"I think I misread the signs."

The runner on second base was caught attempting to steal third base in front of the cleanup hitter who has a batting average of .500. Was this a bold strategy that caught the LG bench, known for its active 'running baseball', off guard? The truth was a 'sign miss.'

On the 25th, during a match between Hanwha and LG held at Jamsil Stadium, LG's Song Chan-eui led off in the bottom of the fourth inning, targeting Hanwha's starting pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin's changeup, and reached base with a double to left-center field. Center fielder Florial chased after it and attempted a final catch but it grazed his glove and fell.

Austin's well-hit ground ball to shortstop was caught on a diving catch by Shim Woo-jun, who quickly got up and threw to first base to record an out. With one out and a runner on second base, cleanup hitter Moon Bo-kyung was at bat. He hit a two-run homer in the previous game and recorded a hit against Ryu Hyun-jin in the second inning, boasting a batting average of .556 (5 hits in 9 at-bats).

However, runner Song Chan-eui attempted to steal third base. He was tagged out by catcher Choi Jae-hoon's accurate throw. The scoring opportunity that was one out with a runner on second base quickly turned into two outs with no runners on base. Afterward, Moon Bo-kyung made a groundout to the pitcher, ending the inning. Following the game the previous day, Song Chan-eui noted, "I think I misread the signs."

A day later, on the 26th at Jamsil Stadium, manager Yeom Kyung-yeob, when asked about the situation of the attempted steal of third base from the previous day, said, "That was also our (coaching staff's) mistake" and added, "Why steal in front of our hottest hitter? He suddenly stole, so I asked Coach Jeong Su-seong if he gave the sign. He said he didn’t." It was Song Chan-eui who misread the sign. Manager Yeom laughed and said, "Since he has been doing well, I thought it was okay."

Song Chan-eui was excluded from the starting lineup against Hanwha on the 26th. This is not punishment for the sign miss. Manager Yeom laughed and said, "He got a cut on his nose from the tag to his face yesterday. I took him out for his protection." Song Chan-eui has played in 3 games, achieving 5 hits in 11 at-bats (batting average .455), with 1 home run, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored.

Manager Yeom said, "Chan-eui's performance in these 3 games has been huge. It's critical for operating the team for a year, and we don’t know if it would work or not, but we are giving him the opportunity. He has filled the gap left by (Moon) Seong-ju very well. From today, Seong-ju has to take over. The most important thing is that our top starters perform well and Chan-eui, Jeong-bin, Bon-hyeok, and Ju-heon need to develop to help the team."

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