Why can't I see KIA's nail all of a sudden?He's disappointed

Sep 18, 2025

Why can't I see KIA's nail all of a sudden?He's disappointed
The KIA-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 17th. The nail is bowing its head after being turned around in the bottom of the eighth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.17/



KIA Tigers suddenly removed ace James Nail from the first-team entry.

KIA excluded Nail from the first-team power in the match against the Hanwha Eagles in Gwangju on the 18th and filled pitcher Jang Jae-hyuk with an empty seat.

Nail told the club on the 15th that her arms felt heavy during the catch process. It was a time when he was about to start the game against Hanwha in Gwangju on the 16th. KIA urgently replaced the starter with Kim Tae-hyung instead of nail, and Kim Geon-guk filled the spot where Kim Tae-hyung was going to start on the 17th.




It was an incident in which KIA's plan to challenge the last five was completely broken. KIA tried to build up a possible win by playing three consecutive games against Hanwha with Nail, Kim Tae-hyung and Adam Aller, but the nail fell out and the power was exhausted. As feared, KIA lost 1 to 11 on the 16th and 2 to 6 on the 17th, moving away from autumn baseball.

KIA manager Lee Bum-ho said on the 17th that his nails recovered their physical condition prior to the match against Hanwha in Gwangju. On the 21st, he announced his plan to start against the Gwangju NC Dinos.

Manager Lee said he could throw on Sunday (21st). In the meantime, he has thrown a lot of arms, and the number of innings has been high. I think it was a little heavy because there were many tight games. He said it's okay without any problems. I don't think I have to adjust and throw it."




But how did the season get out in just one day.

Why can't I see KIA's nail all of a sudden?He's disappointed
The Hanwha-KIA match at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 16th. Aller and Nail, who were watching the game in the dugout, are frustrated as Hanwha scored three points in the seventh inning and ran 11-1 wide. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.16/
Why can't I see KIA's nail all of a sudden?He's disappointed
A match between KIA and Samsung held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 10th. KIA's nail roars after overcoming the crisis of a full base run with two outs in the fifth inning. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.09.10/
Coach Lee said, `Yesterday (17th), when I asked 'Is it perfectly okay?' during the training part and treatment process, he said he felt a little uncomfortable, but he didn't think there would be any problem throwing. Still, I took an MRI because I thought it would be better to check it out, but it came out that I had inflammation. I thought it would be better not to overdo it and not throw it, so I took it out of the entry."

Nail led KIA to an integrated championship last year and successfully renewed $1.8 million (about 2.4 billion won) this year. He went 8-4 with 164 ⅓ innings, 152 strikeouts and a 2.25 ERA in 27 games.




KIA, ranked 8th, coolly decided that there was no need to use nails excessively at a time when the semifinals became difficult. I also had to consider the situation of accompanying my nails next year.

Manager Lee said, `After 10 days, there is almost no game. He is disappointed, but he judged that he is a player who threw well this season under the current circumstances and that it is not right not to strain himself. I think it's right to stop throwing."

Why can't I see KIA's nail all of a sudden?He's disappointed
A match between KIA and Samsung held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 10th. KIA's starting nail is requesting a mound inspection during pitching in the first inning. Gwangju =Song Jeong-heon, Reporter Song@sportschosun.com/2025.09.10/




This article was translated by Naver AI translator.