood on the Futures stage for the first time since suffering a cruciate ligament injury in the rear of his left knee. He showed himself that his return to the first team is imminent by hitting multi-hitters.
Son Ah-seop seriously injured his left knee posterior cruciate ligament when he collided with teammate Park Min-woo during the defense of the home game against SSG Landers at Changwon NC Park on July 4. The severity of the injury was serious and the season was expected to be out.
Coach Kang In-kwon sighed, saying, “Son Ah-seop suffered ups and downs early in the season, but it is too bad that he was hurt at a time when his pace was rising. In particular, he is the leader of the team, so I feel sorry for the absence.”
However, Son Ah-seop’s strong will to return and the dedication of the training part showed a miraculous recovery.
Son Ah-seop, who coordinated his real sense in a practice match against the Paju Challengers in the independent league held at Masan Stadium on the 12th and 14th, made his first appearance on the Futures stage on the 17th. He recorded two hits in three at-bats as the first designated hitter in the home game against the Samsung Lions.
He struck out swinging at the first batter’s box in the first inning, but hit a double over the center fielder’s height in the second inning with no runners on with one out. He garnered multi hits in the fourth inning with one out and a right-handed hit. Son was replaced by pinch hitter Kim Soo-yoon in the sixth inning.
On Son’s possible return to the first division, Kang In-kwon said, “I think this will be possible. The Futures game has a different atmosphere from the practice game, so we need to check that part as well. I don’t know what kind of variables will arise, but if the Futures League does well, he will be able to return to the first division.”
Son Ah-seop had a batting average of 291 hits, seven homers, 50 RBIs, 45 runs and OPS.726 in 79 games before his injury. On June 20, he made his 2505th career hit against Doosan in Jamsil, writing a new history of the most hits in the 메이저사이트 KBO league beyond Park Yong-taek, a KBSN sports commentator.
If Son adds five hits after returning to the first team, he will reach the triple-digit hit mark for the 15th consecutive year.