PO suffered a knee injury while stealing 1st inning in the 2nd game.
Departed for Japan on the 16th for intensive treatment.
Samsung Lions’ Captain Koo Ja-wook, who suffered a knee injury in the second game of the playoffs (PO, best-of-five series), headed to Japan for a quick recovery.
The Samsung team announced on the 16th, “Koo Ja-wook left the country this morning to receive treatment for his injury at Iijima Treatment Center in Yokohama, Japan,” and added, “He will stay in Japan from the 16th to the 18th.”
He continued, “Koo Ja-wook went to Japan to minimize the treatment period for his injury. “This is to ensure that we are in a physical condition that allows us to play after the 19th,” he explained.
Koo Ja-wook started as the third batter and left fielder in the second game of the 2024 Shinhan Solbank KBO Postseason (PS) PO against the LG Twins held at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 15th, but was replaced after suffering an injury while stealing a base in the first inning.
Koo Ja-wook, who hit a single to right with two outs and no runners on base in the bottom of the first inning, stole second base when the follow-up batter, Llewin Diaz, was at bat. However, at this time, the sliding process was not smooth.
Immediately after stealing a base, Koo Ja-wook clutched his left knee and complained of pain. After checking his physical condition, he continued the game, but when Diaz hit a left-field double, he limped into the home run.
Koo Ja-wook, who was replaced by Lee Seong-gyu on defense in the top of the second inning, went to the hospital and underwent a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test, and was diagnosed with microscopic damage to the medial ligament of his left knee.
While Samsung was on the verge of advancing to the Korean Series (KS, best of 7 series) with 2 consecutive PO wins, Koo Ja-wook, who was virtually unable to participate in the 3rd and 4th PO games, chose to go to Japan instead of Jamsil in order to participate in the game as soon as possible.
Koo Ja-wook is the core of Samsung’s batting lineup. This year, he played in 129 games in the regular season, batting average of 0.343, 33 home runs, 115 RBI, and OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage) of 1.044.
Even on the fall baseball stage, he showed off his hot batting skills. In the first game at PO, where he suffered from vomiting and dizziness, he hit a decisive 3-pointer in the 3rd inning, hitting 3 hits in 4 at-bats, 3 RBIs, and 3 runs scored.
If Koo Ja-wook overcomes his injury as soon as possible, Samsung will have less worries.
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