'It almost hit the ceiling for the first time at Gocheok Dome...' The reason Dawson pointed to the ceiling after a lucky hit is because
Jul 11, 2024
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The ceiling home run reading, which can only occur at Gocheok Dome, was conducted for the first time in a long time.
Dawson hit the ceiling of the dome of the Gocheok Hanwha exhibition on the 10th. In the bottom of the fifth inning, trailing 2-4, Dawson hit Hanwha starter Ryu Hyun-jin hard on the first pitch. The high-floating ball hit the ceiling and fell, and Hanwha right fielder Lee Won-seok saw it and ran forward, caught it with his glove, and dropped it, making it a hit. At this time, first baseman Jang Jae-young came home in the meantime and scored. It's 3-4 now.
Dawson, who stopped at first base, then continued to point his hands at the ceiling. It meant his batting was a home run.
Gocheok Dome also has a yellow home run line on the ceiling. If you cross that line and hit the ceiling, you will be recognized as a home run even if you fall to the ground. Dawson claimed that his ball crossed the yellow home run line and hit and fell.
In response, director Hong Won-ki came out and applied for a video review. The ball clearly flew wide, but when I looked closely, it hit the pipe below the ceiling before reaching the yellow home run line. At this time, if you catch the falling ball, you're out. If Lee Won-seok had caught it properly, he would have been out and the inning would have ended, but the ball hit the glove and became a hit.
Since the opening of Gocheok Dome, there has been no home run hit by the ceiling yet.
indyk@sportschosun.com
