I received an apology from KIA KBO, which was unfair that the umpire let me out on his own
Sep 09, 2025
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Only the KIA Tigers have come to feel unfair. But there is no way to turn it around.
KIA lost 1-2 against the NC Dinos at Changwon NC Park on the 7th. In the top of the ninth inning, Park Chan-ho's chase shot broke out with two outs, and just before that, a doubtful situation occurred.
Yoon Do-hyun was out in a strike-not-out situation, but in fact, he was not allowed to be out. In 2B2S, Ryu Jin-wook's ball fell behind the catcher, and batter Yoon Do-hyun stopped while leaving the bat. I had to give a sign whether the centripetal was a swing, a foul, or a ball, but I missed it because I was turning my eyes along the ball.
NC requested a foul and a first base out-safe video review. Check swing reading is not possible under the regulations. However, the center fielder "I will make a check swing reading.""He broadcasted and confused himself, and for the second time, he even decided on a swing that he couldn't join in the reading of the foul. If it's not a foul, it's just a ball, making it a not-out situation. It was a clear judgment error. In short, the referee made an additional decision on the swing that NC did not request.
Coach Lee Bum-ho also asked questions after the decision. Coach Lee said, `First of all, I said I was going to read the check swing, but when I was talking about the result, I talked about the foul and asked what the situation was like because the comments were different. The referee admitted the mistake right away and said it was correct to request foul-false swing. That's why I came to accept the situation by thinking of it as a swing and miss, not a foul. However, after the end of the game, he explained to the umpires, `How can I watch two (foul, check swing) together?'
However, it was not possible to read and judge whether to swing or not. Kia cannot help but feel unfair. If Yoon Do-hyun drove to the full count and survived, it was not possible to know how the game would be different.
KIA club confirmed this fact on the 9th and asked KBO questions. KBO apologized to KIA for this incident.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
