Playing in the heat was hard on the players, who were unable to stay cool.
Ahead of the Lotte Giants’ game against the LG Twins on Thursday at Munsu Stadium in Ulsan, South Korea, manager Kim Tae-hyung spoke about his players suffering from heat exhaustion after playing the previous day.
Lotte had won 8-3 against LG the day before. They beat their “nemesis” LG behind a strong pitching performance from starter Charlie Barnes and a multi-homer performance from Son Ho-young.
However, the game was later canceled due to the heat wave, which reached 55 degrees Celsius, for the safety of the players and spectators. However, Game 3 was played in similar conditions, but without a heat cancellation. Both LG coach Yeom Kyung-yup and Lotte coach Kim Tae-hyung were vocal about the difficulty of playing on this day, but the game was played as scheduled.
On the third day,
The ground temperature was in the mid-40s, but the humidity was over 50%. Still, as the sun set and the evening progressed, the heat dropped. 메이저사이트 While some players said it was worth it, others couldn’t handle the heat.
“When I first practiced, I thought I was in trouble, but when I got into the game, I was fine,” said Son Ho-young. “I kept changing my undershirt because I was sweating so much. Son changed about three times. I think it was the artificial turf that made it hard for me to lose heat.”
“It was so hard,” said Go Seung-min, “that I had to cut scissors all over my hat to let the air flow through my head.
Coach Kim Tae-hyung explained that the players’ current condition is not easy.
“Yesterday’s game was worth it,” he said, “but the players on the field don’t seem to think so,” explaining, “After yesterday’s game, two players were lying down without eating, and today I saw and heard that two players were sick. Yesterday it was Go Seung-min and Lee Jung-geun, and this morning it was Jeon Jun-woo and Yoon Dong-hee, who said they weren’t feeling well. They said they could play today, but…” and worried about their condition.
The humidity has dropped to the low 30s, but the geothermal heat is still scorching. Earlier in the day, localized heavy rains were reported in parts of Ulsan, but they missed the Munsuguk Stadium area, and the team is considering canceling the game once again.
“For now, we have postponed the admission of spectators until 4:00 p.m. and will check the conditions at 3:50 p.m.,” said the home team, Lotte, which is scheduled to play at 5:00 p.m.
