"I've been holding it in and I'm angry" The whole story of the abusive battle between foreigners → extended bench clearing. "Ending without any emotions left"

Jul 10, 2024

Photo =Tving, SBS Sports Broadcast Capture

Foreign pitchers from the U.S. exchanged violent insults during the game. It eventually spread to bench clearing. The coaching staff as well as the seniors of both teams were caught up.

SSG Landers coach Lee Sung-yong is one of the parties who showed intense emotions during the match against Changwon NC Dinos on the 4th, the last game of the first half. When asked about the situation at the time, director Lee, who met on the 9th, looked back, `I came up angry in the window.'

At that time, the situation began with a war of nerves between SSG foreign pitchers Drew Anderson and NC Kyle Hart. Manager Lee Soo-yong said, "I saw Anderson say something after throwing the ball. I couldn't talk about it because I was playing, but NC foreign players cursed"I remembered the situation at the time.

"I told the interpreter 'Don't provoke the opponent', but NC cursed at our dugout. I held it in and went out to the ground because I was angry."

Director Lee Soo-yong warned Anderson, who cursed first, saying, `Be calm in the mound. After the game, NC manager Kang In-kwon and each other 'I'll pay attention to foreign players', adding that it ended well.

Emotional conflicts between Korean players often occur, but it is rare for foreign players to trigger bench clearing like this one.

Photo =Tving, SBS Sports Broadcast Capture

Perhaps it is an extension of the collision between NC Park Han-byul and Anderson, who had emotional conflict due to the bat flip earlier.

SSG's position is that this is not the case. A club official said "Park Han-byul has delivered an apology before the series", and manager Lee Soo-yong also said "It's not like connecting with past work" If you play the season, this can happen. You just have to shake it off and leave your feelings behind."

At that time, in the 10th inning of overtime against Changwon SSG-NC, Anderson struck out NC's first batter, Kim Sung-wook, and then cursed. NC's Hart and Daniel Castano also responded without staying still.

Anderson's cries continued after striking out Park Si-won and Seo Ho-cheol one after another, and the NC dugout's response became increasingly intense. In the end, after the inning, SSG Han Yu-seom and other players from both sides poured out, leading to bench clearing. Fortunately, the two coaches did not lead to a bigger conflict as they settled.

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