INCHEON, Han Yoo-seom, one of the most productive sluggers in South Korean baseball this year, is set to return from injury Tuesday evening for the SSG Landers after missing 10 days. And for Landers manager Lee Sung-yong, it couldn't have come a moment sooner. "To be honest, we really felt his absence in the lineup," Lee said during his media availability before hosting the Samsung Lions at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon, some 30 kilometers west of Seoul. "It's great to have him back in the middle of our lineup. He can really make a difference and give us a boost." Han was sidelined on May 4 with an adductor injury but ended up missing just the minimum 10 days on the injured list. He was tied for the lead in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) with 11 home runs and ranked second with 34 RBIs at the time. Han is now one homer off the league lead, and sits in fourth place in the RBI department. In seven games without Han, the Landers went 3-4. During that stretch, the Landers ranked last in the KBO with three homers and a .325 slugging percentage. And they have fallen from fourth place to sixth place in the standings, with the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins leapfrogging them with eight straight wins and five straight wins, respectively. Han, who went through a long stretching session after his batting practice, said he was itching to get going. "I wasn't seriously hurt, but the manager was nice enough to give me some time to rest and regroup," Han said. "I played a couple of games in the minors but obviously, numbers there aren't that important. Those games gave me a chance to see that I was ready to get back up here. Now that I've taken some time off, I will try to help the team the best I can." Han had mostly bat cleanup prior to his injury, but Lee put him in the fifth spot for Tuesday's game, behind Choi Jeong and Guillermo Heredia. Choi is tied for the KBO lead with 12 home runs, while Heredia is the league leader with a .389 batting average. Source: Yonhap News Agency
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