2.4 billion won was pressed, and KIA waited for the 0th place in renewal of contract...I decided to shut it down. Was it hot
Jul 05, 2025
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KIA Tigers ace James Nail is back. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho gave Nail an early break for an all-out game at the end of the first half. Kim Tae-gun, the mastermind who worked with the battery, emphasized his responsibility by ordering the nail who returned from 11 days off amid a tight ranking battle, and the nail did his job.
Nail started the game against the Lotte Giants in Gwangju on the 4th and pitched a perfect pitch with 90 pitches, 3 hits, 4 no hits, 7 strikeouts and no runs in 6 innings. Lotte batters, who had been tied up by Nail throughout the game, failed to take the victory because they vented their anger on Jeon Sang-hyun (2 ⅓ innings) and Cho Sang-woo (3 ⅓ innings), but they paid back the manager's waiting and faith by showing the resting effect.
When Lotte batters failed to respond easily to the sweeper (33), he actively utilized it, mixing two-seam fastballs (24), changeups (16), fastballs (9), cutters (7), and curves (1). The maximum speed of the two-seam fastball was 149km and the maximum speed of the fastball was 148km.
Kim Tae-gun said "I think sweeper was better than usual"Because what I always told my nails was that I took a break. I always said that if the sweeper angle is weird, you should go to America. The fielders don't miss the entry, but didn't the director give you 10 days off. I was supposed to complete the ninth inning today, but it must have been very hot, he said with a smile.
Nail did not take Lee's consideration lightly. Knowing that it was 10 days that was hard to take out, when I returned, I worked hard to replenish my physical strength and train diligently to help the team.
Nails were very important and good rest for me. It was a time that could be very difficult for the team to present in the middle of the season, but I accepted it willingly because the team suggested that we take a break first. I think that resting like that helped today's game."
He gave Kim Tae-gun the ball with six scoreless innings. He also thanked the fielders who helped him with defense.
Nails seem to have turned out to be a good result by taking the count fight to its advantage. As far as I've felt, if the count fight starts to be disadvantageous in KBO, it can lead to a loss by giving up a hit or a walk. I tried to get ahead of the count aggressively somehow, and I think the strike from the first pitch led to a good game. Kim Tae-gun also did well in Lidl, and thanks to the fielders behind him playing a double play and a lot of good defense, he said.
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As KIA envisioned its full strength this season, it naturally placed Nail and renewing the contract as its top priority. A variable is the possibility of Nail returning to the U.S. Major League. The related story was told in detail by Eric Lauer (Toronto Blue Jays), an alternative foreigner who was with KIA last year, in a recent interview with MLB.com .
Lauer said "My plan was to go back to Korea. KIA had Nail, the title holder of last year's ERA. Nail really did an incredible job, and KIA seemed to believe he would definitely sign a major league contract. 'If Neil leaves, I'll be with you and another player.'" Because I can only have three foreign players. I just waited and waited for the re-signing offer.'
Lauer, tired of waiting, reportedly texted Nail to ask if she would sign a contract with a major league club. Nail replied "No club has an offer". He said he only offered minor league contracts and split contracts.
KIA succeeded in grabbing the nail by winning 1.8 million dollars (about 2.4 billion won). Nail is the league's top ace with 5 wins and 2 losses, 103 ⅓ innings and a 2.53 ERA in 17 games. He is third in the ERA category. Lauer failed to renew his contract with KIA, but he was called up to the Major League during the season and recorded 4 wins, 1 loss, 45 innings, and an ERA of 2.60 in 12 games (6 starts), which is a win-win.
Nail completed her first task perfectly by leading Lotte to victory in the first game of three consecutive games on the weekend, which will decide whether to leap to the top. Now, the only thing left is to take the mound in the last three consecutive games of the first half against Hanwha next week and lead the victory once more. The starting pitcher of Hanwha is expected to be Cody Ponce, who is considered the best ace of the year.
Nail faced Ponce twice, and I think it will be a good game because Ponce is a very good pitcher. I think it's going to be a bit more difficult because it's a match between Daejeon and Hanwha, but I'll keep trying"I vowed.
KIA, ranked fourth, recorded 44 wins, 36 losses and 3 draws for the season with the victory, narrowing its distance to 0.5 games behind Lotte and LG Twins, which are tied for second. This is the result of continuing the momentum of recording the No. 1 winning rate in June.
Nails are "Everyone is proud. In the first half of the year, there were a lot of things to overcome injuries other than ranking fights. I think the players from the second team or the players who remain in the first team contributed a lot, so I was able to be ranked now. In the future, we will continue to reorganize and gradually approach the end of the first half, so the players are very tired, but we will try to maintain it well so that we can run better in the second half"I'm determined.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
