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Hong Won-ki, Kiwoom Coach, “I am 100% in Favor of ABS even Though there are Times when I am Tilted at it”
Veteran players including Hanwha Ryu Hyun-jin and KT Hwang Jae-gyun filed complaints against ABS, igniting controversy.
The biggest issue dominating the early part of the 2024 professional baseball season is the Automatic Pitching System (ABS).
Fans are full of praise for ABS, which was introduced by the KBO League for the first time among professional baseball leagues around the world.
This is because there is no need to object to the referee's ball decision, so there is no need to waste emotions. 카지노사이트
However, voices of dissatisfaction are growing louder in the field.
When Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles) claimed the inaccuracy of ABS in front of reporters, the KBO secretariat immediately put out the fire by disclosing the 'original data' that had been kept private.
Jae-gyun Hwang (KT Wiz) was ejected from the Incheon SSG Landers game on the 26th for throwing his helmet after striking out while watching SSG Oh Won-seok's ball near his body.
It was a common scene until last year when the referee decided between strikes and balls, but this season, when ABS ruled, for the first time a player was sent off for protesting the decision.
Each club's reaction to ABS is slightly different.
Kiwoom Heroes coach Hong Won-ki, who has kept quiet about this issue as much as possible, said ahead of the game against the Samsung Lions at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 27th, "Honestly, even though there are times when I hesitate, I have no complaints.
Our team is 100% in favor of the player."
“If you try to throw my helmet, I will run out and catch it,” he joked.
Kiwoom is a team dominated by young players, so even if you are dissatisfied with ABS, it can be difficult to say it out loud.
Director Hong said that although there are times when decisions are difficult to accept, he is satisfied with the fact that there is no controversy over fairness.