Finally, after rehabilitation, the 'thousand troops and ten thousand horses' returns! "We want to use him quickly, but..." after '0.500 dominance in the minor league'

*This content was translated by AI.

Although they lost the three-game series against LG Twins last weekend, they must start again. And finally, the 'thousand troops and ten thousand horses' is returning. He is expected to be a major boost in improving the team's somewhat sluggish scoring power. The protagonist is none other than Park Jun-soon (20).

Doosan lost the three-game series against LG with scores of 2-3, 2-4, and 3-9, falling into a three-game losing streak.

With 34 wins, 2 draws, and 36 losses, the team is currently in 5th place in the league. The gap to 1st-place LG is 10.5 games, and the gap to 4th-place KIA Tigers is 3.5 games. The gap to 6th-place Hanwha Eagles is '0', placing them in 5th by winning percentage, just one step ahead.

It was a week where the team's batting concentration was lacking. Against KT in a three-game series, they recorded 11 hits with 2 runs, 6 hits with 1 run, and 10 hits with 2 runs, respectively. Following that, against LG in a three-game series, they played games with 7 hits and 2 runs, 8 hits and 2 runs, and 13 hits and 3 runs, in order. Despite hitting 55 total hits over six games, failing to score more than 12 runs was painful.

Doosan played a midweek three-game series against Hanwha in Daejeon, and this weekend they will return to Seoul to face the KIA Tigers at Jamsil.

And Park Jun-soon is expected to return as early as the 23rd ahead of the Daejeon Hanwha game.

Park Jun-soon was removed from the first-division roster on the 16th, the day after the Lotte Giants game on the 15th. After the game on the 15th, he felt discomfort in his right thigh and was ultimately diagnosed with a muscle injury on the front of his right thigh.

After focusing on rehabilitation, Park Jun-soon began technical training in early June and recently played three games in the Futures League. On the 18th against the Goyang Heroes, he recorded 2 hits in 2 at-bats (1 home run), 2 RBIs, and 1 run; on the 19th against Goyang, he recorded 1 hit in 3 at-bats and 1 run; and on the 21st against the LG Futures team, he recorded 1 hit in 3 at-bats and 1 run. His three-game performance was a batting average of 0.500 (4 hits in 8 at-bats), slugging percentage of 0.875, and on-base percentage of 0.556.

For Doosan, his return is expected to be a major boost. Before his injury, Park Jun-soon showed good form in 39 games this season with a batting average of 0.316 (49 hits in 155 at-bats), 6 home runs, 7 doubles, 3 triples, 27 RBIs, 18 runs, 1 stolen base (1 failed), 9 walks, 32 strikeouts, a slugging percentage of 0.516, an on-base percentage of 0.365, an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.881, and a batting average with runners in scoring position of 0.367.

Doosan manager Kim Won-hyeong, the team's commander, stated on the 21st ahead of the Jamsil LG game that he would "watch until the Futures League game on the 22nd (against LG in Icheon)" and added, "Once we hear from the Futures coaching staff that there are no issues, we can call him up."

Manager Kim said, "I, like the player, want to use him quickly. However, (Park Jun-soon) must not just come in as a pinch hitter; he must play in the field. Therefore, we need to ensure he fully handles fielding and base running in the Futures League. If he comes up to the first division without having handled fielding in the Futures League, it could take even longer to prepare in the first division. So, it seems we need to move forward with certain benchmarks these days. Especially for players who are expected to be regulars, they should not be sent back down if they return from injury. That is why we are moving cautiously," he elaborated.

Will Doosan be able to regain its momentum and ignite a competition for a mid-to-high ranking position with Park Jun-soon's return?

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*This content was translated by AI.