Lotte Giants infielder Na Seung-yeop, who went down to the second division in the batting slump, even suffered an unexpected injury.메이저사이트

Lotte said on the 5th, "Na Seung-yeop was hit by the ball during defensive training, causing bleeding in the right eye," adding, "He was hospitalized at Dong-A University Hospital shortly after the injury, and will conduct an ophthalmic examination on the 6th." 

Na seems to have avoided the serious injury. Further examination will be conducted, but she is not in serious condition. However, as she injured her eye, she seems to need stability for the time being.  

Born in 2002, Na was a top prospect when he was a student at Deoksu High School. He is 190 centimeters tall, weighs 82 kilograms, and has been highly evaluated by KBO league teams as well as Major League scouts for his outstanding contact skills and flexibility. 

Na was expected to advance to the Major League when he was a senior in high school, but chose to join Lotte. Lotte threw a game-winning move to use the 11th overall pick in the second round of the 2021 Rookie Draft to Na. Na changed his mind to Lotte's persuasion and started his career in the KBO League. 

Na Seung-yeop hit .204 (23 hits in 113 at-bats) with two home runs and 10 RBIs in 60 games in the 2021 season, his first year as a professional.

Considering that he is a 19-year-old batter who just graduated from high school, he was able to get a good score. He immediately joined the military athletic unit and resolved military issues early on.

Na Seung-yeop quickly removed the label of a promising player in the 2024 season when he returned from military service at Sangmu. He took over the main first baseman position and hit hard with a batting average of 0.312 (127 hits in 407) and seven home runs, 66 RBIs and an OPS of 0.880 in 121 games.

Amid Na Seung-yeop's rapid growth, Lotte immediately improved the main first baseman's problem, which had no clear owner. Na Seung-yeop also completed the 2025 season salary negotiations for 120 million won, an increase of 80 million won from 40 million won in the previous year, in recognition of his performance in the 2024 season.

Na Seung-yeop, however, is suffering from growth pain in the 2025 season. Even before the end of the first half, he had already hit seven home runs, the same as last year, but his greatest strengths, sophistication and contact ability, were shaken. He slowed down to a batting average of 0.246 (49 hits in 199 at-bats) with seven home runs and 31 RBIs with an OPS of 0.773 in 57 games before the expiration of the first-team entry on the 2nd.

In particular, Na Seung-yeop hit only 0.152 (5 hits in 33 at-bats) in the last 10 games from the LG Twins match on May 21 to the SSG Landers match on the 1st of this month. Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung decided that Na Seung-yeop needed time to reorganize and ordered him to go to the second division.

As of Tuesday, Lotte is ranking third alone with 32 wins, 27 losses and three draws in the 2025 season, but has lost one win and four in the recent five games, losing minus three in the margin of victory. It is 0.5 games behind the fourth-ranked SSG Landers (31 wins, 27 losses and one draw) and the fifth-ranked Samsung Lions (32 wins, 28 losses and one draw), and the sixth-ranked KT Wiz (31 wins, 28 losses and three draws).

In order for Lotte to overcome this crisis, the batting lineup, which is an advantage, must cheer up in the end. It is also important for Na Seung-yeop to shake off his eye injury and recover his sense of hitting and return to the first team as soon as possible.