What is this case? Why was the home of Hanwha's rare catcher sacrifice fly empty?

Jul 19, 2025

What is this case? Why was the home of Hanwha's rare catcher sacrifice fly empty?
The game between KT and Hanwha at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 19th. At the bottom of the third inning, one out and runners on first and third bases. Hanwha catcher Choi Jae-hoon, who is catching KT Kim Sang-soo with a foul fly. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/



A rare catcher sacrifice fly.

KT Wiz's Junghoon Lee's sense shone. The Hanwha Eagles left a disappointment in their basic backup play.

The game between KT and Hanwha is being held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 19th. From the beginning, it is 'nuclear war'. Hanwha scored two runs in the top of the first inning, and KT turned the game around 3-2 in the first inning. When Hanwha added three more points in the top of the third inning to make a comeback, KT tied the game 5-5 at the bottom of the third inning.




KT's 5th scoring scene was amazing. KT's chance to catch up to 4-5 with one out and runners on first and third bases. Kim Sang-soo at bat. However, Kim Sang-soo's ball flew high toward the back net behind the catcher. Hanwha catcher Choi Jae-hoon chased the ball with all his might.

What is this case? Why was the home of Hanwha's rare catcher sacrifice fly empty?
The game between KT and Hanwha at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 19th. At the bottom of the third inning, one out and runners on first and third bases. KT Junghoon Lee scored when KT catcher Kim Sang-soo hit a foul fly. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/
a ball that is likely to touch a net or fence. It was cool until Choi Jae-hoon blew himself out and caught him. The problem is that the groove was empty. KT's third baseman Kim Junghoon Lee saw through it, and as soon as Choi Jae-hoon caught the ball, he started running home. Choi Jae-hoon, who fell down while holding the ball, can't come home faster than Junghoon Lee.

If so, I had to throw the ball home to catch the runner, but there was no one. Pitcher Weiss was watching whether Choi Jae-hoon caught the floating ball or not. First baseman Kim Tae-yeon followed the ball with Choi Jae-hoon. It was because it was a bit skewed towards first base. Third baseman Noh Si-hwan was also keeping his seat.




First of all, the ball went backward, so it seemed that the first priority was for the pitcher to cover the home as in the case of wild pitches. Or anyone had to run home first through a call play. Usually, a sacrifice fly comes when the runner is on third base and the ball extends far into the outfield. In infield foul flies, sacrifice fly scores are rarely made. Hanwha Infield seems to have not been prepared in a situation that cannot be easily experienced. Hanwha's mistake was obvious, but it was also a scene that had no choice but to praise the sense of Junghoon Lee and KT's third base coach Choi Man-ho.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.