Jose Pirella (34, Samsung) saves the team.

Samsung, a professional baseball team, is groaning over injuries. In particular, the main hitters left one after another. Before the opening, center fielder Kim Hyeon-joon fractured his right hand, and Kim Jae-seong, who had been a 3rd catcher, missed due to an internal oblique muscle injury. Outfielder Kim Tae-hoon, who ranked first in the league in RBIs with a batting average of 0.314 (11 hits in 35 at-bats) and 3 homers and 12 RBIs in the demonstration game, injured ligaments in his right ankle during training ahead of the LG match on the 8th.

On the 15th, catcher Kim Tae-gun was hospitalized with acute hepatitis. It is difficult to estimate how long it will take before his return. The loss of both existing backup catchers put a heavy burden on Kang Min-ho’s shoulders. Kim Dong-yeop, who was active as a designated hitter, also damaged his left quadriceps muscle in the process of sprinting after hitting the Lotte Match on the 15th. A gap of about two months is expected. The injury of Kim Dong-yeop, who contributed with a batting average of 0.333 (11 hits in 33 at-bats), 3 homers and 9 RBIs, was even more painful.

It was a crisis in which the batting line lost its power and stumbled. Pirella was strong. On the 15th, he showed his strength with 3 hits in 4 at-bats against Lotte and 3 hits (1 home run) and 3 RBIs in 5 at-bats against Lotte on the 15th. On the 15th, they lost 5-9, but on the 16th, they won 9-1, ending their losing streak. Pirella’s strong hit raised the team atmosphere.

Pirella also had a hard time. The last 4 days were against Hanwha. At that time, Samsung led 7-6 in the ninth inning, but was in a crisis with two companies on first and second base. Pirella jumped in to catch the final out count that sealed the victory. He managed to catch the batted ball, but crashed hard against the fence. He was loaded into an ambulance and taken to the hospital.

He returned to the lineup after skipping two games due to a simple bruise diagnosis. His sense of hitting never returned. He struggled, going hitless in 12 at-bats in three games. But Pirella quickly got over his slump. He started rebounding from the match against Lotte. He is leading Samsung as a foreigner in his third year of fortune. 메이저사이트

On the pitching staff, foreign starter Albert Suarez is going to the United States for personal reasons. He plans to skip about one rotation. Yang Chang-seop, the 5th starter, was eliminated from the starting lineup due to a sluggish ERA of 9.82 with 1 loss in 7⅓ innings in 2 games. Alternative resources include Jang Pil-joon and Lee Jae-hee.