SSG Landers' Choi Jeong, South Korean baseball's all-time home run king, will undergo season-ending hip surgery on August 11 in Colorado, U.S., after a diagnosis of femoroacetabular impingement, with an expected six-month recovery period.
Veteran slugger Choi Jeong of the SSG Landers is having a productive season with 19 home runs and 54 RBIs, but feels he's not contributing much due to being largely confined to designated hitter duties because of a hip injury. He is one homer away from a KBO record for consecutive 20+ homer seasons.
SSG Landers' Choi Jeong achieved his first four-hit game in 627 days, driving in two runs and scoring one to lead his team to a 7-6 victory over the Kiwoom Heroes. The win marked SSG's second consecutive victory after a 13-game losing streak.
Nakamura Sumire 6-dan's run in the Chunghyosan Cup has ended after a narrow loss to China's Yu Zhiying 8-dan. Sumire had a dominant position but made mistakes in the endgame, leading to a half-point defeat. Choi Jeong 9-dan will face Yu Zhiying in the next match.
SEOUL, May 12 (Yonhap) -- SSG Landers slugger Choi Jeong extended his record hom...
