KIA Tigers’ veteran hitter Choi Hyeong-woo (40), who broke various professional baseball records this season, collapsed due to an injury.

A KIA official said in a phone call on the 8th, “Choi Hyung-woo recently felt pain in his right side and went to the hospital for a checkup, where he was diagnosed with a torn right internal oblique muscle.”

An official said, “Choi Hyung-woo has decided to undergo a re-examination in two weeks, and the timing of his return will likely be determined based on the results of the re-examination.”

Typically, an oblique muscle injury takes about a month to recover.

We need to look at the recovery trend, but we also need to consider a long-term departure in the worst case.

Choi Hyeong-woo has been a pillar of the KIA batting lineup this season.

Even at his age, he was the center of gravity of the batting lineup as the 4th designated hitter.

He appeared in 99 games, hitting .281 with 19 home runs and 93 RBIs.

It was a huge blow to KIA.

The brakes have been applied to Choi Hyeong-woo’s ‘record-breaking march’.

Last year, he ranked first in KBO League 한국을 history for most doubles (currently 511) and most RBIs (currently 1,635), and this year, he took first place in most bases (currently 4,151).

The KBO League-related records that were being broken every time Choi Hyeong-woo got a hit or RBI have come to a halt for a while.

A warning light has been turned on for the oldest player ever to challenge for the batting title.

Choi Hyeong-woo is currently ranked first in RBIs in the KBO League, four points behind second-place Matt Davidson (NC Dinos, 89 points).

If his injury delay is prolonged, he may give up his first place.