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| 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/ |
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"It's for management."
KIA Tigers canceled foreign ace James Nail from the first-team entry on the 23rd. This year, there were many injuries to key players, so it was surprising to hear about Nail's cancellation of the first-team entry, but the KIA team quickly evolved with "Deletion of the entry for management."
The club seems to have decided that nails need a break. Nail has pitched 97 ⅓ innings in 16 games this season. It ranks second in the inning category after Hanwha Eagles ace Cody Ponce (101 ⅔ innings). Ponce also recently met the rain in a car with physical ups and downs and recovered by resting for two more days in a row. It's time for nails to get tired in the hot summer.
KIA re-signed Nail, who ranked first in the league with an ERA of 2.53 last year, with a total of $1.8 million (about 2.4 billion won). This is the best treatment for foreign players in the KBO League this year. KIA was evaluated for establishing a solid one-two punch to lead the championship for the second consecutive year by recruiting Adam Oler, who played in the Major League until last year along with Nail.
Nail was 5-2 with 97 ⅓ innings and a 2.68 ERA in 16 games before taking a 10-day break. Seung-woon did not follow, but he did his job as an ace by recording 11 quality starts. Nail will rejoin the starting rotation at the end of the first half of next month.
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| A game between SSG and KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. SSG Han Yoo-sum hit a come-from-behind three-run home run against KIA Nail in the bottom of the seventh inning. Nails that can't hold back the anger. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.22/ |
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| KIA starter nail who allowed a turnaround in the bottom of the seventh inning and was replaced. |
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KIA suffered from a series of injuries such as Na Sung-bum, Kim Do-young, Kim Sun-bin, Patrick Wisdom, Yoon Do-hyun, Lee Chang-jin, Kwak Do-kyu and Hwang Dong-ha at the beginning of the season. Still, Wisdom and Lee Chang-jin are currently joining the first team to support them, and the players, who were classified as backups in June, broke their eggs one by one and gained momentum. He ranks first in the league with 12 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw in June. Thanks to this, he recorded 38 wins, 33 losses and 2 draws in the season, ranking from 7th to 4th.
The ace was absent for a while in a situation where he had to step up more for the top-ranked fight. The rest of the starters, including Ohler, Yang Hyun-jong, Yoon Young-chul and Kim Do-hyun, have increased their share.
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| A match between SSG and KIA at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 22nd. KIA won the SSG. Nails greeting fans after the game. Incheon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.22/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
