‘I could feel how much it hurt just by looking at his face’ Dawson gritted his teeth through the pain that came with being hit in the body from his first at-bat.
It was the final game of a midweek three-game series between the Kiwoom Heroes and Lotte Giants at Gocheok Sky Dome on Tuesday. Kiwoom attacks in the first inning. Leadoff hitter Lee Yong-kyu tripled and Kim Hye-sung grounded out to lead off the inning. Dawson, batting third, was hit by a pitch while battling with LOTTE starter Han Hyun-hee.
At 2B 1S, LOTTE starter Han Hyun-hee threw a 4-pitch, deep 127km curveball that was released and hit Dawson in the left knee.
To give you an idea of the pain, Dawson threw his bat away the moment he was hit by the pitch and fell to the ground before getting back to his feet. There was no intent on the part of Lotte starter Han Hyun-hee. However, Dawson was hit in a dangerous area in the first inning, and in a moment of panic, he grabbed his helmet and tried to throw it. Kusim approached Dawson just in case.
Luckily, Dawson calmed down and didn’t throw his helmet. As Dawson walked toward first base, he gritted his teeth as pain shot through him. But after a few more steps, he fell to the ground again. The trainer and coach Do-Young Kwon rushed out to check on him.
Fortunately, Dawson was able to stand up under her own power and gestured that she was able to play, arriving at first base without a substitution.
Han Hyun-hee, on the mound, looked at Dawson with concern. Han gestures apologetically to Dawson as he reaches first base. Dawson responded with a gesture that he was fine, and the ball that came out of the first inning was warmly dismissed.안전놀이터
Dawson wondered if he could play the base. After sprinting from second base to home plate when Kim Hwijip singled with the bases loaded, Dawson entered the dugout and complained of pain in the trainer’s arms.
Hurado, who had been watching from the sidelines, burst out laughing as the big man cried like a child.
Dawson’s anger at being hit by a ball that hit him in the body was quickly replaced by his jovial self.
Dawson, who joined the Kiwoom Heroes as a replacement for foreign batsman Russell, has been doing his part, batting .0365 with 23 hits, three home runs, 11 doubles and 13 RBIs in 16 games prior to this game.
Dawson played only his first at-bat and was replaced by Lim Byung-wook for player protection.