The 35-year-old veteran was desperate. The flow reversed by the instantaneous judgment"What you know best" I avoided the tag"Out" Declaration

Aug 23, 2024

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Disappointed Lee Hyung-jong (center) and Kiwoom players. Photo =KBSN Sports, Tving Capture

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The initial decision was safe. It looked safe even in the slow picture. However, the results of the video review were declared 'out'. The audience was in a big mess. It was the moment the game turned around.

Gocheok Sky Dome on the 23rd. Game 1 of the week series between the Kiwoom Heroes and the LG Twins.

Kiwoom led 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning. After two outs, Kiwoom veteran Lee Hyung-jong walked.

The next batter, Kim Gun-hee, hit a big hit that hit the top of the fence in left-center. First baseman Lee Hyung-jong rushed home at once.

However, the broadcast play leading to left fielder Kim Hyun-soo and shortstop Koo Bon-hyuk was fantastic. The speed of the ball reaching the groove was fast. LG catcher Park Dong-won held the ball and waited for the runner with ease.

At this time, Lee Hyung-jong's sliding was exquisite. In the middle of the slide, he stood up, almost stopping in his place for a moment. It was an injury-prone move. In a moment, Park Dong-won, who was embarrassed, stirred his left arm holding the glove, and Lee Hyung-jong exquisitely avoided the tag and touched the home plate

The verdict is safe. Lee Hyung-jong cheered, and Park Dong-won jumped up and down and asked the bench for a video review. Commentator Park Yong-taek, who watched the slow painting, admired "Lee Hyung-jong almost stood there and avoided the tag"

A game between the LG Twins and SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. LG Park Dong-won is cheering after hitting a timely hit with one out and runners on the first and third bases in the bottom of the first inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2024.07.17/

But the referee's decision is unexpectedly out. The commentator "Huh? He's out"I was surprised. In the stands, the cheers of LG fans and the shouts of Kiwoom fans were intertwined. Lee Hyung-jong's frustration was seen when he took a drink out of the refrigerator and drank it.

After the inning passed, the commentators corrected "We only saw if the body was tagged, but when I watched the video again, Park Dong-won's glove touched Lee Hyung-jong's body first."

For Lee Hyung-jong, it was his first return game in a month since the game against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on July 24. He joined Kiwoom as a Futures FA for 4 years and 2 billion won before last season, but he actually failed last year and this year. For two years, the batting average remained in the early 20% range. This year, he also suffered a fractured foot injury.

Kiwoom manager Hong Won-ki announced Lee Hyung-jong's registration in the first division on the day and said, `He has prepared harder and more desperately than anyone else in winter. I feel sorry for my team and colleagues. Rather than sending a message separately, I think you know the importance of this call-up yourself the best."

As the head coach said, it was a moment when Lee Hyung-jong's earnestness was revealed. However, the atmosphere changed 180 degrees when he was given a cruel judgment. LG scored three points in the top of the sixth inning to bring the game back to square one.

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