Professional baseball SSG Landers' Choi Jeong has finally returned. Recovering from a hamstring injury, Choi Jeong was registered in the first team roster on the 2nd.

SSG changed their first team roster prior to the game against the LG Twins on the 2nd. Choi Jeong was registered in the first team, and Ahn Sang-hyun was moved to the second team. Choi Jeong immediately took his place in the starting lineup as the designated hitter.

SSG's starting lineup includes Choi Ji-hoon (center fielder), Kim Sung-hyun (second baseman), Choi Jeong (designated hitter), Ko Myung-jun (first baseman), Maek-broom (right fielder), Park Sung-han (shortstop), Oh Tae-gon (left fielder), Jo Hyung-woo (catcher), and Kim Soo-yun (third baseman).

Choi Jeong was injured on March 17 while preparing for the exhibition games when he suffered a hamstring injury. At that time, Choi Jeong felt slight discomfort in his right hamstring during practice ahead of the exhibition game against the KIA Tigers, which was scheduled to be held at Gwangju KIA Champions Field.

Choi Jeong underwent medical examinations on March 18 and 19, and was diagnosed with a partial tear (Grade 1) of the right hamstring. It took over a month for him to rehabilitate.

Choi Jeong played two rehabilitation games in the Futures League before returning. In the game against Doosan's second team held at the 강화 SSG Futures Field on the 29th of last month, he played as the designated hitter in the third spot and recorded 0 hits and 1 strikeout in 3 at-bats. In the game against Doosan's second team on the 30th, he recorded 0 hits and 1 RBI in 2 at-bats. Although he did not record any hits in the two games, he gained game sense.

Until last year, Choi Jeong had played in a total of 2,293 games in the KBO League, with a batting average of .288 (7,892 at-bats, 2,269 hits), 495 home runs, 1,561 RBIs, 1,461 runs, and 178 stolen bases with an OPS of .922. He broke the all-time home run record in the KBO League previously held by Lee Seung-yeop (467 home runs). He is 5 home runs away from the historic 500 home run milestone.

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