PITTSBURGH (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the situation says Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Jung Ho Kang has a broken leg and torn ligament in his left knee that will sideline the shortstop for the rest of the season.
The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday night because the team hadn’t announced an update on Kang’s injury, says an MRI revealed the extent of the damage.
The 28-year-old Kang tore his MCL and fractured his tibia Thursday when Chris Coghlan slid into him while trying to break up a double play in the first inning of the Chicago Cubs’ 9-6 victory.
Kang, the first position player to directly make the jump from the Korean Baseball Organization to the majors, was hitting .287 with 15 home runs in 126 games for Pittsburgh, which leads the Cubs by two games in the chase for the top NL wild card.
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