Foreign player Eredia of the SSG Landers baseball team was ejected after throwing insults at the umpire. It was the result of being unable to hold back his anger for a moment. The ejection of the key hitter ultimately became a boomerang. SSG regretted Eredia's absence during a crucial chance in the bottom of the 9th.

On the 22nd, the game between KIA Tigers and SSG Landers was held at Incheon SSG Landers Field. In the bottom of the 7th, SSG was trailing 0-2. After one out, Jung Jun-jae walked.

Eredia completely stepped out of the batter's box to express his dissatisfaction and let out a short yell. SSG manager Lee Sung-yong came out to check the pitch clock violation with the umpire and then returned.

Eredia hit a single up the middle on a 2-strike count. After the hit, Eredia ran to first base and said something towards the umpire. It was first and second with one out, and Eredia, having reached first base, continued to stare at the umpire.

The pitching coach from the KIA bench visited the mound, causing a temporary stoppage in the game. During this time, the umpires gathered on the field to discuss something among the four officials.

Manager Lee Sung-yong came out of the dugout to approach the umpiring crew and confirm the situation. He talked with the umpires for a while. Meanwhile, Neill took one ball directly out of the umpire's ball pocket and practiced pitching.

After hearing the explanation from the umpire, Manager Lee Sung-yong's expression hardened. About three minutes later, he returned to the dugout. Umpire Jeon Il-soo took the microphone and explained, "Eredia was ejected for using profanity towards the umpire while running out after hitting the ball." It was an absurd ejection.

With Eredia's ejection, substitute runner Chae Hyun-woo came in to replace him at first base. When the interrupted game resumed, Han Yoo-seong hit Neill's first pitch for a three-run home run that sailed over the right-center field fence. SSG turned the game around with a score of 3-2.

In the top of the 8th, after one out, pinch hitter Han Jun-soo reached first base on a walk, and pinch hitter Kim Seok-hwan hit a two-run home run over the right-center fence against SSG's key pitcher Noh Kyung-eun on a 2-strike count. KIA took the lead again with a score of 4-3.

In the bottom of the 9th, trailing 3-5, the leadoff batter Jung Jun-jae reached first base with a hit by pitch from KIA's closer Jeong Hae-young. Lee Ji-young came in as a pinch hitter for the ejected Eredia. Lee Ji-young struck out.

The day before (on the 21st), Eredia hit a run-scoring hit against Jeong Hae-young in the bottom of the 9th. SSG would have regretted Eredia's ejection for a long time. The cost of not being able to control his excitement in the moment was significant. Subsequently, Han Yoo-seong's hit and Ko Myung-jun's sacrifice fly brought them closer at 4-5, but they ultimately suffered a one-point loss.

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