I thought the batter was ready. My delusion. Emotions are rising over the concern of injury. Park Hae-min is not ready, but Kim Tae-kyung throws → bench clearing. I don't think it'll look like it during the regular season
Mar 17, 2025
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And even though it was an exhibition game, this incident grew into an incident that even bench clearing occurred. It was caused by a misunderstanding from the perspective of pitchers and batters.
The NC Dinos-LG Twins match in Jamsil on the 17th. In the bottom of the fourth inning, a war of nerves broke out between NC starter Kim Tae-kyung and LG Park Hae-min with one out and one base.
Park Hae-min, who was waiting for the second pitch in the ball count of 1S, was doing his routine while looking at third base at the batter's box. Park Hae-min was not looking at the pitcher yet, but Kim Tae-kyung pitched. Immediately, referee Park Jong-chul declared no count. It was because he pitched when the batter was not ready.
Surprised, Park Hae-min first spoke to catcher Kim Hyung-joon and then complained to the referee in an angry tone. The referee was seen giving Kim Tae-kyung a warning. But at this time, Park Hae-min started walking toward the mound. Immediately, catcher Kim Hyung-joon and the referee blocked Park Hae-min, and NC fielders approached around Kim Tae-kyung and defended him.
The NC and LG dugouts also led to bench clearing with players. However, rather than NC and LG players being angry, it felt like they were preventing the case from growing between Park Hae-min and Kim Tae-kyung. Austin brought Park Hae-min to the batter's box, and NC Park Gun-woo also appeared to go to Park Hae-min and resolve the misunderstanding. To Kim Tae-kyung, pitching coach Seo Jae-eung, catcher Kim Hyung-joon, and the umpires came up to explain.
In the replay of the broadcast screen, Kim Tae-kyung made a gesture of turning his hand toward Park Hae-min. It seemed to mean that he pitched because of the pitch clock.
Soon after, the players went back to the dugout and the game resumed. Park Hae-min played a persistent full-count game with Kim Tae-kyung going up to nine pitches and struck out a rookie on a 113-kilometer body curve. Kim Tae-kyung was replaced by Kim Min-kyu when the number of pitches reached 72 shortly after the match against Park Hae-min.
After the game, the two's position was announced through the club. When pitching, Kim Tae-kyung pitched while looking at the timer with a side look, and momentarily thought the batter was ready and threw. It was my mistake,' Park Hae-min said at the time, `It was a situation where I wasn't ready, and the ball flew in when I wasn't looking at the pitcher. My emotions came up because of concerns that I might get injured", he explained.
The pitcher said that because he had a time called pitch clock, he had a compulsion to throw quickly, and Park Hae-min thought he was ready and threw the ball. Park Hae-min may have felt threatened by a sudden fast ball because he was not looking ahead.
If Kim Tae-kyung had only made a gesture of sorry when Park Hae-min was angry, it would not have been bench-clearing. It would have been nice if Park Hae-min also ended up with only giving attention while understanding the pitcher's situation that his junior may have thrown because of the pitch clock.
In pitch clock, a pitcher must pitch within 20 seconds if there is no runner, and throw within 25 seconds if there is a runner. The batter must complete the batting preparation with both feet in the at-bat at the time 8 seconds are marked.
Small happening made by Peach Clark, which was officially implemented. Is there a way that it won't happen in the regular season when there's more pressure.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
