This is a mess? Coach Lee Bum-ho's storm charge, ready to leave, shook off the head coach and ran out of the ground
Jul 26, 2025
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Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 26th. In the bottom of the sixth inning of Game 2 of the weekend series between the Lotte Giants and KIA, KIA manager Lee Bum-ho, who protested, was sent off.
KIA has lost four games in a row, while Lotte has won three games in a row. KIA's starting pitcher is Lee Eui-ri, the second player to return from an elbow injury. The game on the previous day that he lost even after consuming Cho Sang-woo, a must-win group. In many ways, for KIA, it was a game of double and triple hardships.
It was not easy on this day either. Starter Lee Eui-ri was replaced after allowing five runs in three innings. No. 2? Pitcher Lee Joon-young was hit with a solo shot by Lotte's Ko Seung-min in the fourth inning.
Lotte's attack in the bottom of the sixth inning began with a 3-6 deficit. Lotte leadoff Hwang Sung-bin got on base with a hit, and Ko Seung-min survived with an exquisite bunt.
And while the ball was being thrown to first base, Hwang Sung-bin, who had already reached second base, immediately ran to third base. KIA first baseman Oh Sun-woo also threw to third base as soon as he caught the ball quickly. Hwang Sung-bin, who threw himself, and third baseman Wisdom crossed fiercely.
The timing of the tag itself is definitely out. However, Lim Ji-woong, the third baseman, declared safe and pretended to hit his left shin. It was pointed out that Wisdom interfered with Hwang Sung-bin's base running with his left leg during the catch process.
Wisdom jumped up and down. In a situation that could be a match, the KIA bench immediately applied for a video review.
As a result of the reading, the tag itself is out. However, Hwang Sung-bin's hands were also blocked on the left leg of Wisdom, which was firmly rooted. The reading room declared the centrifugal maintenance, saying the obstruction of the base was correct.
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Any protests against the results of the video review are unconditionally dismissed by regulations, regardless of the content. Director Lee Bum-ho cannot be unaware of this. It was literally 'Assault' in preparation for the exit.
Coach Lee Bum-ho was a luxury third baseman when he was active. He jostled towards third base, not home plate. Coach Lee Bum-ho's hands and feet, surrounded by the fourth trial, coaches and KIA infielders, were busy. It seemed to refer to the direction in which the runner came in, the direction of the throwing, and the position of the third baseman's foot in the process. Even from a distance, I felt the trembling anger of the excited head coach.
An KIA official said "The content of the protest was not that Wisdom was blocking the main team (before the situation), but that it was a defensive movement that came out of the natural process of play."
However, the protest was not accepted, and head coach Lee Bum-ho was sent off as it was. Lotte is leading 9-3 with three additional points by combining Reyes' ground ball and Yoon Dong-hee's two-run timely hit.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
