Bench clearing for kt Cuevas-SSG Eredia Peach Clocks Fight...Need to supplement the system
Bench clearing for kt Cuevas-SSG Eredia Peach Clocks Fight...Need to supplement the system
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The pitcher-batter battle over the pitch clock has turned into bench clearing.
The professional baseball kt wiz and SSG Landers team bench-cleared in the third inning of the 2025 professional baseball showdown at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 4th.
It did not spread to physical fights between players, but clear supplementary regulations on pitch clocks are needed.
The situation was triggered by a flag fight between kt foreign starting pitcher William Cuevas and SSG foreign hitter Guillermo Herredia.
After making a time request while facing Cuevas in the bottom of the first inning, Herredia moved near the dugout and applied the bat handle with a grip stick.
Herredia delayed considerable time, and Cuevas, whose pitching tempo was tangled, did not hide his discomfort.
Cuevas, as if to respond, passed the pitch clock time with the set position, and Herredia made a time request.
KT manager Lee Kang-chul came to the ground to protest the referee.
Cuevas responded by passing away time while playing the set position again. Afterwards, the two players faced off normally, and Herredia, who hit an infield fly ball, got excited when she slammed her bat on the ground.스포츠토토
The two players collided again in the bottom of the third inning. After taking the batter's box with a ball count of two strikes, Herredia spent time checking the bat.
After that, he took a rather upright position and bent down with 5 seconds left on the pitch clock.
Cuevas received one ball for a pitch clock violation while waiting for Herredia.
Coach Lee Kang-chul came back to the ground to protest the umpire. SSG coach Lee Soo-yong also did not stay put. He came to the ground to appeal to the umpire.
Herredia then got a walk, walked out to first base and screamed at Cuevas.
The two players responded to each other and did not hide their excitement, and the players of both teams ran out and soothed the two players.
The KBO introduced pitch clocks to shorten the duration of games this season. Pitchers must pitch within 20 seconds when no runners are present and within 25 seconds when no runners are present.
At the time when eight seconds are marked on the pitch clock, the batter must be prepared to hit with both feet on the batter's box. If the batter violates this, the pitcher will be given one ball and the batter will be given one strike.
The problem occurs when the batter does not clearly set the batting preparation posture after standing at the batter's box. If the batter takes an ambiguous position, the pitcher will be limited in pitching.
A similar scene also appeared in an exhibition game between the LG Twins and the NC Dinos on the 17th of last month. At that time, a war of nerves broke out between NC starter Kim Tae-kyung and LG Park Hae-min.
After Park Hae-min took the batter's box, he prepared to hit according to his routine, and Kim Tae-kyung threw the ball before Park Hae-min settled down to protect the pitch clock.
Park Hae-min walked out to the mound excitedly, which led to bench clearing.
It is time for further supplementation of the pitch clock system.