Two years of soldering...Nasta will start from the opening

Two years of soldering...Nasta will start from the opening

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Na Sung-bum (36) of the Kia Tigers has not been listed in the opening list for the past two years. He only returned to the mound in June after suffering a left calf injury at the World Baseball Classic in March 2023. Last year, he injured his right hamstring at an exhibition game, which delayed his start of the season by more than a month.

Na Sung-bum, who returned home on the 5th after training in Okinawa, Japan, confessed, "I always went to the opening game when I wasn't sick, but I'm a little worried because I haven't been able to do that in the last two years."메이저놀이터

This year, Na completed training sessions in the U.S. and Japan spring camps focusing on preventing injury. He purposely did not participate in practice games. Instead, he focused on strengthening his lower body by increasing the weight of running. "I ran as planned without causing any damage to my team's training," Na said. "My physical condition and condition are very good."

"Healthy Na Sung-bum" can further strengthen Kia's batting average, which aims to win the title for the second consecutive year. After returning from injury, Na had a batting average of 0.291, 21 homers, 80 RBIs and an OPS of 0.868 last year when he played 102 games. This is close to his career low. In 2022, the first season when he moved to Kia, Na had a batting average of 0.320, 21 homers, 97 RBIs and an OPS of 0.910.

Lee Bum-ho, who is considering the best batting order, will monitor the pace of the exhibition game and decide on the lineup. Asked about batting order No. 4, Lee said, "I think we need to decide after watching the game. We need to see if Na Sung-bum starts the game and Patrick Wisdom adapts well to Korean baseball," adding, "We will see if Wizdom should go straight to No. 4 or get down to No. 5 because we feel pressured."

As Choi Hyung-woo, who was the cleanup hitter last year, is also available, Na can drop to No. 6 depending on the situation. "I hit the ball at No. 6 as well. I don't care about the order of batting, but I think I can prepare according to the coach's decision," Na said. "If you hit it poorly, you fall back, and if you like it, you should come forward. I will prepare well to make it to the "clean-up trio."

Na Sung-bum, who served as Kia's captain again this year, said, "I feel that Kia has the power to win once again. When asked about this year's prospects, he said, "We need to win," expressing strong confidence. "Only one foreign pitcher and a batter have changed. It's a shame that Jang Hyun-sik moved to the team, but Jo Sang-woo has come," Na said. "I think he will be strong enough."

Since he is armed with a new mindset, he does not feel pressured to be a "defending champion." "We always prepare with the mindset that a new season will start anew," Na said. "We will focus only on winning the team this year as well."