Kiwoom Heroes head coach Hong Won-ki expressed his disappointment with the refereeing decisions in the game on April 25.
Kiwoom suffered a 6-16 loss against the Hanwha Eagles in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 26th. There were three controversial calls, and coach Hong Won-ki protested each time. The third time he protested the video review, he was automatically ejected.
“There were a lot of things that happened yesterday. First, when Song Sung-moon tried to make a diving catch, there was an issue of whether the ball was no-bound or short-bound, and there was also the part where Choi Jae-hoon collided with the beast. The second was that the infield interference call was not clear, and finally, the part where Noh’s hit was called foul, I thought Noh was out of the batter’s box.”
The most controversial call came in the sixth inning when Song Sung-moon was called out for obstruction. Song, who led off with a single, hit a high fly ball that left fielder Nick Williams missed and turned into a double. Song attempted to advance to third base, but collided with second baseman Jung Eun-won on the way and immediately went back to second. Song Sung-moon and manager Hong Won-ki argued that it was baserunning interference, but the umpires disagreed. Umpire Lee Min-ho explained that Song Sung-moon was not in a position to reach third base, so there was no obstruction.카지노
Coach Hong Won-ki said, “It’s not my call,” but added, “Once again, I went out to seek an accurate judgment, but I couldn’t change the situation. Umpire Lee Min-ho explained that Song Sung-moon could not go to third base for the second base umpire to judge, but I don’t think it’s an easy call for the umpire to make.”
Kiwoom scored 13 runs in the eighth inning, tied for the second-most runs in a single inning in KBO history. “It’s definitely not a common scene,” said Hong Won-ki, “but it can happen in baseball. I think it’s part of baseball,” he said.