"Oh, no." It's a great atmosphere, but LG's 'ERA 1.59' special bullpen was suddenly replaced. "Hamstring clumping symptoms." [the scene of Jamsil]

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A dizzying situation occurred in the perfect game atmosphere.

Bae Jae-joon (32) of the LG Twins took the mound in relief in the top of the seventh inning of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League home game against SSG Landers at Jamsil Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 10th, and was replaced after throwing 20 pitches during ⅔ innings, allowing one hit, one walk, and one run.

Since the team was leading 9-2, there was no reason to change the pitcher who did not throw even one inning. However, the coaching staff took the mound and talked with a serious look, and eventually Bae Jae-joon handed the ball over to Lee Jung-yong and came down from the mound.

Bae Jae-joon, who joined LG in the 16th place in the second round in 2013, was expected to play as a key bullpen this season. In 2019, he played 62 innings in 19 games.

Prior to this day, he gave up only one run in five ⅔ innings in five games this season. He was playing a key role with one win and 1.59 ERA.

It was a bit of a bummer on this day. The team took the mound in the top of the seventh inning with a 9-1 lead and took the mound with a mission to prevent one inning, starting with a walk to the leadoff hitter Park Sung-han, striking out Guillermo Herredia and turning Choi Jung with a fly ball to left field, but he threw a wild pitch earlier and gave up one run after being hit by Kim Jae-hwan.

There was no reason to change the pitcher just because he was far ahead, but the coaching staff rushed to the mound and Bae Jae-joon headed to the dugout with a dark expression.

The LG club said, "Bae Jae-joon is undergoing icing treatment for left thigh hamstring clumping, and there is no hospital treatment plan on this day, and additional measures will be taken after checking his condition."

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