"Damaged on the side." Kim Sung Yoon, thank goodness! Park Jin-man Ando said, "I've been diagnosed for 3 weeks, but I can do it quickly."

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Samsung Lions' "key outfielder" Kim Sung-yoon (27) has been stopped for a while due to a side injury. Fortunately, however, he avoided a serious rupture and saved the spark of hope for an early return.

Samsung will have its first showdown of the "2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League" season with the KIA Tigers at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on the 7th. Prior to the game, Samsung announced the entry changes. Kim Sung-yoon was removed from the first-team entry and outfielder Kim Tae-hoon was registered.

On this day, Samsung coach Park Jin-man told reporters about the results of Kim Sung-yoon's detailed examination. Asked why Kim Sung-yoon was canceled, coach Park Jin-man said, "A damage of about 3.5cm was found on the left side. The hospital's official diagnosis was expected to take three weeks, but fortunately, it did not lead to muscle rupture.

Currently, Kim Sung-yoon is known to have little pain to the extent that he does not interfere with his daily life. Coach Park said, "The most problematic thing is the swing, and fortunately, there is a slight pain only when the swing is turned to the end. He expressed a positive outlook, saying, "I believe I will be able to return sooner than the diagnosis of three weeks because I have a strong will to recover and less pain."

In fact, Kim Sung-yoon's absence is a significant blow to Samsung's batting lineup. Kim Sung-yoon, who has a batting average of 0.385 in seven games this season, is somewhat disappointing to leave the central lineup. Even when Samsung's batting pace is not normal, it has played a key role in both offense and defense. Coach Park plans to minimize power leakage by adjusting flexible batting order suitable for the situation until Kim Sung-yoon returns.

On this day, Samsung formed the batting lineup in the order of Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Diaz (first baseman), Koo Ja-wook (left fielder), Kim Young-ho (third baseman), Kang Min-ho (catcher), Kim Hun-gon (right fielder), and Lee Jae-hyun (striker) against KIA left-hander Yang Hyun-jong. Regarding Lee Jae-hyun, who was given a break in Suwon KT's away game on the 5th, coach Park Jin-man announced his normal participation, saying, "I received a report that there was no problem."

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