Tigers pitcher Naile ready to move on after errant pitch hits opponent
It was a pitch that got away. Kia Tigers starter James Naile was cruising along against the Samsung Lions in their opening game of a Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason series Monday night. Naile had allowed just one single through four innings at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in the southeastern city of Daegu. But then with one out in the bottom of the fifth, Naile hit Park Seung-kyu in the…
In the opening game of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason series, Kia Tigers pitcher James Naile found himself in an unfortunate situation. Naile, who had been pitching well against the Samsung Lions, allowed one single through four innings in Daegu. With one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, Naile's pitch hit Samsung Lions player Park Seung-kyu in the head.
Under KBO rules, this resulted in an automatic ejection for Naile. Despite the incident, the Tigers went on to win the game 5-1. Naile spoke with Yonhap News Agency following the incident, calling the hit-by-pitch "pretty unfortunate." He expressed his relief that Park was okay and emphasized that he never intended to hit him. Naile stated that he wished his day didn't end that way, as he believed it would have been a special game.
He felt embarrassed and frustrated with himself, acknowledging it as the worst moment of his career so far.
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