Heredia, who has been in charge of the core of the attack as the team’s central hitter this season, was canceled from the first team entry on the 4th due to a muscle sprain in the front of his left thigh. At the time of his expungement, it was estimated that he would only need four weeks to recover. Director Kim Won-hyung also said, “He won’t be back within August.” As Heredia, who was ranked first in the league at the time of the expungement, was out of power, SSG’s offensive power rapidly weakened. Although Heredia isn’t the type to hit a lot of long hits, he is a tricky hitter for opponents as he consistently produces mid-range hits. In particular, there was synergy with the combination of No. 3 Choi Jeong and No. 4 Heredia, but with one Heredia missing, the center line itself weakened. It was also the biggest worry SSG had recently.
However, the recovery was quick. Heredia came to Incheon’s home stadium every day to rehabilitate and digest his light workouts. 안전놀이터 However, his natural physical abilities were so outstanding, and his own willpower was high, so he recovered much more quickly. Heredia visited the hospital again last week for a re-examination, and compared to the MRI at the time of his injury, he was found to have recovered more than 90% of his damaged muscles.
This is good news for SSG as well. Running and tee batting, followed by practice batting, Heredia almost recovered her physical condition to play the game. Manager Kim Won-hyung gave a hopeful outlook, saying, “Heredia will play in the Futures League this weekend. After playing there and catching it, if there are no problems, it will be possible to return to the first team next week.”
It was a comeback with the title at stake for Heredia as well. Heredia, who had been ranked first in batting all along, was pushed back to third place as Ku Ja-wook (0.345) and Son Ah-seop (0.332) took the lead while he was out due to injury. If Heredia gets the hit production going again, it’s a big boost for the team. In particular, the heavy burden that Choi Jung, who has been burdened with recently, can be shared.
SSG will meet Doosan Bears following NC Dinos this week, then Kiwoom Heroes and KIA Tigers next week. All of them are teams with good batting lines recently, so SSG needs to be ahead with offense to gain an advantage. The atmosphere of the team, which had been stagnant after falling into a swampy five-game losing streak last week, revived as it succeeded in escaping from a dramatic losing streak. As much as I took a break due to the cancellation of the rain, I eagerly await the return of Heredia.