What a curse word for fans? KIA withdraws from the second team...inappropriate behavior
Aug 23, 2025
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KIA eliminated Park Jung-woo and pitcher Kim Jung-yeop from the first-team entry before the match against the LG Twins in Gwangju on the 23rd, and called up pitcher Kim Hyun-soo and infielder Chung Hyun-chang. Chung Hyeon-chang was brought in last month in a 3-3 trade with the NC Dinos. Oh Sun-woo chose to reinforce the infield because he could defend the outfield.
Park Jung-woo was not simply notified of his second leg because of his grades. It became a problem to have a war of words with fans on social media. He reportedly argued with a fan by mixing abusive language, and also talked to a fan on the phone once.
An official from KIA said, `We had several interviews with the player (Park Jung-woo) and went through the process of confirming the facts. What's clear is an altercation with a fan. He explained, "I removed it from the entry because I thought it was inappropriate."
The decisive reason for hearing abusive language from fans on SNS is the running base against the Kiwoom Heroes in Gwangju on the 21st. KIA was dragged 5-11 by Kiwoom and chased 10-11 by adding 3 points in the seventh inning and 2 points in the eighth inning. He sought a finishing victory in the last attack of the ninth inning, but Park Jung-woo, who was a runner on second base with one out, poured cold water on him. When Kim Tae-gun stepped down with a fly ball to the left field, Kiwoom left fielder Lim Ji-yeol found Park Jung-woo, who had a large lead on the second base, and threw to the second base immediately. It was faster for Park Jung-woo to be forced out of the second base than third baseman Kim Ho-ryeong tagged up and scored home. In an instant, the game ended with KIA's one-point loss.
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Park Jung-woo read all the SNS messages sent by his fans and raised his work by responding. The KIA team held a meeting with Park Jung-woo as the situation grew more than expected, and it was clear that they had a war of words with fans no matter what each other's claims, so they notified them of their second-tier involvement. It is certainly a problem for fans to use abusive language and abusive language against players, but Park Jung-woo also showed an attitude that was not appropriate for a professional player. In other words, he paid a price for his short thoughts.
Park Jung-woo is not currently KIA's main force, but he had a reason to occupy an entry position in the face of fierce five-way battle. In addition, after a long rehabilitation with a severe hamstring injury in May, he was able to return to the first team only on the 31st of last month. It is expected to realize through self-reflection how the price of not being able to hold back a moment's anger will adversely affect the team.
KIA recently fell to seventh place with 54 wins, four draws and 56 losses in the season after losing three consecutive games. It is 1.5 games apart from NC and KT Wiz, who are tied for fifth. It's not a very far-fetched situation, but the atmosphere is definitely worse than a month ago when I was sure of the 5th round. On top of that, even Park Jung-woo put another worry on coach Lee Bum-ho.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
