KIA's closing pitcher is off until today. Why?How do you make up the winning team

Aug 06, 2025

KIA's closing pitcher is off until today. Why?How do you make up the winning team
A game between Hanwha and KIA at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 10th. KIA Jung Hae-young, who allows a full base crisis with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.10/



"I'm off until today (6th)."

KIA Tigers closer Jung Hae-young will take a break for two consecutive days. This is due to the symptoms of elbow muscle clumping.

Jung Hae-young felt abnormal symptoms in her elbow while preparing to take the mound against the Lotte Giants in Busan on the 5th. KIA James Nail and Lotte Alec Gamboa's ace face-off was a tight match. With KIA holding a 2-0 lead, Jung Hae-young showed a strong will to protect the victory, but manager Lee Bum-ho dissuaded him and gave him a break.




Other bullpens filled Jung Hae-young's vacancy cleanly. Sung Young-tak in the seventh inning, Han Jae-seung in the eighth inning, and Jeon Sang-hyun in the ninth inning neatly blocked one inning each, leading to a 2-0 victory and three consecutive wins.

Jung Hae-young will also take a break against Lotte in Busan on the 6th. There is nothing wrong with my elbow at the moment, but I decided to go safely as there are much more important matches left for the ranking fight in the future.

Director Lee said "(Jeong Hae-young) is fine." I played catch, but they said there was no problem. I told him to rest until today just in case. I think I will be able to participate normally from tomorrow. I was careful because I suddenly felt the muscles behind my arms clumped up,' he said, adding that it was not a major injury.




KIA's closing pitcher is off until today. Why?How do you make up the winning team
KIA won 2-0 in a match between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 5th. Jeon Sang-hyun Kim Tae-gun's battery is sharing joy. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.05/
KIA's closing pitcher is off until today. Why?How do you make up the winning team
KIA's Han Jae-seung is pitching hard in a game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 5th. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.05/
On this day, Jeon Sang-hyun will protect the back door. Jeon Sang-hyun made his first save of the season the previous day. It was his first save in 365 days since the match against KT in Gwangju on August 6 last year.

Director Lee said, "(Former) Sang-hyun will finish as he is today. The friends I threw the day before are planning to go out in the 7, 8, and 9 episodes. (Starting pitcher) Adam Oler throws about 70 pitches. In the middle, (Choi) Ji-min, (Kim) Geon-guk, and (Kim) Si-hoon are trying to prepare for these friends."

KIA is currently locking the back door firmly even though Cho Sang-woo, a must-win group, is spending time reorganizing in the second division, and Jung Hae-young is absent. KIA bullpen has been very stable with an ERA of 1.06 while recording 3 wins and 1 draw in the last 4 games.




Director Lee said, `Cho Sang-woo had no problem with his pitching at all. As I continued to go up to a difficult situation, I was mentally shaken and subtracted 10 days. I'll put it up right away (if I fill it up for 10 days) and use it for important situations."

KIA's closing pitcher is off until today. Why?How do you make up the winning team
A game between KIA and Lotte at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 27th. Cho Sang-woo, who allowed a two-run double to Jeon Joon-woo with two outs and runners on second and third bases in the bottom of the eighth inning, is regretful. Busan = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.27/




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