Before Lotte's closing error, the coaches were enthusiastic about reading the fateful check swing video

Sep 04, 2025

Before Lotte's closing error, the coaches were enthusiastic about reading the fateful check swing video
photo source=capture the relay screen



This is why video review should be introduced quickly.

Checkswing video review did a big job. It is called baseball that cries and laughs with one ball, but the result of the game could have been completely reversed.

KT Wiz won the game against the Lotte Giants at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 3rd, 9-8, thanks to the opponent's finishing error in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was a 7-2 lead, but he lost the game by allowing a large number of 6 runs due to bullpen difficulties in the seventh inning, but he reversed the game again and saved hope for autumn baseball.




The last minute was dramatic. Lotte closer Kim Won-joong, who came out in the bottom of the ninth inning with an 8-8 tie, was shaken. Junghoon Lee's persistent cut gave him a walk, allowing him to load the bases with one out.

Jang Jin-hyuk entered the batter's box. Kim Won-joong threw three fork balls in a row, perhaps because he was not confident in his fastball. 3 balls of repentance from the 1B1S situation. Jang Jin-hyuk's bat came out and stopped. However, Ham Ji-woong, the third baseman, declared a swing. Jang Jin-hyuk raised his arms as if he were dumbfounded and expressed regret.

Before Lotte's closing error, the coaches were enthusiastic about reading the fateful check swing video
photo source=capture the relay screen
In a 1B1S situation, whether the third pitch is a strike or a ball is a difference between sky and ground. If it's 1B2S, the batter feels extremely pressured. In particular, when I face a fork bowler like Kim Won-joong, I can't swing as soon as my head gets complicated whether it's a fastball or a falling ball. On the contrary, if it is 2B1S, the pitcher feels a burden on 3B1S and has to play a game somehow, making it much easier for batters to have a target.




Looking at the slow screen, Jang Jin-hyuk's bat did not turn at all. A situation that makes one wonder why he made a swing and miss decision. If the game was played with 1B2S, if Jang Jin-hyuk struck out or failed to make a finishing run with another play, it could leave a feeling of resentment for a while. I almost felt so unfair.

But now there is a video review. A video review overturned the decision. Of course, Jang Jin-hyuk did not hit the fork ball in the fourth pitch as a regular hit, but as explained above, 1B2S and 2B1S were very different situations from the batter's point of view, so it was a very important video reading operation success.

Before Lotte's closing error, the coaches were enthusiastic about reading the fateful check swing video
The game between KT and Lotte at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 3rd. The bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning. KT players won with a finishing error when Jang Jin-hyuk hit an infield ground ball. Suwon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.09.03/
This season, there have been a series of bad calls for checkswing, and complaints have been raised at the scene. In the second group, the check swing video review was introduced on a trial basis, so there was no need to postpone the first group. There is a lot of dissatisfaction, but KBO eventually surrendered due to the continued misjudgment, and when there was an All-Star break time, check swing video-reading cameras were installed at each stadium. It has been available to read since the 19th of last month, and at such an important moment, it is possible to properly prove the validity of the introduction with a good example that it can reverse the misjudgment that can change the fate of both teams.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.