Even a rookie doesn't know the rules, and Kim Young-woo's snowball, which threw a ball to the third baseman, lost four runs (Daejeon site)

Sep 26, 2025

Even a rookie doesn't know the rules, and Kim Young-woo's snowball, which threw a ball to the third baseman, lost four runs (Daejeon site)
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 26th. Roh Si-hwan, the third baseman who was caught on a rundown during the Hanwha Ha Joo-seok bunt with one out and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, is scoring. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.26/



Even a rookie doesn't know the rules, and Kim Young-woo's snowball, which threw a ball to the third baseman, lost four runs (Daejeon site)
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 26th. Roh Si-hwan, the third baseman who was caught on a rundown during the Hanwha Ha Joo-seok bunt with one out and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, is scoring. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.26/
Even a rookie doesn't know the rules, and Kim Young-woo's snowball, which threw a ball to the third baseman, lost four runs (Daejeon site)
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 26th. Roh Si-hwan, the third baseman who was caught on a rundown during the Hanwha Ha Joo-seok bunt with one out and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, is scoring. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.26/
The flow of the game changed due to the disappointing play of a high school graduate rookie.

LG Twins' first-round rookie Kim Young-woo was given a chance to escape the crisis, and a big result was that he gave Hanwha as many as four points with a throw that seemed to forget the baseball rules.

LG and Hanwha Eagles will compete for first place at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 26th.




If LG, the three-member magic number, wins on the day, it will be reduced to one and only one step away from winning the regular league. Hanwha needs to win all three consecutive weekend games against LG to have hope of winning the championship.

LG starter Chirinos has been pitching well for six scoreless innings, and Austin hit a preemptive solo shot from Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin in the top of the sixth inning, leading LG 1-0.

In the thin ice lead, the crisis came in the bottom of the seventh inning. After one out, Roh Si-hwan and Chae Eun-sung's consecutive hits led to left fielder Kim Hyun-soo's throwing error, making them second and third bases with one out.




LG immediately posted Kim Young-woo, a first-round rookie who has been pitching the best recently.

Ha Joo-seok, who came out to bat, suddenly bunted in the second pitch. It looked like Ha Joo-seok's individual surprise bunt, not a squeeze played by a third baseman and a batter. The ball went in front of pitcher Kim Young-woo, and Kim Young-woo quickly caught it and looked toward third base. Noh Si-hwan, the third baseman who started at home, got caught in the middle.

And second base runner Lee Won-seok ran to third base and arrived. Kim Young-woo drove Noh Si-hwan to third base. When Noh Si-hwan arrives at third base, if both players are on third base, Lee Won-seok, the back runner, will be declared out. It's a situation where there are two outs and runners on the first and third bases.




Even a rookie doesn't know the rules, and Kim Young-woo's snowball, which threw a ball to the third baseman, lost four runs (Daejeon site)
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 26th. Roh Si-hwan, the third baseman who was caught on a rundown during the Hanwha Ha Joo-seok bunt with one out and runners on the second and third bases in the bottom of the seventh inning, is scoring. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.26/
Even a rookie doesn't know the rules, and Kim Young-woo's snowball, which threw a ball to the third baseman, lost four runs (Daejeon site)
A game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 26th. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is appealing whether third baseman Hanwha Noh Si-hwan, who was caught on a runner on the second and third bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, violated the 3-foot line. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.26/
Even a rookie doesn't know the rules, and Kim Young-woo's snowball, which threw a ball to the third baseman, lost four runs (Daejeon site)
The game between the Hanwha Eagles and the LG Twins at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 26th. Hanwha Lee Do-yoon is cheering after hitting a timely hit in the bottom of the seventh inning with one out and runners on the second and third bases. Daejeon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.09.26/
However, Noh Si-hwan did not arrive at third base, but Kim Young-woo suddenly threw a ball to the third baseman. It gave Noh Si-hwan room to play home. So the intimidation began again, and third baseman Koo Bon-hyuk threw it to catcher Park Dong-won because of Noh Si-hwan, who plays home. Since there is Lee Won-seok at third base, Noh Si-hwan has nowhere to go, so he is bound to be out.

Noh Si-hwan, who was slowly coming in front of Park Dong-won as if he was going to be out, suddenly turned and stepped home to avoid Park Dong-won. At this time, Park Dong-won's mitt touched Noh Si-hwan's body, and Park Dong-won threw the ball to Austin, the first baseman at home. The referee declared out after seeing Park Dong-won's tag.

Hanwha declared a video review and a shocking screen came out. Park Dong-won's meat didn't have a ball. With Park Dong-won holding the ball in his right hand, when Noh Si-hwan suddenly ducked, he tagged it with a non-ball mitre in a hurry, and then threw the ball to Austin.

LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop claimed a violation of the 3-foot line, but it was not accepted and was recognized as safe, making it tied 1-1.

I don't know if it was Kim Young-woo's mistake, but he threw the ball to the third baseman in a situation where he could easily get the runner out, giving the runner room to live and allowing the catcher's mistake to score.

With one out and runners on the second and third bases, pinch hitter Lee Do-yoon gave up two runs for a right-handed hit, turning the game around 1-3. Pinch hitter Son Ah-seop's right-handed hit made it 1st and 3rd base, and Shim Woo-joon's surprise bunt made the runner on third base come home and make it 1-4. And this score is the end of the game.

Even if Kim Young-woo had Roh Si-hwan out, the Hanwha lineup might have burst and turned the tables later. However, it is different to lose by playing normally and to give the opponent an atmosphere by making a ridiculous mistake.

Until Noh Si-hwan's witty play scored, Hanwha had been scoreless in 21 consecutive innings since scoring two runs in the top of the third inning against KT on the 20th. The No. 1 competition team saved the team's atmosphere, which was so empty.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.