{"id":11114,"date":"2026-10-24T09:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T09:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11114"},"modified":"2026-10-24T09:01:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T09:01:45","slug":"kbo-saves-leader-out-for-lions-postseason-series-due-to-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=11114","title":{"rendered":"KBO saves leader out for Lions’ postseason series due to injury"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samsung Lions pitcher Kim Jae-yoon delivers a pitch against the LG Twins during a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul, June 27. Yonhap<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Samsung Lions announced Saturday their All-Star closer Kim Jae-yoon will miss their upcoming South Korean baseball postseason series due to an upper body injury.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lions said Kim, who led the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with 35 saves in the regular season, has been diagnosed with a mild tear in his right serratus anterior muscle. Commonly called the “boxer’s muscle,” it sits on the side and front of the rib cage and runs beneath the shoulder blade.<\/p>\n

The Lions said Kim will need to rest for about two weeks, which will rule him out for their postseason series against the Kia Tigers starting Sunday.<\/p>\n

If the best-of-five series goes the distance, the last game is scheduled for next Saturday.<\/p>\n

Kim may not be available for the Korean Series even if the Lions eliminate the Tigers to advance. The championship round is scheduled to begin Nov. 2.<\/p>\n

The Lions posted the second-lowest bullpen ERA in the regular season at 4.23.<\/p>\n

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Samsung Lions pitcher Kim Jae-yoon delivers a pitch against the LG Twins during a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium, Seoul, June 27. Yonhap The Samsung Lions announced Saturday their All-Star closer Kim Jae-yoon will miss their upcoming South Korean baseball postseason series due to an upper body injury. The Lions said…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-korea","category-trending-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t