Promising rookie pitcher Yook Cheong-myeong (19) of the KT Wiz has undergone elbow surgery.

The KT club announced on the 24th, “Yook had surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow the day before. He will need more than six months of rehabilitation and is aiming to make a comeback during next year’s season.”

Yook Cheong-myeong is a rookie who has shared KT’s starting spot with Won Sang-hyun (20) this year. KT manager Lee Kang-cheol gave the two rookies 10 games each in an effort to develop a domestic starter while Choi Soon-joon was out with surgery and rehabilitation.

The results weren’t great. Won Sang-hyun went 2-5 with an 8.04 ERA in 43⅔ innings pitched in 11 games (10 starts). Yuk Cheong-myeong pitched 44⅔ innings in 13 games (10 starts), going 1-5 with a 5.44 ERA.

The fifth starting spot is currently held by Joo Hyun (29).

However, he has only made two appearances, the last of which was on June 30 against Samsung Electronics. Manager Lee Kang-chul said, “He knows how to throw strikes and has good command. He’s been playing baseball for a long time, so he knows how to throw the ball. He just hasn’t been able to pitch because of the rain,” Lee explained.

“He’s not one of those guys that you don’t know where he’s going to go, like the two rookies. We gave them 10 games, so we gave them a chance. 파워볼사이트 추천 They should have been up by now. You can’t keep giving them chances, but we used them for next year.” ”Now it’s time to give (Cho) Hyun-ki a chance. We need to give him a sense of stability. When I think about it, I think Cho Soo-joon (who earned a starting spot as a rookie) was really great,” he added.

Won Sang-hyun continues to pitch long innings for the Futures. Yook Cheong-myeong, on the other hand, was forced to undergo elbow surgery unexpectedly.

He complained of elbow pain while preparing for a game after the All-Star break, and after a medical examination on the 13th, a bone chip was found in his elbow and he underwent surgery on the 23rd. Since the surgery was to remove the bone fragment, rehabilitation for more than six months is expected.

Manager Lee Kang-cheol said, “I thought Koo-wei and Koo-jong were good enough to start, but they were not stable. They only needed to throw their own balls, but it didn’t work out. I hope they do well in the final camp this year, and maybe they’ll get another chance next year,” Lee said, emphasizing that ”it’s better to give opportunities to players who are desperate.”