Lotte Giants’ right-handed bullpen pitcher Choi Jun-yong (22) will undergo shoulder surgery.
The Lotte team said on the 4th, “Choi Jun-yong continued to experience shoulder pain after joining the team, so he received injections and physical therapy, but did not see much effect.” They added, “For the sake of the player’s future, we decided on surgery instead of rehabilitation.”
Choi Jun-yong will undergo surgery on his right 스포츠 shoulder joint on the 6th. Rehabilitation is expected to take more than 4 months.
Choi Jun-yong joined Lotte as the first pick in the 2020 rookie draft and had a great performance with 4 wins, 2 losses, 20 holds, 1 save, and an ERA of 2.85 in 2021 and 2 wins, 3 losses, 14 holds, and an ERA of 2.45 in 2023.
This season, he had 1 win, 2 losses, 3 holds, and an ERA of 5.40 in 27 games.