Ha Jae-hoon was the starting right fielder batting 9th in the game against the Kiwoom Heroes in the '2025 Shinhan Bank SOL Bank KBO League' held at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on the 29th, recording no hits in 1 at-bat.

In his first at-bat in the second inning, Ha Jae-hoon struck out and then recorded an unfortunate error during defense in the bottom of the fourth inning.

After Ruben Cadiness’s solo home run tied the game at 1-1 with one out, Ha Jae-hoon failed to catch a hit ball from Song Sung-mun. Although it was a routine ball rolling into the outfield through the infielders, Ha Jae-hoon did not catch the ball cleanly, causing it to bounce off, allowing Song Sung-mun to advance to second base.

With Ha Jae-hoon's frustrating error, SSG manager Lee Seung-yong promptly replaced Ha Jae-hoon with Jeong Hyun-seung. It was a punitive substitution due to the error. Despite having ordered focused play after many errors in the previous game, another mistake occurred in the very next game.

SSG suffered a 3-9 loss against Kiwoom on the 28th. Although it should not have been a game with such a score difference, four defensive errors (by Park Ji-hwan, Park Sung-han, Choi Ji-hoon, and Jeong Dong-yun) led to their own collapse. In particular, center fielder Choi Ji-hoon made a basic play error by carelessly throwing after catching Yasiel Puig’s double, allowing the ball to reach third base.

In an interview before the game, manager Lee Seung-yong noted, "Such games often happen when we come to Gocheok. I think everyone gained valuable experience," but added, "To be honest, I was going to talk about yesterday's game but refrained and spoke quietly with the responsible coach today. Such plays really should not happen. Making an error is okay, but those brain-dead plays should not have been happening since the start of the season. I said it is the first time, so let's move on, but I asked for caution."

"Whether the runner is running or not, outfielders must finish the play," manager Lee Seung-yong said, emphasizing, "It's essential for outfielders to relay the play to the infielders as quickly as possible. Basic plays must be made regardless of the runners."

However, the play that should not have happened, as mentioned by manager Lee Seung-yong, occurred in this game. Ha Jae-hoon failed to properly catch a routine hit, allowing an additional advance. In the end, Ha Jae-hoon was immediately substituted. SSG lost 1-3, marking their second consecutive loss, which confirmed that they would lose the winning series in the weekend's three-game series. The fact that another frustrating error occurred, despite the manager's emphasis before the game on the importance of avoiding them, has left a greater sense of regret.

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