"Kim Ha-sung and Song Sung-moon confirmed to be absent from WBC due to injury" KBO official announcement

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The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), which is preparing for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March, officially announced the departure of Song Sung-moon (30, San Diego Padres) and Kim Ha-sung (31, Atlanta Braves), key players in the national team's infield.

KBO announced on the 19th that "Kim Ha-sung and Song Sung-moon have been confirmed to be absent from the WBC due to injuries," reporting the return of the team on the 20th and 21st.

The Atlanta club said on the club's official channel on the morning of the 19th (Korea Standard Time), "Kim Ha-sung was injured while staying in Korea and was diagnosed with a ruptured tendon in the middle of his right hand." Dr. Gary Lurie underwent surgery in Atlanta. The recovery period is expected to be four to five months," the release said. I feel so sorry for the process of being injured. Multiple media outlets, including Major League Baseball's official website MLB.com , even explained, "Kim Ha-sung was staying in his home country of Korea, but he slipped on the icy road."

Prior to this, there was also news of Song Seong-moon's injury. According to the baseball community, including Song Sung-moon's agency, Song Sung-moon was recently diagnosed with a ruptured flank muscle (endothelial oblique muscle) during batting training in Korea and is currently receiving intensive treatment at the Ijima Treatment Center in Yokohama, Japan.

Kim Ha-sung and Song Sung-moon were players who should take over the core of the infield in the WBC national team. Kim Ha-sung was likely to play shortstop and Song Sung-moon as third baseman. It is already said that the gap between Kim Ha-sung, who boasts a major league-class defense, and Song Sung-moon, who conquered the KBO League last season and entered the big league, is more than just a loss of power. In particular, as Kim Ha-sung signed a single-year contract with Atlanta, it was a great opportunity to show his health and health at WBC, but it was eventually canceled.

Now, the national team has the task of reorganizing the infield right away. The role of young infielders such as Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers), Noh Si-hwan (Hanwha Eagles), and Kim Joo-won (NC Dinos) has become more important to fill the absence of Kim Ha-sung and Song Sung-moon. In particular, it is all the more regrettable that Kim Ha-sung was actually a resource that could play the main shortstop in the WBC finals. On the contrary, it is expected to be an opportunity for the players to become the main players in the WBC finals. Replacements for Park Chan-ho (31, Doosan Bears) and Park Sung-han (28, SSG Landers) are also being discussed.

Meanwhile, the WBC national team is scheduled to return home on the 20th and 21st. Ryu Ji-hyun will come to Korea on the afternoon of the 21st.

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