"Second draft transfer → national team → FA contract → surgery" Should I show you 36-year-old veteran ace mode? "There were some difficult parts, but..."

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The NC Dinos C team (Futures team) arrived in Tainan, Taiwan on the 7th and has been continuing its CAMP 2 schedule since the 8th.

According to NC officials, Taiwan's Tainan is maintaining a temperature suitable for boosting its condition. In addition, training is being conducted in a lively atmosphere.

NC said, "We are efficiently carrying out individual-specific training according to the detailed training schedule established by the coaching staff for each part with the schedule of 'four-day training and one-day rest'."

Team C coach Gong Pil-sung said at a team meeting before entering the main training on the 8th, "The camp has now begun in earnest. As we are training abroad for the first time in a long time, I hope you will show an exemplary performance worthy of the name NC Dinos in everywhere, including baseball stadiums and accommodations, he said.

"I believe everyone will do well on their own, but most importantly, it is important to finish the camp until the end without injury. Please pay special attention to your body care so that you don't get hurt and return home on the way. If you need help or have any suggestions, let's actively ask the coach for a conversation at any time, and let's organize both training and life well so that we can return to Korea prepared," he said.

Kim Bum-joon, who was appointed as the C team captain this season, said, "It's already been eight years since I joined the team, and I feel responsible and burdened as I take over as the C team captain this time. I want to play my role faithfully so that I can maintain the relationship between the seniors and juniors well within the team, and to keep the center of the team so that it can go without shaking for a season."

"This Taiwan camp seems to have started in a lively atmosphere as it is held in a warm and good environment. We will prepare well from the camp to the beginning of the season to create a good flow, and calmly prepare well so that we can get a chance to the N team again in May," he said.

There was also news of Lee Jae-hak, a 36-year-old veteran who is currently rehabilitating.

Lee Jae-hak, who made his professional debut with the Doosan Bears, joined NC as a founding member through the second draft in 2011. In 306 KBO league games, he marked 85 wins, 88 losses, one hold, one save and a 4.60 ERA. He struck out 1,205 in 1425 ⅓ innings. In the 2024 season, he took charge of 100 innings (104 ⅓ innings) for the first time in five years despite a slump.

However, last year, he took the entire season off due to surgery. During the Arizona spring camp in the U.S., he felt pain in his right elbow and was excluded from the list of Taiwan's second camp. And as a result of a detailed examination after the start of the season, he was diagnosed with damage to the right medial collateral ligament. Eventually, he underwent reconstructive surgery in the medial collateral ligament at the end of April.

Regarding Lee Jae-hak's current status, NC said, "We are increasing the intensity of the ITP (stage-by-stage pitching program)," adding, "We are aiming to reach 50% intensity of mound pitching during the camp."

Lee Jae-hak said about the current rehabilitation progress through the club, "I am grateful to the club for creating an environment where I can prepare in a warm place. Thanks to this, rehabilitation is currently progressing well without any specifics. I think I can improve my condition faster," he said.

He continued, "I'm having the longest hiatus since my professional debut. There were some difficult parts, but I could learn a lot in the process. During the rehabilitation period, I think it was time to organize and prepare for what I wanted to supplement in the physical and mechanical areas," he said.

Finally, he turned to his fans and said, "Many people cheered for me that I was waiting. I will prepare well so that I can greet you again with a good appearance on the mound," he said.

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