"The main character of the nerve war" Kollerbin (Doosan Bears) visited the Samsung Lions' locker room to resolve misunderstandings with Park Byung-ho (Samsung Lions).

A source from the professional baseball Doosan Bears said on the 29th, ahead of the second game of the season against the Samsung Lions in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, "Kollerbin and Park Byung-ho met in the Samsung locker room to talk and clear up their misunderstandings."

Kollerbin headed to the third base side of the Samsung locker room around 4 p.m. with an interpreter to discuss the previous day's nerve war.

A source from Doosan said, "The atmosphere between the two players was not serious. Park Byung-ho shared his experiences from the Major Leagues, and Kollerbin mentioned that since he is new to Korea, he would like to learn about the culture, which helped resolve the misunderstandings. The two players parted ways wishing each other well."

On the 28th, Kollerbin started in the home opener against Samsung and had a brief heated encounter with Park Byung-ho on the field after the top of the seventh inning.

The situation was as follows: Kollerbin faced Park Byung-ho in a scoring situation with two outs and a runner on second base in the top of the seventh inning. After a wild pitch allowed the runner Kang Min-ho to advance to third base, he found himself in a disadvantageous 3B-1S count. Kollerbin, remaining composed, induced a swing and miss with a cutter on the fifth pitch, then threw a 151 km/h fastball on the sixth pitch to pop Park Byung-ho out to right field.

After the top of the seventh inning, Kollerbin spoke something towards Park Byung-ho, who was at first base, as he was heading into the dugout. At that moment, Park Byung-ho was caught on camera turning and shouting at Kollerbin, prompting the umpire, Yang Eui-ji, and Kang Min-ho to gather around and calm the agitated Park Byung-ho. Simultaneously, Kollerbin raised both arms in joy towards the home fans at first base, celebrating his quality start with seven shutout innings.

After the game, Kollerbin said, "I was excited about finishing the seventh inning well, and in a way, I was also excited because of cultural differences." He expressed a desire to directly meet Park Byung-ho the next day if there was any misunderstanding, to clear it up. He later personally apologized to Park Byung-ho, who readily accepted it.

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