The gladiator's helmet saved Park Kun-woo. Park Gun-woo, who was hit in the face by Hernandez's 143km fastball, replaced the bruise. Hernandez exited, Kim Young-woo took the mound
Jun 17, 2025
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In an away game against LG at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th, Park Kun-woo started as No. 5 right fielder and hit Hernandez's fastball at the dizzying moment when he was hit by a gladiator's helmet in his first at-bat in the top of the second inning.
Park Kun-woo, who faced his first at-bat with no outs and no outs due to a heavy hit by lead Matt Davidson, had a close game with Hernandez going up to 7 pitches in ball count 2B2S. However, in the seventh pitch, a 143km fastball flew high toward the body and went to Park Gun-woo's face, which he could not avoid.
Fortunately, Park Kun-woo wore a so-called 「Flawyer Helmet」 with a face shield attached to his helmet, and his fastball was hit by the face shield, avoiding a major injury. Trainers, coaches, and emergency responders approached Park Gun-woo, who collapsed immediately after being hit, and examined his condition.
Hernandez also came toward the home plate with a sorry look and looked at Park Kun-woo.
After a long time, Park Gun-woo got up, and Hernandez bowed to Park Gun-woo and expressed his apology. And when Park Gun-woo went to first base, he went to Park Gun-woo once again and expressed his sorry.
After walking to first base, Park Kun-woo was immediately replaced by Han Seok-hyun.
Automatic exit because throwing a fastball hit me in the face. Referee Kim Sung-chul ordered the exit and Hernandez, who apologized to Park Gun-woo, headed straight to the dugout.
LG, which had already confirmed that Hernandez threw a fastball, hurriedly prepared Kim Young-woo and took him to the mound with an order to leave.
The game starts again at first and second bases with no outs. Son Ah-seop hit a sacrifice bunt in front of the pitcher with one out on the second and third bases, and NC scored the first run with Kim Hyung-joon's sacrifice fly to center field. The top of the second inning ended with Chun Jae-hwan's ground ball in front of the shortstop with two outs and a third base.
Hernandez finished the day's pitching with one hit, one out, two strikeouts, and one run in one inning. The total number of pitches was 22, and he sprayed 8 fastballs, 5 sliders, 5 curves, and 4 changeups of up to 148 kilometers.
NC said "Park Gun-woo was replaced by a left temporal bruise" and reported the situation"After checking the field doctor, if necessary, the hospital plans to check."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
