Headshots have been happening one after another only with the Lotte Giants. This time, Jang Du-seong was hit by a headshot.
Lotte's Jang Du-seong started as the lead center fielder in the game against the Samsung Lions at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 18th. However, he appeared as the lead batter in the bottom of the 5th and was struck in the helmet by Lee Seung-hyun's 136 km fastball on the second pitch after one ball. He fell to the ground after being hit in the back part connected to the helmet's face guard.
Lee Seung-hyun threw the headshot and came down with a surprised expression towards Jang Du-seong. It was not intentional. After Jang Du-seong received a check from the trainer, he walked towards first base right away. It was a fortunate situation. The umpires gathered for a meeting and issued an ejection order for Lee Seung-hyun for throwing the fastball headshot. Samsung replaced Lee Seung-hyun with Yang Chang-seob.
From Lotte's perspective, it was once again engulfed in a nightmare of headshots. It started with infielder Jeon Min-jae being hit in the head by Kiwoom's Yang Ji-yul's 140 km fastball on the 29th of last month. Subsequently, while Jeon Min-jae did not show signs of a concussion or fracture, he was out of the first team roster due to intraocular bleeding symptoms and returned before the doubleheader on the 17th.
After that, another headshot occurred in the second game of the doubleheader against KT Wiz held in Suwon on the 11th. Infielder Lee Ho-jun was hit in the head by KT Oh Won-seok's pitch. And during the same game, catcher Son Seong-bin was hit in the head by pitcher Son Dong-hyun's pitch. There were two headshots in one day. However, all were off-speed pitches, so no ejections were made.
After that, Lotte continued to respond sensitively to inside pitches, and the day before, during the second game of the doubleheader, Jeon Jun-woo was hit in the shoulder by Choi Won-tae's pitch, creating a brief strange atmosphere. However, once again, a thrilling headshot situation arose.
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