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| When Puig, who was angry at Kim Yoo-sung's face-threatening ball, headed to the mound, Yang Eui-ji ran and stopped him. Gocheok = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com |
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Doosan starter Kim Yu-sung was anxious since he hit the billboard under the backnet, not the catcher's mit, when he threw a practice pitch just before the start of the game.
Despite the protests of Kiwoom Heroes hitters, the threatening ball flew four times. In the end, Kim Yoo-sung was replaced only after Puig exploded and bench clearing occurred.
The incident occurred at the end of the fourth inning, but it started at the end of the second inning.
Puig, who took his first at-bat with one out in the bottom of the second inning, was hit by Kim Yoo-sung's 125km curve in the upper back.
The impact was not great. The centripetal was out in front in case of a possible collision, but Puig walked toward first base with a calm look on his face.
When Kim Yu-sung took off his hat, bowed his head, and apologized, Puig also bowed his head together and expressed his intention 'It's okay'. But…...
Kim Yoo-sung's 150km fastball flew toward the head of the next batter, Lim Ji-yeol. Lim Ji-yeol, who managed to avoid, stretched out two fingers toward Kim Yoo-sung. It was a protest that meant 'two threatening balls already in the head. Catcher Yang Eui-ji and first baseman Yang Seok-hwan ran to comfort Lim Ji-yeol. No further collisions occurred. But the situation continues.
What happened in the bottom of the fourth inning with Doosan leading 1-0. In the ball count of 1B2S, the fourth 150km fastball headed toward the head of Kadinez. Already, the third threat, Cardinez, also expressed dissatisfaction, and Yang Eui-ji was busy apologizing. Kim Yoo-sung, whose control was shaken, eventually walked Cardinez.
Kim Yoo-sung, who was shaking, threw three consecutive balls against left-handed hitter Choi Joo-hwan at first base with no outs. The fourth pitch was put in the strike zone, but Choi Joo-hwan pulled a 146km fastball toward the body on the fifth pitch and fired a come-from-behind two-run shot over the right fence.
While Kiwoom turned the game around 2-1, Puig came back to the plate. However, a 148km fastball flew into Puig's head. As soon as Puig, who was angry as soon as he avoided the ball, headed to the mound with the bat, the center and Yang Eui-ji ran out at the same time.
The centripetal overtook Puig to prevent the collision, and Yang Eui-ji extended his arm to stop Puig.
Doosan starter Kim Yoo-sung threw a threatening ball four times toward the right-handed batter's face. No matter how unintentional it was, it was difficult for the opposing batters to accept it. This happened even though Kiwoom hitters protested twice. It was natural that Puig was angry.
Fortunately, there was no conflict between the players of both teams. Yang Eui-ji skillfully calmed Puig, and the players on the ground also tried to prevent mishaps.
The center fielder warned Kim Yu-sung about an empty-ball pitch. It seemed difficult for Kim Yoo-sung to continue pitching anymore. The Doosan bench lowered Kim Yu-sung and put Choi Joon-ho on the mound.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
