He had to focus until the end on his shameful mistake to play professional title and his first win with five walks in one inning

Mar 12, 2025

He had to focus until the end on his shameful mistake to play professional title and his first win with five walks in one inning
The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA will be held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. Manager Lee Bum-ho is watching the players' training. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/



"You need to concentrate until the end of the game."

Why did KIA Tigers coach Lee Bum-ho leave a regret for his first win in an exhibition game.

KIA won 17-10 in an exhibition game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 11th and won its first exhibition game in four games.




No matter how much it is an exhibition game, if the team continues to lose, the team's atmosphere will inevitably subside. Victory is a happy occasion. On top of that, batters' bats exploded. With Park Chan-ho and Han Jun-su's three-run shot, Lee Woo-sung even hit a grand slam. He hit 17 hits in a row. Wizdom and Yoon Do-hyun, who had no hits, also had their first hits. Manager Lee said, `I think the batting feeling of the main players has risen to some extent in today's game. Players who came out after the middle of the game also showed active movements in attack"I was delighted.

But the joy is also brief. Manager Lee expressed regret, saying, `We need concentration until the end of the game.'

He had to focus until the end on his shameful mistake to play professional title and his first win with five walks in one inning
The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and KIA was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 8th. KIA's Hong Jong-pyo is defending second base. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.08/
There was a reason. KIA led 15-2 until the top of the seventh inning. We should have let the opponent go with the flow of giving up the game. However, he saved his opponent by making a ridiculous mistake. In the bottom of the seventh inning, left fielder Kim Seok-hwan missed Park Min-woo's fly ball. so-called 'easyfly'. If you are a professional player, you will have to catch a ball.




Then, when Kim Han-byul grounded out to shortstop, second baseman Seo Geon-chang failed to catch the force-out situation again. Shortstop Hong Jong-pyo's throw was okay. Seo Geon-chang was in a hurry to take the next move. This scene was also a mistake that should not be made in a professional program.

In the following situation, Kim Sung-wook's heavy hit was actually enough for Hong Jong-pyo to catch. Missing this, the ball escaped through the crotch of Seo Geon-chang, which was covering from behind. a hit but de facto error. Coach Lee gave a strong message to the team by replacing Hong Jong-pyo with Kim Kyu-sung. It is rare to exclude a player who entered the exhibition game as a substitute in the middle and late stages of the game.

In the end, he allowed five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. In the ninth inning, rookie pitcher Jang Jae-hyuk also came out and gave three more runs without throwing a strike. I filled in 10 points. He gave up five walks in one inning alone. Since he is a young player with not much experience, he may have been very nervous even if it was an exhibition game. Manager Lee also would not have replaced it because it was an exhibition game, so he wanted to give the player a chance. But if he had the title of professional, this was also a record that should not have been made. This is why director Lee left a lingering impression on his first win.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.