Goo is gone' Samsung's super bad news, 'Injured ribs → 1st team canceled'... Director Park Jin-man sighed. "I'm heartbroken." [the site of a war]

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A big bad news broke out for the Samsung Lions, who are aiming to take the lead by winning three consecutive games. Main outfielder Koo Ja-wook (33) was canceled from the first-team entry due to a rib injury.

Samsung manager Park Jin-man (50) met with reporters ahead of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League away game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 14th and said, "I'm heartbroken." I heard it's the first time I've seen it in the hospital. First of all, I'm out of the entry," he said.

Koo Ja-wook was playing his part in 13 games this season with a batting average of 0.292 (14 hits in 48 at-bats), two homers, nine RBIs and seven runs, a on-base percentage of 0.352, a slugging percentage of 0.479, an on-base plus slugging percentage of 0.831, and a scoring batting average of 0.308.

It is an even more painful departure because Samsung has recently been chasing the LG Twins and KT Wiz, who are tied for first, by 0.5 games with three consecutive wins.

There was a problem during the baserunning process. "I think the pain occurred while turning in reverse motion to avoid the tag when sliding at second base," he said. "First of all, I have pain now, so I need to rest for a while."

The first thing is that the pain disappears. Coach Park said, "I can't even get a cast and I have to rest unconditionally," adding, "We have to minimize movement, so I think we have to wait for the pain to subside first. Depending on the moment the pain disappears, it can be faster (than you think) or longer. I don't think it will be easy to judge (when to return) at the moment," he said.

Samsung made the starting lineup in the order of Park Seung-gyu (right wing), Kim Ji-chan (center fielder), Choi Hyung-woo (designated hitter), Lewin Diaz (first baseman), Ryu Ji-hyuk (second baseman), Jeon Byung-woo (third baseman), Kang Min-ho (catcher), Lee Sung-kyu (left wing) and Lee Jae-hyun (striker). Choi Won-tae will start.

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