The 'living legend' of the Samsung Lions, Oh Seung-hwan (pitcher), has been removed from the first team roster due to pain in his right calf.
Samsung excluded Oh Seung-hwan from the first team roster ahead of the away game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 9th.
A club official noted, 'Oh Seung-hwan felt pain in his right calf while handling a ground ball in front of the pitcher during the game on the 8th, leading to his removal,' and he is scheduled to undergo a thorough examination in Daegu on the 10th.
Oh Seung-hwan took the mound as the team's fifth pitcher in the 7th inning, leading 7-5. He struck out the first batter, Park Gun-woo, after a 10-pitch battle.
He then fielded a ground ball hit by Kim Hwi-jip with his bare hands and threw to first base, but it became an infield hit, and he complained of discomfort in his right calf during the process. Soon after, after allowing a left-field hit to Kim Hyung-jun, he left the mound with one out and runners on first and second.
Afterward, Kim Tae-hun brought in Oh Seung-hwan's responsible runner, and Oh Seung-hwan recorded ⅓ inning, 2 hits allowed, 1 strikeout, and 2 earned runs on the day.
Oh Seung-hwan, who was drafted in the second round of the 2005 Samsung draft after attending Gyeonggi High School and Dankook University, is regarded as the best closer in KBO League history. He recorded 427 saves in 737 games in the first team and broke numerous closing records, including being the king of saves six times.
In 2006 and 2011, he set the record for most saves in a single season (47), and he became the first in KBO history to reach 400 saves in his career. He was also a two-time saves champion in Japanese professional baseball and made his mark as a 'world-class closer' while competing in Major League Baseball.
This season, his performance includes 11 games with no wins or losses and an earned run average of 8.31.
Meanwhile, Samsung will play its last game of the first half against NC on the 10th. The starting pitcher will be left-handed Lee Seung-hyun, who has recorded 4 wins and 7 losses with an earned run average of 4.72 in 15 games this season.
In response, NC has announced left-handed Logan Allen as their starter. Logan has recorded 5 wins and 8 losses with an earned run average of 2.91 in 18 games.
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