The KIA Tigers, who are currently leading the professional baseball league, have encountered a huge disaster. Foreign ace James Nail (31) has undergone surgery due to a fractured jaw joint.
KIA announced on the 25th, “Nail received an MRI at the hospital on the 24th and was diagnosed with a fractured jaw. He is scheduled to undergo jaw joint fixation surgery in Seoul on the morning of the 25th.”
He continued, “The exact rehabilitation period will depend on how the patient progresses after surgery.”
Nail, who started in the game against the NC Dinos held at Changwon NC Park on the 24th, was hit in the face by a ball while facing the leadoff hitter Matt Davidson in the bottom of the 6th inning.
With a 1-2 count, Davidson’s fourth pitch flew into Nail’s face. Nail quickly covered his face with his glove, but was unable to avoid the hit.
The test results showed a fracture, so there is concern that he will be out for a considerable period of time. Nail will also need time to shake off the psychological fear of being hit in the face by a batted ball.
KIA, which had reached the 70th win mark for the season and raised the possibility of securing first place in the regular season, faced the huge misfortune of Nail’s injury at a time when it needed to make a spurt.
With Nail’s departure, only Yang Hyeon-jong and Eric Lauer remain as reliable pitchers in the KIA starting rotation.
However, Lauer, who has 36 wins in the Major League Baseball (MLB), is still adjusting to the KBO League. He has only appeared in three games. In fact, the only starting pitcher who can be trusted is Yang Hyeon-jong.
KIA has been plagued by injuries to starting pitchers since the beginning of the season.
Will Crow, who was recruited as the first starter, suffered an elbow injury in early May and eventually left KIA. Left-handed pitcher Young-Gun Lee Ui-Ri had elbow surgery in June and ended his season.
Left-handed pitcher Yoon Young-cheol, who had been a solid fifth-round starter, was sidelined in mid-July due to a spinal stress fracture and has not yet returned.
Since then, Nail and Yang Hyeon-jong have supported the starting lineup, but with Nail gone, Yang Hyeon-jong’s shoulders have become even heavier.
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