Are you satisfied with the 4th place? Why did KIA suddenly give ace nail a break?

Jun 24, 2025

Are you satisfied with the 4th place? Why did KIA suddenly give ace nail a break?
A match between SSG and KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. During the seventh inning of the game, SSG coach Lee Soo-yong appealed to the referee's decision. KIA's starting nail waiting for the resumption of the game after the game was suspended for a while. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.22/



"It felt like I was overburdened."

Why did the KIA Tigers suddenly give ace Nail a break.

The KIA Tigers are coming back to life. He won six consecutive games before the Kiwoom Heroes match at Gocheok Sky Dome on the 24th. The ranking, which was 8th a month ago, jumped to 4th place. Of course, it is not time to relax as there is only 1.5 games between the 7th-ranked KT Wiz. This season's KBO League is a ranking competition that can go back and forth between heaven and hell with consecutive wins and losses.




However, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho made an unconventional decision. He removed "Ace Tomorrow" from the first team entry on the 23rd. Nail pitched six ⅓ innings against SSG Landers on the 22nd.

As mentioned above, KIA is still busy with a long way to go. You have to go up more when you're in the mood. If you hang in there a little longer, it will be an All-Star break. This year's All-Star Game will be held in Daejeon on the 12th of next month. Why did KIA cancel their nails at this timing when they could rest then.

Injuries? That's not it. Coach Lee Bum-ho, who met ahead of the Kiwoom match, said "I was thinking early on that I should give Neil a break. I just thought about when it would be good. "I thought about whether to let him hold out until the All-Star break or give him a break just before the All-Star break, but I concluded that it should be now."




Are you satisfied with the 4th place? Why did KIA suddenly give ace nail a break?
A game between the Doosan Bears and the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium on the 3rd. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho is deep in thought. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.03/
Why? Manager Lee said, `The number of innings has increased considerably. It looked very physically difficult. I felt a little overwhelmed. I also talked to my nails, but they looked tired. Last year, there were many pitches in five to six innings in a game, but this year there were six to seven more innings. If I told him to rest during the All-Star break, I thought it wouldn't be a real break, so I tried to give him enough psychological rest." Nail pitched 97 ⅓ innings against SSG. He pitched nearly 100 innings.

Director Lee decided to let him rest as soon as possible. Of course, I would have thought about losing consecutively, but the players were doing well, so I was able to set the timing. If he rested this time, threw twice, and rested again during the All-Star break, he thought he would recover sufficiently ahead of the second half. Nails have completely changed since taking a break last year" expressed anticipation.

Are you satisfied with the 4th place? Why did KIA suddenly give ace nail a break?
KBO League KIA and Samsung match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 11th. KIA starter Kim Do-hyun is disappointed when Samsung's Kim Jae-sung's foul ball crossed the fence in the top of the sixth inning. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.06.11/
In addition to nails, Kim Do-hyun, who played a tremendous role as the fifth starter this year, was not excluded from the entry, but was given a similar break. According to the rotation, Kim Do-hyun could take the mound against Kiwoom on the same day, but manager Lee postponed Kim Do-hyun's appearance to the game against the LG Twins on the 28th. His last appearance is against KT Wiz on the 17th, so he will take 10 days off. Kim Geon-guk fills the empty spots of Nail and Kim Do-hyun. He will play against Kiwoom on the 26th. It was registered ahead of the match. Manager Lee explained that "Kim Gun-guk does his part even if he stops three to four innings."




KIA's Lee Eui-ri, who underwent elbow surgery, will now return. If Lee Eui-ri joins the starting team, other pitchers can rest smoothly in the second half of the year and rotate the rotation.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.