The head coach who threw a shot at the coach's lack of communication...The pinch-hitter Han Yu-seom is waiting for a tie in the bottom of the ninth inning → A futile ending

Jun 15, 2025

The head coach who threw a shot at the coach's lack of communication...The pinch-hitter Han Yu-seom is waiting for a tie in the bottom of the ninth inning → A futile ending
Lotte-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 14th. In the bottom of the ninth inning, when Jung Joon-jae grounded out to the first base with one out and runners on the second and third bases, second baseman Oh Tae-gon is caught in a rundown and is out. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.14/



The head coach who threw a shot at the coach's lack of communication...The pinch-hitter Han Yu-seom is waiting for a tie in the bottom of the ninth inning → A futile ending
Lotte won the Lotte-SSG match 4-2 at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 14th. Players such as Kim Min-sung and Kim Won-joong are giving high fives. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.14/
"(Cho) Byung-hyun and (Han) Yoo-seom are waiting in the back..."

Second and third bases with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was a golden chance to tie the game. However, the runners' mistakes that followed the failure of the follow-up hit ended in vain.

"As it was a special day (Choo Shin-soo's retirement ceremony), I really wanted to win," SSG coach Lee Sung-yong, who met at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th, expressed regret over the previous day's defeat against the Lotte Giants.




In the top of the eighth inning, when trailing 1-2, closing Cho Byung-hyun made a surprise appearance in the crisis of first and third bases with two outs. But the results were not good. Lotte's Jeon Joon-woo and Kim Min-sung's consecutive timely hits broke out, making it 1-4.

SSG also had a chance to take the second and third bases with no outs with Oh Tae-gon's double following Park Sung-han's walk against Lotte closer Kim Won-joong in the bottom of the ninth inning. However, when Cho Hyung-woo struck out and Jung Joon-jae grounded out, the runner on the second base was threatened between the second and third bases, ending in vain.

The head coach who threw a shot at the coach's lack of communication...The pinch-hitter Han Yu-seom is waiting for a tie in the bottom of the ninth inning → A futile ending
Lotte-SSG match held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 14th. Kim Kwang-hyun, who handled Kim Min-sung with a double play in the top of the fourth inning with one out and one on the first base, is delighted. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.14/
Director Lee Soo-yong posted Cho Byung-hyun because he thought a chance would come again once he blocked it, but it was bitter because it flowed unintentionally"I looked back.




Legend's retirement ceremony, Kim Kwang-hyun came out and threw well with two runs in six innings. The starting showdown with Lotte ace Gamboa (one run in six innings) was even.

However, since then, the situation has not been as expected. Manager Lee Soo-yong said, `I wanted to do my best to win. Maybe Lotte was stronger, but it didn't go as I wanted," he sighed.

Regarding the last situation with one out and runners on the second and third bases, "It's a three-point difference, but it's right not to come in." The second baseman (Oh Tae-gon) lead was too big. Even so, he said he should have made Cho Dong-hwa, the third base coach, recognize it first. After that, Han Yu-seom was preparing, so..." he expressed regret.




The head coach who threw a shot at the coach's lack of communication...The pinch-hitter Han Yu-seom is waiting for a tie in the bottom of the ninth inning → A futile ending
Choo Shin-soo's retirement ceremony was held after the end of the Lotte-SSG match at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 14th. Kim Kwang-hyun is delivering a commemorative gift. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.14/
"There are situations where runners have to start as they fit the bat, and there are situations where they have to not overdo it, but yesterday it was the latter. Be careful of the line drive, or you should have talked about it depending on the current situation or the score difference. Of course, I do it in the dugout, but the base coach is also the closest thing to the players on the field. That's how you learn one by one."

Coach Cho Dong-hwa has been a running coach for the SK Wyverns (the predecessor of SSG Landers) since his retirement in 2018. He started in the second division at first, served as the first base coach until 2023, and has been in charge of the third base operation-base coach since last year. He was also recognized for his excellent base running during his active days, but he is still in the 'start' stage as a third base coach.

As for Kim Kwang-hyun, who finished the sixth inning, "I didn't intend to go one more inning." Our bullpen is fine, and we were preparing for an all-out war anyway."

"(Lotte) Gamboa is not an easy ball to hit. The situation was well made, but I was disappointed with the decisive shot. The release point is so high, and the speed of the fastball is so good. I think all strikes were higher than I thought, and all balls were strikes. The breaking ball was controlled as well. If the left-hander throws 156km on 99 pitches, he has no choice but to admit that he is a good pitcher."

The head coach who threw a shot at the coach's lack of communication...The pinch-hitter Han Yu-seom is waiting for a tie in the bottom of the ninth inning → A futile ending
Lotte won the Lotte-SSG match 4-2 at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 14th. Kim Min-sung is high-fiving Kim Won-joong. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.6.14/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.