"While showering..." Lotte's most absurd injury ever 'How could this happen' → Kim Tae-hyung takes a deep sigh... Will he be able to start today (17th)?

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This is a heartbreaking injury for Lotte. He fell while showering and got hurt, and ultimately could not even appear as a pinch hitter at the crucial moment, forcing him to sit out entirely. This is the story of Lotte outfielder Yoon Dong-hee (23).

On the 16th, Lotte played an away game against the Doosan Bears at Seoul Jamsil Baseball Stadium in the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season, losing 9-10 in a heartbreaking extra-inning 11th-inning battle.

Lotte, which lost today, failed to continue its upward momentum from the one-run victory on the 15th, finishing with 16 wins, 1 draw, and 23 losses. The team currently sits alone in 9th place in the league standings. The gap to 8th-place NC Dinos is 15 games, and the gap to 7th-place Doosan is 2 games.

Ahead of this game, Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung shared the absurd news of the injury.

Today, Lotte set its starting lineup in the following order: Hwang Seong-bin (center fielder), Ko Seung-min (second baseman), Reyes (designated hitter), Na Seung-yeop (first baseman), Han Dong-hee (third baseman), Yu Gangnam (catcher), Jeon Jun-woo (left fielder), Jeon Min-jae (shortstop), and Son Ho-young (right fielder).

Yoon Dong-hee, who had consistently played as a right fielder, was not on the lineup. Instead, Son Ho-young's name appeared in his place.

The reason was the injury.

Manager Kim said, "We planned to send him out as a starter today (16th), but he told me he fell while showering. He has a contusion, so it will be a bit difficult for him to play today," letting out a sigh.

A Lotte official explained Yoon Dong-hee's exact injury status, stating, "He fell while showering and suffered a simple contusion on the upper part of his right hip."

Yoon Dong-hee, who is being called the future of Lotte's outfield, has played in 30 games this season, recording a batting average of 0.204 (103 at-bats, 21 hits), 3 home runs, 7 doubles, 8 RBIs, 15 runs scored, 14 walks, 29 strikeouts, a slugging percentage of 0.359, an on-base percentage of 0.311, and an OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 0.670.

As a result, Yoon Dong-hee's absence was inevitably regrettable for Lotte. The game went into extra innings up to the 11th, but he could not even appear as a pinch hitter.

The winner of the winning series will now be decided in the head-to-head matchup held at the same venue at 2 p.m. on the 17th. For now, Yoon Dong-hee's condition will be monitored further before it is known whether he will start. Will Yoon Dong-hee be able to appear on the field normally in the game on the 17th?

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