"Hong Jong-pyo's 2nd Army" KIA manager Lee Bum-ho's bitter criticism put the team before the individual
"Hong Jong-pyo's 2nd Army" KIA manager Lee Bum-ho's bitter criticism put the team before the individual
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Lee Bum-ho (44), manager of the KIA Tigers, said, "I thought of the team before the individual. I delivered a bitter message about sending infielder Hong Jong-pyo (25) to the second division.먹튀검증
KIA lost 2-8 to the LG Twins in an away game of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on Sunday. Kia, which lost on the day, failed to continue its winning streak on the 3rd and recorded four wins and seven losses. It ranked ninth.
Ahead of the game, KIA registered pitcher Kim Geon-guk instead of expelling infielder Hong Jong-pyo from the first-team entry.
As Hong was included in the opening entry for this season, he gained high expectations. However, he only had a batting average of 0.071 (one hit in 14 times at bat), one walk, four strikeouts, and a slugging percentage of 0.071 and an on-base percentage of 0.133 during the seven games, failing to impress others. Eventually, he was notified of his move to the second division.
On Hong's cancellation, Lee said, "We had 13 pitchers, so we tried to change it when (Park) Chan-ho returned. But I didn't feel very good playing on the 3rd."
"Everyone tries hard in difficult times for the team. However, as we were all working hard together, I could see some things that I couldn't do," he said, before adding, "I wanted to tell the players about that." In the end, he publicly delivered a strong message considering the entire team rather than individuals.
However, coach Lee did not specifically mention what kind of play Hong Jong-pyo was disappointing.
Kia is not fully operational at the moment. Kim Do-young, the star player of the team, is out of the lineup due to a hamstring injury. On top of that, even leadoff Park Chan-ho is not included in the entry list for the main team due to a knee injury. Kim Sun-bin also has bad calves. Coincidentally, they are all infielders.
For Lee, an infield resource is in urgent need. However, the head coach was adamant. He thought no individual is greater than the team. He boldly downgraded the team to the second tier and delivered a message to the entire team.
Coach Lee said, "We have to expect that three to four players may be absent from the game, but that is very difficult. I thought we should hold on to two players, but it's true that it's hard because we have three players," and vowed, "I'll try to hold on until the players return step by step."
First of all, Park Chan-ho will be registered in the first-team entry for KIA on the 5th. Kim Do-young is then committed to rehabilitation with the aim of returning to the first team on the 15th. Will coach Lee's message be able to bring the team together again.