Let's win. Silence after the game. The head coach was also touched by the SSG players who shared Herredia's sadness
May 25, 2025
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SSG Landers players all gathered on the mound after winning 5-4 at the bottom of the ninth inning against the LG Twins at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 24th. It was a new ceremony, but the players took off their hats and helmets and bowed their heads to pay silent tribute.
There was a reason. It was reported that the sister of SSG foreign hitter Guillermo Herredia died after fighting cancer. Herredia directly delivered it through her SNS.
Herredia underwent surgery on April 11 due to an abscess in her right thigh and is preparing to return. A substitute player came because he needed six weeks to recover and return, but he is currently preparing to return by training with his teammates at Landers Field when the SSG home game is held. The expected return date is June 3.
On the 24th, Herredia came to Landers Field and returned home with consideration from the coaching staff. SSG coach Lee Soo-yong said in a match on the 25th that `We also found out yesterday (24th). So I decided to give Herredia a few days. Baseball is important, but it seems that the first thing to do is to calm down, so I told him not to dwell on training and take enough time. I left it up to myself to do whatever I wanted" he said.
The players vowed victory for Herredia.
After the top of the ninth inning in a 4-4 tie, captain Kim Kwang-hyun gathered the players. He encouraged the players, saying, "Let's win," and suggested that Han Yu-sum should gather and pay silent tribute after winning. And after Han Yu-sum's walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth inning, the players gathered on the mound and held a moment of silence.
Manager Lee said, `I saw the players have a meeting in the ninth inning, and I didn't expect to prepare that (silence). I was touched"It was hard to win, and it was really good to see that." That's how the team will become one," he said, praising the players for their voluntary actions.
However, Herredia came to the stadium on the 25th and trained with the players. Rather than grieving alone at home, he seems to have thought that training with colleagues is the way to quickly forget sadness.
Heredia, who had a batting average of .360 (195 hits in 541 at-bats) and 21 home runs and 118 RBIs last year, continued to have a good flow of .313 (15 hits in 48 at-bats) and one home run and six RBIs in 13 games before the injury this season.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
