Luck of the draw. Samsung Lions infielder Lee Jae-hyun escaped serious injury. He suffered a dislocated shoulder while attempting to make a diving catch, but after a medical examination, Lee Jae-hyun was found to be fine.

Lee Jae-hyun started at shortstop as 꽁머니사이트 the eighth batter on August 13 against the SSG Landers in Munhak. In the top of the third inning, Jae-hyun led off with a single and was retired on a grounder to shortstop.

Later in the inning, Jae-hyun came in to play defense and made a sliding catch of Choi Ji-hoon’s straight hit to shortstop with the bases loaded to force out the runner at second base.

Samsung infielder Lee Jae-hyun dislocated his shoulder while attempting to make a diving catch while fielding against Literature SSG on Aug. 13. Photo by Kim Young-gu

Samsung infielder Lee Jae-hyun complains of pain while fielding against Munhak SSG on Aug. 13. Photo by Kim Young-gu
However, in the process of fielding, Lee injured his shoulder and continued to complain of great pain. Soon after, a substitution sign was sent to the bench. Lee retreated to the dugout with the trainer’s assistance. The Samsung bench moved Kim Dong-jin, who started at second base, to shortstop. Kim Ho-jae came in to play defense at third base. Kang Kang-ul, who started at third base, moved to second base.

A Samsung representative said, “Lee Jae-hyun was replaced because he was in a lot of pain due to a dislocated shoulder. His shoulder blade is back in place and he is currently icing it. He plans to undergo a hospital checkup in Daegu tomorrow.”

Lee Jae-hyun traveled to Daegu on the 14th to undergo a medical examination. As a result, it was confirmed that there were no major abnormalities related to the dislocated shoulder. Lee Jae-hyun’s name was not on the KBO League’s first team roster announced on the afternoon of the 14th.

A Samsung representative said on Thursday, “As a result of Lee Jae-hyun’s medical examination, it was confirmed that there is no major abnormality related to his dislocated shoulder. The player continues to be stable. There is no immediate removal from the first team roster. He is expected to be fine after resting for two to three days.”

Lee appeared in 100 games this season, batting .243 with 82 hits, 10 home runs, 41 RBIs, a .300 on-base percentage and a .374 slugging percentage. He was the starting shortstop for Samsung and had played in every game this season. If he needs two to three days of rest, as Samsung officials said, his streak of playing in all games will be cut short.