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Although the 35th save opportunity 'Noblon' march ended, SSG Seo Jin-yong's goal is currently in progress

SSG Landers closer Seo Jin-yong (31) ended his No Blone Save (BS) march. But it is still moving towards a clear goal.

Seo Jin-yong left his first BS of the season against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 27th. Jung Soo Bin in the bottom of the 9th inning with a 5-4 leadAfter giving up consecutive hits to Kim Jae-ho and being driven to first and third bases with one out, Jose Rojas allowed a sacrifice fly to record BS.

Seo Jin-yong was the first pitcher to make 30 saves without BS in 18 seasons since 2006 when BS officially began to be counted by keeping all the saves given to him this season, but his historic "no BS" march ended on his 35th save opportunity.

However, it was not shaken even when the march of zero was over. The SSG bench also believed him to the end. Seo Jin-yong also took the mound in the bottom of the 10th inning of extra time when SSG led 8-5. He earned a relief victory with one run in the final two innings. To him, SSG manager Kim Won-hyung said after the game, "Although (Seo) Jin-yong recorded a blon save for the first time this season, he has done so well so far. He also contributed greatly to the victory by pitching two innings. Jin Yong really worked hard," he encouraged.

The motivation remains. Seo Jin-yong expressed his intention to achieve the top spot in both the most saves and saves in the club's history, rather than the desire to extend the record even when he achieved 30 saves without BS. Ha Jae-hoon (2019, 36 saves) has the most saves in a season in the club's history, including his predecessor SK Wyverns days. Seo Jin-yong will break it if he adds three saves in the future. In the league's overall save category, Kim Jae-yoon (KT Wiz, 24 saves) is ahead by a wide margin, so he is likely to become the relief king.

Ha Jae-hoon said, "Shouldn't Jin-yong naturally break my record?" "I'm going to break other records as a batter now," he said. Seo Jin-yong also vowed, "I will break the team's most saves in one season and rank first in the save category."