Actually, I'm still having a hard time right now Afterimage of jaw fracture in shock, how to overcome trauma

Jun 15, 2025

Actually, I'm still having a hard time right now Afterimage of jaw fracture in shock, how to overcome trauma
Nail interview after the match against NC on the 15th. Photo = Reporter Na Yuri



"In fact, bad emotions come to mind first when it comes to people's hearts."

KIA Tigers' James Nail overcame the trauma. Nail started in an away game against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 15th and pitched six ⅔ innings with one hit, nine strikeouts, one walk, and one run. Nail did not have a single batter until he allowed a hit to Kim Joo-won with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. He allowed the runner to get on base due to a catcher's error during the first inning of the non-out strikeout, but succeeded in blocking NC's batters. After stepping down with a runner left in the last seventh inning, the next pitcher Lee Joon-young allowed a pinch-hit home run to Kim Hwi-jip, resulting in Nail's own run, but he still led the team to a 4-2 victory with perfect pitching.

In fact, Nail pitched at Changwon NC Park for the first time in about 10 months since August 24 last year. August 24 is the first day to recall the terrible injury he suffered when he fractured his jaw joint after being hit in the jaw by opposing batter Matt Davidson's pitch.




Actually, I'm still having a hard time right now Afterimage of jaw fracture in shock, how to overcome trauma
사진=KIA 타이거즈
Nail, who played as the league's top pitcher last year, was out of the regular season after a jaw injury, and fortunately, she recovered quickly and later returned ahead of KIA's Korean Series and played a leading role in the championship.

Almost a year has passed, but nails are still tense. In particular, when dealing with Davison, he said he had no choice but to recall the memories of that time.

"My personal relationship with Davidson is still very good," Nail said after the game on the 15th. "After last year's injury, dealing with the batter Davidson is very difficult. "Even though I try to think good things on the mound, bad emotions come to mind first when I deal with Davison, which is inevitable," he confessed.




Actually, I'm still having a hard time right now Afterimage of jaw fracture in shock, how to overcome trauma
The Hanwha-NC match at Changwon NC Park on the 31st. Davison, with two outs, is striking out swinging in the bottom of the seventh inning. Changwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.5.5.31/
In other words, there is a kind of trauma left. The injury of the hardball hitting the jaw was a shock to everyone. It's also a terrible nightmare memory that should never happen again. It's not Davison's fault, but it's an incident that can happen while playing baseball, but the injury site and situation were so shocking that there was inevitable mental sequelae.

So, he said he prepared nails more thoroughly ahead of the Changwon expedition. "Today, to face Davison in this one game, I've been thinking about what kind of ball combination I'm going to do since last week and how I'm going to deal with it," Nail said.

There are still afterimages of injuries, but Nail has taken a big step toward overcoming trauma through her own efforts.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.