How can this happen to LG Hernandez, throwing 4 balls and taking a head shot 'Automatic exit'
Sep 21, 2024
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Hernandez started in the first game of a doubleheader against the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 21st, but the first pitch sprayed on Heo Kyung-min hit the helmet on the first base with no outs and was automatically ejected from the headshot according to the regulations.
It happened in a split second. Hernandez, who gave a hit to the leadoff hitter Jung Soo-bin in the right-center field, threw a 144km fastball toward Heo Kyung-min, who entered the batter's box at first base with no outs. However, the ball that fell out of Hernandez's hand hit Heo Kyung-min's helmet as it was. While Hernandez did not know what to do, Heo Kyung-min collapsed at the batter's box and complained of pain. Huh Kyung-min was replaced by pinch runner Jeon Min-jae, and Hernandez was automatically sent off. The LG bench rushed Lee Ji-gang to the mound.
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