▲ Shin Min-hyeok
NC Dinos pitchers Shin Min-hyeok and Kim Young-kyu are both set to undergo surgery.
The NC Dinos announced today that "Shin Min-hyeok will undergo surgery on his right elbow, and Kim Young-kyu will undergo surgery on his left shoulder."
Shin Min-hyeok is scheduled to have surgery to remove bone fragments from his right elbow and undergo ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction in Yokohama, Japan, on July 2.
Shin, who previously underwent surgery on his right elbow in September 2024, received a detailed examination in Japan on June 8. The results confirmed that new bone fragments formed on the inside of his right elbow during the pitching process after his previous surgery were the primary cause of his pain and inflammation.
The medical team advised that ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction is necessary alongside the removal of these bone fragments.
Kim Young-kyu will also undergo surgery in Japan on July 1 to remove a bone spur protruding from the back of his left shoulder.
Kim, who has been receiving treatment and rehabilitation for left shoulder pain since August 2024, decided to undergo surgery after it was confirmed that the bone protrusion (osteophyte) on the back of his left shoulder, accumulated from long-term repetitive pitching, was the main cause of his pain.
(Photo courtesy of NC Dinos, Yonhap News)
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