Why did Han Jun-su sigh without throwing a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and a bases-loaded 3B1S
Aug 25, 2025
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Baseball, it's not just ball hitting. There is a huge head fight between the batter and the catcher. Through the water fight, both sides conclude how to deal with the situation and carry out a set operation.
But if you have too many thoughts, don't you think your body doesn't move as you want. KIA Han Jun-su and LG Yoo Young-chan showed how much psychological fights affect the results in baseball.
The LG Twins won 2-1 in the final game of the weekend's three consecutive games against the KIA Tigers at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 24th. He swept all three consecutive games. He entered the race to secure the first place. On the contrary, KIA, which is busy fighting for the best of five, fell into a fatal five-game losing streak.
The final result was in the bottom of the ninth inning. LG closer Yoo Young-chan, whose performance falters when he meets KIA this season. It was the same day. 9th inning with a 2-1 lead. He caught two outs well. However, he started to get nervous by allowing Choi Hyung-woo to hit the right-handed.
Kim Sun-bin even hit a double. Second and third base crisis. KIA sent out Kim Seok-hwan, who had a long ball, as a pinch hitter, and Yoo Young-chan's control shook rapidly and allowed a walk. I was nervous, it was an extreme control disorder. One strike was also barely on the top of the zone.
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From here, the psychological battle between the two sides began in earnest. It was 2B, but the pitcher had to put in a strike unconditionally. 3B goes to hell. In other words, very good timing for the batter to aim for. Here, Yoo Young-chan had a lot of luck. The fastball is a bit close to the body, but it's really a one-page strike. If it was a human referee, there would have been a high probability of giving a ball.
However, Yoo Young-chan threw a high ball again and drove to 3B1S, perhaps not calming down. Han Junsu had to make a choice. Yoo Young-chan is shaking too hard, so will you look at one more ball and push it away, or will you boldly go for it in 3B1S, which is much more comfortable than the full count. The fastball match was 99 percent close. Han Junsu seems to have chosen the former here. But a very good ball came. It was a bit on the body, but a strike on the high side of the zone. It was the worst real pitching course where long balls could come out best. So the moment the ball passed, Han Jun-su opened his mouth and lamented. 'Why didn't I hit this ball?'
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This is the result theory. If he swung confidently in the 3B1S situation and made a swing or a mistake, he might have criticized "Why didn't you wait?" However, it was inevitable that one ball was too disappointing. The more tense it is, the more bold it may be.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
