Lee Ho-sung, who allowed four runs after being hit by a home run, hit Nishikawa. a direct apology ahead of the second game

Nov 16, 2025

Lee Ho-sung, who allowed four runs after being hit by a home run, hit Nishikawa. a direct apology ahead of the second game
Korean baseball team Lee Ho-sung (left) visits the Japanese national team's Micho Nishikawa on the 16th and apologizes for throwing a hit ball the previous day. Photo = Courtesy of KBO



Lee Ho-sung, who allowed four runs after being hit by a home run, hit Nishikawa. a direct apology ahead of the second game
2025 K-Baseball Series warm-up match between South Korea and Japan held at Tokyo Dome, Japan on the 15th. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Lee Ho-sung, with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, is regretful after allowing a hit ball to Japan's Nishikawa.Yonhap News
Lee Ho-sung, who allowed four runs after being hit by a home run, hit Nishikawa. a direct apology ahead of the second game
2025 K-Baseball Series warm-up match between South Korea and Japan held at Tokyo Dome, Japan on the 15th. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Lee Ho-sung, with no outs and runners on the first and second bases, is being replaced after allowing a hit ball to Japan's Nishikawa. Yonhap News
Lee Ho-sung of the Korean baseball team met with Miso Nishikawa of the Japanese national team and apologized.

He visited the next day and apologized in person to see if throwing a ball that hit his body the day before was memorable.

Lee Ho-sung took the mound at first and second bases with no outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, when the <2025 NAVER K-BASEBALL SERIES> was tied 3-3 in the first warm-up match against Japan at Tokyo Dome, Japan on the 15th, but he failed to catch any outcount and allowed four runs by recording two hits (one home run) and one walk.




The first batter, pinch hitter Yukinori Kishida, hit a three-run shot over the left-hand side of the game. He then walked to Maki Shugo and hit to the left by Jojo no Kaito, and was driven to the first and second bases with no outs. In the match against Nishikawa, he threw it high on the body and hit Nishikawa's shoulder.

And Lee Ho-sung was replaced by Sung Young-tak, and Sun Young-tak homered all three runners Lee Ho-sung gave up with infield hits and left-handed hits.

Lee Ho-sung expressed his desire to apologize directly to Nishioka on the 16th, and he went to the ground during the Japanese team's practice time and visited Nishioka with an interpreter to express his sorry. Nishioka laughed at this and said it was okay, so the meeting between the two ended warmly.




Nishikawa hit well in the first warm-up match, scoring two hits, two RBIs and one run in three at-bats.








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