Although he is on the verge of failing to advance to the postseason, being pushed back to the bottom of the league, the head coach vowed to “not give up.”토토사이트
Kiwoom Heroes lost 0-5 in the away game of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League against KT Wiz at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 21st.
Kiwoom lost on the day, recording 51 wins and 65 losses. On the same day, Kiwoom lost to NC, which beat Hanwha, and fell to 10th place again. It had one game to beat NC.
Kiwoom finished the pennant race in third place in the 2022 season, going straight to the semi-playoff. After beating KT, the team beat LG to advance to the Korean Series in the playoffs. Although the championship was thwarted by two wins and four losses due to SSG Landers’ barrier, it received a lot of applause. The manager who was leading the team at the time was Hong Won-ki, who is currently leading Kiwoom.
“We have only five games to go to the fifth place. We have never given up on the fight against each other since the opening of the game,” Hong said before the match on Sunday. “You said you are in the fifth place, but we are practically doing our best in every game. Rather than aiming at any ranking, we are doing our best to achieve the strategically set plans for each game.”
“If you think about the rankings, it could backfire. We still have a lot of games to play (28 games as of the end of the 21st), and we have young players in the rankings as well. There should be no more injured players. I think the priority should be to do our best in every game rather than fighting for the rankings,” Hong said.
Kiwoom and fifth-ranked SSG Landers have six games to play. The possibility for fall baseball has not disappeared arithmetically. Therefore, it is not a stage to give up yet. Of course, it is not an easy schedule. As the team continues to win consecutive games for a long time, its competitors will have to lose consecutive games at the same time. Furthermore, foreign batter Ronnie Dawson and veteran outfielder Lee Yong-kyu have recently been out of the lineup due to injuries. Still, Hong said he would never give up and promised to do his best in every game.
Kiwoom will challenge the Winning Series against KT at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on Tuesday with starting pitcher Jeong Chan-heon. KT’s starting pitcher is Joey-hyun. How will Kiwoom perform during the rest of the season.