| Red Sox pitcher returns to South Korea to see doctor |
May 25, 2004 BOSTON (AP) -- Red Sox pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim flew home to South Korea on Tuesday to see a doctor for his sore back. Kim, who has struggled since being activated from the disabled list April 29, planned to be gone about a week, Red Sox spokesman Glenn Geffner said. ``He is OK,'' Geffner said. ``He is not hurt. He is going to see a doctor in Korea who is going to help him realign his muscular balance.''
Team officials have expressed concerns that he works out too hard between starts and that may be affecting his mechanics. The Red Sox traded Shea Hillenbrand to Arizona last year for Kim and signed the pitcher to a $10 million, two-year contract during the offseason. He prefers to start but was used primarily out of the bullpen last season. Geffner said Kim will be reactivated to the Pawtucket roster when he returns. |
