I'm sorry. It was the right time to replace him, but why did the coach apologize
Aug 26, 2025
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SSG Landers manager Lee Sung-yong expressed his sorry to pitcher Song Young-jin, who is in his third year as a professional pitcher.
It's because of the results of the last game. Song Young-jin took the mound as a starting pitcher in an away game against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th and recorded 'nodisci' with three hits, one strikeout, two walks, and one run in four ⅓ innings.
Against the tricky Hanwha lineup, Song Young-jin pitched well. He pitched scoreless until the fourth inning, and SSG held a 2-0 lead with Choi Jeong's two-run home run in the top of the third inning.
However, joy and sorrow were divided in the bottom of the fifth inning. When Song Young-jin, who took a good one-out, allowed Shim Woo-joon to have an infield hit, pitcher coach Kyung Heon-ho took the mound and replaced the pitcher. Jeon Young-joon, who had been waiting since the beginning of the game, took the mound in relief.
But Jeon Young-joon collapsed. After allowing Lee Won-seok and Son Ah-seop to make consecutive timely hits, he allowed Noh Si-hwan to hit a two-run home run after two outs, completely giving up the atmosphere of the game. After that, SSG failed to fight back and suffered a 2-5 upset.
SSG manager Lee Soo-yong, who met with reporters ahead of the match against the Incheon KIA Tigers on the 26th, apologized 'I'm sorry' when I met Song Young-jin today. At that point, I thought the ball kept falling out of Song Young-jin's hand. That's what the pitching coach thought, too. When I asked Young-jin today, he said he was also losing weight. "It's not because he didn't trust Young-jin, but he saw that he was reaching the limit." Still, I was pitching so well that the replacement was not good as a result, so 'I'm sorry. Let's do it a little more. He apologized to Young-jin.
"It's really hard to change the timing of the pitcher."Manager Lee Sung-yong said, `I try to do as much as I can to the extent that the players can understand, but I have to win again. I have no choice but to keep studying. "I'm trying to get rid of what I'm sorry for both the team and me quickly. But Song Young-jin pitched really well and threw so well" heaped praise on us.
It is still a question mark whether Song Young-jin will be put in the next rotation. SSG also has concerns about starting rotation. Kim Kwang-hyun's condition is not 100% yet, but it is difficult to say for sure as of the 26th which game he will be able to take the mound this week.
Manager Lee Soo-yong said, `First of all, Drew Anderson will prepare for tomorrow (27th) and Choi Min-joon will prepare for the KIA match on the 28th. I think Kwanghyun needs to see the condition a little more. I'm continuing to discuss and check with the training part."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
