SSG Hanyu Island Stepped On Second Base After Being Hit By the Umpire

Professional baseball SSG, which is in a tough five-team battle, lost one win due to a dubious decision. "Even if the fair was declared, the result of the game itself was reversed by the referee's decision that the first base runner would have been out of the second base." 스포츠토토

The game between LG Twins and SSG Landers in the 2023 professional baseball league was held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the afternoon of Monday. The game was temporarily suspended in the bottom of the eighth inning when SSG Park Sung-han's pitch, with the bases loaded with one out, was fouled after being hit by LG Kim Min-sung's glove. As a result of the video review, first baseman Han Yu-seom was tagged out instead of acknowledging in-play and scoring one point. Director Kim Won-hyung leaves after protesting the video decision.
The situation was like this. LG's face-off against SSG at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 21st. SSG took the opportunity to load the bases with one out with Herredia's walk, Choi Jeong's double, and Han Yu-seom's walk in the eighth inning with LG leading 2-0.

A situation in which a tie or reversal can be sought. Park Sung-han, who entered the batter's box, hit LG Baek Seung-hyun's fourth pitch and hit a line drive ball that flew to the first base line. At the moment of hitting, the first base umpire, whose feet were on the first base foul line, avoided the ball outside the foul line, but the ball was too fast to avoid. The ball hit by the umpire fell only to the foul line.

The initial decision was a foul. However, after four trials gathered and agreed, it was corrected as a pair. It was determined that he was hit by the referee after passing by first baseman Kim Min-sung's glove. In response, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop applied for a video review on whether it was fair or foul. It took quite a long time for other stadiums to apply for video review at the same time, and the video review results were fair. He said that he passed first baseman Kim Min-sung's glove.

Director Kim Won-hyung, strong appeal.
With this decision, third baseman Herredia's home-in was recognized, but first baseman Han Yu-seom was out. KBO's official position is that "the ball passes through the glove of the first baseman and is in an in-play situation, being hit by a referee." Heredia, a third baseman who is already bright at home, admitted to scoring, and Han Yu-seom, a first baseman, is out. "We will resume the game with two outs and runners on first and third bases." The ball was hit by the referee and the play was stopped, but even if the referee declared a fair right away, it was judged that Han Yu-seom would not have made it to second base.

There was a debate among reporters at the scene, but there was an opinion that Han Yu-seom was out because he did not step on second base in an in-play situation.

However, the camera taken by the fan at the scene and the photos taken by photographers also captured Han Yu-seom stepping on second base. Immediately after being hit by the referee's body, Han Yu-seom ran to second base and stepped on second base. Even assuming that it was an in-play situation, Han Yu-seom fulfilled his responsibility as a runner to step on second base.

In response to Han Yu-seom's decision to leave, head coach Kim Won-hyung protested harshly even though his protest against the video review was soon to be dismissed. The protest lasted more than ten minutes. If the referees were confident in their decision, they would have given Kim Won-hyung's exit as soon as his protest began, but they explained their decision for more than 10 minutes. It can only be interpreted that they were not confident in the decision. After more than 10 minutes of protest, Kim Won-hyung was sent off.

What if he didn't fit the referee and passed the first base line? At least two runners came in and would have tied the score. What if Herredia's home-in was recognized and the situation continued with one out and the bases loaded? A sacrifice fly could have tied the game.

LG's 2-1 lead and two outs and runners on first and third bases became the situation due to the referee's dubious decision. SSG's long attack in the eighth inning ended when Oh Tae-gon hit a grounder to second base.

SSG's attack in the ninth inning also ended in nothing, and the game ended with LG's 2-1 victory. For SSG, one decision that was so weird that it felt like one win was stolen. There is no assumption in the game, but SSG is so unfair.