'Unbelievable' leading Samsung suffers injuries for two consecutive days! ERA 2.70 right-hander out for at least a month... "Diagnosed with right internal oblique strain, expected recovery time of 4–6 weeks"

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The Samsung Lions were shaken by back-to-back injury setbacks.

On the 30th, ahead of their match against the Daegu KIA Tigers, the Samsung organization officially announced, "Lee Jae-hee has been diagnosed with a right internal oblique strain and is expected to be out for approximately 4–6 weeks."

Lee Jae-hee, who graduated from Daejeon Sinheung Elementary School, Hanbat Middle School, and Daejeon High School, was selected as the third pick in the second round of the first round of the 2021 KBO Rookie Draft by Samsung. After completing his mandatory military service with the Army Baseball Team (Marine Corps), he began receiving opportunities last year. This season, he has appeared in 18 games without a win or loss, recording three holds and one save, with an ERA of 2.70 over 13⅓ innings and 14 strikeouts.

However, after completing a scoreless inning in the previous day's (29th) match against KIA, he complained of side pain, leading to a painful diagnosis.

This marks back-to-back injury setbacks for Samsung. The day before, the team announced that right-handed starter Choi Won-tae (29) had been removed from the first-division roster. This followed a diagnosis of minor damage to the distal portion of his right triceps muscle after being pulled in the fourth inning of the 28th match against Daegu KIA.

Choi Won-tae has recorded three wins and four losses with an ERA of 5.04 over 16 games this season, pitching 85⅔ innings and striking out 74 batters. The Samsung organization explained, "While the injury is not severe, the team decided to remove Choi Won-tae from the first-division roster on the 29th for treatment and evaluation purposes, granting him a rest period."

With its pitching staff suddenly thinned, Samsung bolstered its roster by registering two pitchers—left-hander Lee Jae-ik (32) and right-hander Park Yong-jae (19)—to the first-division team. Currently, Samsung holds a narrow lead in second place with 58 wins, two draws, and 36 losses, trailing KT Wiz (55 wins, two draws, 36 losses) by just 1.5 games.

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