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| A tarp is laid at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 3rd. Gwangju = Reporter Kim Min-kyung |
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There is a growing possibility that the game between the Hanwha Eagles and the KIA Tigers will be canceled due to rain.
It is currently raining at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 3rd when the match between Hanwha and KIA will be held. The tarpaulin that was laid earlier is full of rainwater.
Hanwha and KIA fans showed great interest in big games to the extent that they sold out early for two consecutive days on the 2nd and 3rd.
Hanwha acquired Son Ah-seop, the league's best school hitter, in a trade with the NC Dinos on the 31st of last month, and KIA registered MVP batter Kim Do-young, who was out due to injury, in the first-team entry of the second-tier team, raising expectations for fans of the two teams.
However, the sky did not understand the hearts of the fans at all. On the 2nd, the ground was completely destroyed by a sudden downpour at around 4:30 p.m., when the away team Hanwha was training. I tried to start the ground maintenance at 7 p.m., but there was no way to deal with it because it rained once more at around 5:30 p.m. Eventually, the rain was canceled.
There was an early forecast of rain on the 3rd. However, it was expected to rain later in the evening, but the possibility of starting the game is becoming slim as it begins to rain in Gwangju from around 1 p.m.
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd was canceled due to rain. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.02/ |
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd was canceled due to rain. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.02/ |
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KIA manager Lee Bum-ho seems to be disappointed. KIA was on the rise with two consecutive wins after losing seven consecutive games. He was hoping to raise Kim Do-young to the first team early on the 2nd and use him as a pinch hitter to greet his home fans while raising the team's atmosphere further. On the 3rd, foreign pitcher Adam Oler was scheduled to return to start after recovering from elbow inflammation. It was almost a big event for KIA fans in many ways, but both days are on the verge of being blocked by rain.
It is also regrettable that the confrontation between Moon Dong-ju and Kim Do-young has become difficult. Moon Dong-ju was listed as a starting pitcher on the 3rd following the 2nd.
Kim Do-young said "I haven't talked to Dong-ju recently, but since we're in our fourth year. Dong-ju and I will know ourselves well, as well as our physical condition. Dongju is doing well, so I think he gave me that advice. We always talk a lot about not getting hurt when we contact each other. I hope XION does well this year so that he can do well without getting hurt"It was a situation where we were looking forward to meeting, leaving a pep talk.
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. Kim Do-young of KIA is doing batting training. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.02/ |
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| The match between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ballpark in Daejeon on the 8th. Hanwha's Moon Dong-ju, who is pitching as a starter. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.08/ |
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
