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Oct 18, 2025

The first PO match between Samsung and Hanwha held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 18th. Samsung's Koo Ja-wook is dissatisfied with Hanwha's Ponce's pitching. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.18/

The first PO match between Samsung and Hanwha held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 18th. With no outs and runners on first and third in the top of the third inning, Hanwha starter Ponce appeals to the umpire during Koo Ja-wook's at-bat. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.18/

Hanwha Eagles foreign pitcher Cody Ponce and Samsung Lions' flagship hitter Koo Ja-wook had a heated war of nerves.

Ponce started in the first playoff game against Samsung in the 2025 KBO League postseason at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 18th.

In the top of the third inning, Hanwha led 5-3, an unexpected situation occurred in Koo Ja-wook's at-bat with no outs and runners on the first and third bases.

Ponce and Koo Ja-wook fought fiercely to lose each other's timing. Ponce made the most of the pitch clock. Koo Ja-wook stepped down from the batter's box when Ponce did not throw the ball and cleared his breath.

According to the pitch clock rule, a pitcher must pitch within 25 seconds when a runner is present.

However, if the game is deliberately delayed even though the pitch is ready, warning measures can be taken according to the referee's judgment.

This rule did not exist in the first place, but it supplemented the detailed enforcement regulations by reflecting on-site requests through an exhibition game in March this year.

KBO decided that caution or warning measures are possible if a pitcher intentionally delays the game using the remaining time of pitch clock.

The first PO match between Samsung and Hanwha held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 18th. Koo Ja-wook at bat with no outs and runners on first and third in the top of the third inning?? As Ponce's pitch interval became longer, a war of nerves unfolded. Head coach Kim Kyung-moon is on the ground to talk with the judges. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.18/

The first PO match between Samsung and Hanwha held at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 18th. Koo Ja-wook at bat with no outs and runners on first and third in the top of the third inning?? As Ponce's pitch interval became longer, a war of nerves unfolded. Coach Park Jin-man is on the ground to talk with the judges. Daejeon = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.10.18/

KBO explained that caution or warning measures can be taken if the referee judges that the pitcher intentionally delays the game by using the remaining time of the pitch clock according to the existing speedup regulations and the purpose of introducing the pitch clock rule of providing a thrilling game due to the reduction of unnecessary game time.

Koo Ja-wook seems to have thought Ponce was intentionally throwing the ball late.

When Koo Ja-wook expressed his dissatisfaction, Ponce responded with a smile. Ponce did not give in to Koo Ja-wook's annoyance and used the pitch clock. In the end, the referee also gave a warning.

The battle of pride between the two ended with Koo Ja-wook's decision victory. Koo Ja-wook followed 4-5 with a sacrifice fly RBI in left field. Samsung balanced 5-5 with a follow-up Kim Young-woong's equalizer. In the top of the fourth inning, Kim Tae-hoon hit a come-from-behind solo home run.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.