SSG Landers head coach Kim Won-hyung reviewed the circumstances of Choi Ji-hoon’s ejection the day before.
In the bottom of the sixth inning of the 11th game of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League against the LG Twins at SSG Landers Field in Incheon, South Korea, with his team trailing 2-5, Choi was ejected from the game after striking out with one out and heading to the dugout.
Choi tried not to swing at a four-pitch forkball from Yoo Young-chan on a 1-2 pitch count, but after the strike was called for a checked swing, he left his bat down and went to the dugout. Umpire Kim Jun-hee issued a first warning followed by a second warning, but when Choi didn’t pick up his bat, he was immediately ejected. SSG coach Kim Won-hyung then jumped up and protested strongly to the umpires, showing his disappointment.
In fact, Kim Won-hyung wasn’t quite sure what was going on. “I couldn’t see what Choi Ji-hoon was doing because I was covered by the batgirl, so I asked the referee why it was an ejection, but he said that it was an ejection according to the rules, so I had to admit it later.” “After exchanging a few words with each other, Choi Ji-hoon walked out and I thought the referee had ordered the ejection,” Kim recalled before the 12th game of the season against LG on the 20th.안전놀이터
“I told the players at the beginning of the season, ‘Don’t be too sensitive about the strike zone,'” Kim said, adding, “If you feel that something is unfair at that moment, I think you can, but you have to put up with it.”
SSG’s spirits are low after losing their first five games of the season and dropping to third place in the standings. If they lose today’s game, they will end the week with six straight losses. Not only is Choi Ji-hoon frustrated, but so are all the players, and so are the coaches who have to watch.
Kim Won-hyung said, “There are individual results, and the players think about the team first, so everyone will think it’s because of them. “If we fulfill each other’s roles a little more during the tough times, I think we will overcome these tough times at some point and get better,” he said.