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He only looked at the KIA dugout
With this victory, 2nd place KT recorded its 76th win (3 draws, 61 losses), securing at least 5th place and confirming its advancement to the postseason. However, coach Lee Kang-cheol, who came to the ground with the coaches after the victory, was feeling sorry looking at the KIA dugout rather than the KT players.
This was due to an injury to KIA shortstop Park Chan-ho that occurred the previous day. In the game on the 4th, Chan-ho Park was hit by KT Lee Seon-woo's two-pitch, 138km two-seam fastball. Lee Sun-woo's ball hit Chan-ho Park's forearm, and Chan-ho Park was eventually replaced due to severe pain. Hospital examination results showed that the condition was more serious than expected. As a result of X-ray and CT scan, the patient was diagnosed with a comminuted fracture of the left ulna, an injury that required surgery. Park Chan-ho's absence was a huge blow to KIA, which is in a fierce battle for 5th place at the end of the season.
Coach Lee Kang-cheol, the enemy's leader, was so sorry that he visited coach Kim Jong-guk after the game on the 4th and was worried. Coach Lee Kang-cheol was not at peace as both Choi Hyung-woo and Park Chan-ho unintentionally suffered serious injuries in the game against KT and were out for the season. He was in a situation that could have happened while playing baseball, but he was really sorry that he suffered a fracture.
However, in the game on the 5th, shortstop Kim Gyu-seong, who replaced Chan-ho Park, made a fatal catching error, giving up a large number of runs, and KIA lost. Therefore, coach Lee Kang-cheol felt even more sorry and could only look at the KIA dugout.
Meanwhile, coach Lee Kang-cheol and coach Kim Jong-guk are former Tigers legends and are seniors and juniors who have played baseball together for a long time since childhood, including Gwangju Seorim Elementary School, Gwangju Mudeung Middle School, Gwangju Jeil High School, and Haitai Tigers. Both coaches also have something in common: they wore the Haitai Tigers uniform as first-round picks. Although they did not go to school together due to a 7-year age difference, they are classmates and cherish each other.
Rather than being happy, coach Lee Kang-cheol, who won, couldn't help but smile at the sight of his junior coach having a hard time due to injuries to key players.
