Happy defense that catches Ponce's ankle again?Dropping, missing, not out on the foil → I even forgot to throw to first base

Oct 24, 2025

Happy defense that catches Ponce's ankle again?Dropping, missing, not out on the foil → I even forgot to throw to first base
Kim Tae-yeon is unable to catch Lee Jae-hyun's ball in the top of the second inning in Game 5 of the PO held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.24/



Happy defense that catches Ponce's ankle again?Dropping, missing, not out on the foil → I even forgot to throw to first base
The fifth PO game between Samsung and Hanwha at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th. Lee Jae-hyun, a third baseman who scored during Kim Ji-chan's not-out situation, scored. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.24/
What's the point of having an ace on the mound. It's just a reproduction of a nightmare without the help of the defense.

Hanwha Eagles' defense is also dragging ace Ponce's ankle. Game 5 of the professional baseball playoff against the Samsung Lions at Hanwha Life Ball Park on the 24th. Like the first game, Ponce's nightmare is set to repeat.

Hanwha faced a full base crisis with two outs in the top of the first inning when Ponce shook his control, but he escaped by striking out Kim Tae-hoon.




He then got off to a good start in the bottom of the first inning by winning two runs first with Roh Si-hwan's timely hit and Chae Eun-sung's sacrifice fly with one out and two runners on the second and third bases.

However, the run was immediately lost in the top of the second inning. Samsung's batters did a good jobIt was regrettable that it was a loss due to Hanwha's poor defense of 'happiness'.

It is often said that on the day when the ace takes the mound, the defense's concentration increases. The ability to encourage the defense to heat up and boost the team's atmosphere is also one of the values of Ace's existence.




Ponce is literally the most ideal ace in professional baseball this year. It showed the ability value of the top class in every way.

However, he is suffering from a strangely difficult defense in this playoff.

Ponce was sluggish in the first game with six runs (five earned) in six innings. Still, he was in charge until the sixth inning and became a winning pitcher with Hanwha's 9-8 victory, but it was a rather embarrassing one win.




Happy defense that catches Ponce's ankle again?Dropping, missing, not out on the foil → I even forgot to throw to first base
A match between Samsung and Hanwha in Game 5 of the PO held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th, and Ponce, with two outs and a runner on first base, cheers after catching Kim Ji-chan as a check ball during Kim Sung-yoon's at-bat. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.24/
In particular, he did not get help from the defense. In the top of the second inning, there was a collaboration between Hanwha right fielder Kim Tae-yeon's error and ambiguous defense in the process of allowing three runs.

The nightmare was repeated once again. It also started at Daejeon Stadium and right fielder Kim Tae-yeon. At this point, from Ponce's point of view, Monster Wall seems to be a real monster.

Lee Jae-hyun's ball falls deep into the warning track in front of the right fence. It was a deep ball that flew close to the fence, but it was not a ball that Kim Tae-yeon couldn't catch at all.ㅁ

The problem was Kim Tae-yeon's mistake in determining the drop point. The ball passed through Kim Tae-yeon's arms and fell to the ground without the reward of the lost glove groping the ball in a vague manner in the air. It was recorded as a double, not an error.

Lee Jae-hyun tagged up during Kang Min-ho's foul fly to right field and took third base, and Ponce struck out Ryu Ji-hyuk, the next batter.

This time, veteran catcher Choi Jae-hoon's mistake and even more absurd mistakes followed.

In the batter's box, Samsung's Kim Ji-chan and Ponce's 155km fastball was inserted into the zone with a ball count of 1B2S. At this time, Choi Jae-hoon missed the ball and fell to the side.

The situation is not out. Choi Jae-hoon should have caught the ball late and caught Kim Ji-chan at first base. It was such a fast ball, and when Choi Jae-hoon picked up the ball, Kim Ji-chan was just leaving the batter's box.

Happy defense that catches Ponce's ankle again?Dropping, missing, not out on the foil → I even forgot to throw to first base
A match between Samsung and Hanwha in Game 5 of the PO held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 24th, and Ponce, with two outs and a runner on first base, cheers after catching Kim Ji-chan as a check ball during Kim Sung-yoon's at-bat. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.24/
However, he briefly missed the string of reason in an urgent situation where the third baseman ran into the home. Choi Jae-hoon threw home and Ponce tried to tag. It was out in timing, but Lee Jae-hyun's exquisite sliding declared safe.

Hanwha Bench tried to request a video review, but Ponce himself knew better than anyone else that it was not tagged. Ponce jumped and blocked the video from being read.

However, Ponce ended the inning by catching first baseman Kim Ji-chan with a check. Ponce's hot roar changed the tide again. Hanwha maintains its 2-1 lead as of the end of the third inning.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.