Hit by batting → Appeal for pain → Apologized 11.5 billion won, but…KIA All-Weather Agent Eventually Expires First Team "Calf Injured"
Hit by batting → Appeal for pain → Apologized 11.5 billion won, but…KIA All-Weather Agent Eventually Expires First Team "Calf Injured"
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Kim Geon-guk, an all-weather agent of the KIA Tigers bullpen who complained of pain after being hit by a hit, was excluded from the first-team entry.바카라
The KIA Tigers of the professional baseball excluded right-hander Kim Gun-guk from the first-team entry on the 19th when there was no game.
Kim Geon-guk took the mound in relief in the home game against the Doosan Bears in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field on the 18th and was replaced with one strikeout and no run in ⅔ innings.
Kim Geon-guk took the mound following Kim Ki-hoon in the top of the seventh inning with no outs and runners on the first and third bases, leading 4-3. After striking out the first batter Yang Eui-ji with a swing and miss after a six-ball match, Kim Jae-hwan hit the left calf hard. Kim Do-young caught a ball that popped out after hitting his leg and forced the first baseman to force out from the second base, but in the meantime, the third baseman Jung Soo-bin stepped home and tied the game.
Kim Geon-guk sat down on the mound and complained of severe pain. Immediately after receiving emergency treatment from the trainer, the replacement signature of the head coach Son Seung-rak came out, and Kim Geon-guk entered the dugout with the help of the trainer. Kim Jae-hwan, who got on base due to the fielder's choice, watched Kim Geon-guk's condition with a worried gaze toward the mound and expressed his apology when the player rose up.
Kim Geon-guk handed over the baton to Jang Jae-hyuk and finished the game unfortunately.
"Kim Geon-guk was struck by a ball on his left calf and was removed," a Kia official said on Sunday. Kim's record in the first division is 7.53, with 11 games to go.
Meanwhile, Kiwoom Heroes canceled Yasiel Puig, pitcher Oh Seok-joo, Lotte Giants pitcher Jung Woo-joon, and NC Dinos outfielder Park Si-won in the first division, who announced waivers with Raúl Alcantara.
The LG Twins excluded Kim Yong-ui from the first team. Kim Yong-ui, the remaining coach, came to the first team in place of Mo Chang-min, who underwent humectomy, and returned to his original position after completing a week of work.
The KBO League will open a new week with SSG-Doosan (Jamsil), Samsung-Kium (Goguk), LG-Lotte (Busan), KIA-KT (Suwon), and Hanwha-NC (Ulsan) games on the 20th.