Ye Junzhang's smile caused heated discussion, the conflict between rich and powerful Weilong is suspected to be a grudge

Fubon Titans catcher Dai Peifeng (left) had an argument with Wei Quanlong head coach Ye Junzhang (right) in May because of close contact with the ball. (composite of data photos)

[Real-time News/Comprehensive Report] Fubon Titans defeated Weiquan Dragons 4:1 yesterday (8th). There was a big scene in the 9th game. Dragons captain Ji Lijilao. Gong Guan was ejected from the game because he was dissatisfied with Titans catcher Dai Peifeng's close play and pushed someone. However, the broadcast camera captured Dragons head coach Ye Junzhang smiling, sparking heated discussion. In fact, as early as in May this year, during the match between the two teams, the 201-centimeter "giant throw" Liao Renlei hit the knee of Dragons team Guo Tianxin with a 151-kilometer inside-angle fireball. At that time, Mr. Ye and Dai Peifeng argued about this matter in the air, which made netizens very curious, "Does Ye Junzhang have any grudges with Dai Peifeng?"

After the incident in May, some netizens posted on Threads questioning, "Does Ye Junzhang have any grudge against Dai Peifeng?"

The Wei Chuan Dragons faced the Fubon Titans at the Taipei Arena yesterday. With two outs in the 9th inning, the benches of both teams were cleared. The Dragons scored 4 goals with Ji Li Ji Lao. Gong Guan was dissatisfied with Dai Peifeng's repeated close shots from the inside corner. Not only did he angrily argue with Dai Peifeng, he also pushed him twice, causing the benches of both sides to clear up.

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Ji Li Ji Lao was expelled from the field by the referee due to his explosive behavior. Mr. Ye did not come forward to protest, and was even captured by the broadcast unit with a toothy smile. Then the Dragons replaced Liu Jihong as the substitute and hit a double with an RBI, which also made the atmosphere of the Dome filled with 12,356 people boil.

After the game, Dai Peifeng bluntly said that he felt a little baffled, and said that he did not even take the inside corner kick, emphasizing that they did not mean it at all, "Maybe our momentum was smoother this time, and they were trying to take advantage of it!"

However, there may be traces of this conflict. This newspaper reported that on May 2 this year, the 32-year-old right-hander Liao Renlei hit Guo Tianxin's knee with a 151-kilometer inside-angle fireball against the Dragons. Mr. Ye immediately walked out of the lounge to show concern, and even turned back to glare at Liao Renlei. The two sides had a verbal conversation, and the scene was quite explosive.

At that time, Mr. Ye emphasized in an interview that the mentality of the Titans when throwing to catcher should be to match the inside corner ball anyway, and throw it to someone. "This kind of mentality is not intentional, it is just 'accidental on purpose' and 'accidental on purpose.'" Dai Peifeng responded at the time. , it is reasonable for Guo Tianxin to match the inside corner. The inside corner ball that should be thrown the next day will still be thrown, because it is not intentionally thrown to the Dragons batter. "Ye has always been a catcher. I don't know why he said this. I don't know what the intention is."

After the incident in May, some netizens questioned on the social media Threads, "Does Ye Junzhang have any grudges with Dai Peifeng? How about starting from a super catcher and making him stink?" Now, Mr. Ye has been captured by the broadcaster with a toothy smile, which has once again triggered discussions among fans.

Since the two sides had an aerial confrontation in May this year over a close-range ball issue, and yesterday's conflict also centered on a close-range ball from the inside corner, the past controversy was once again brought to light by netizens. At present, Mr. Ye has not further elaborated on the smile captured by the camera. Whether there is a grudge between him and Dai Peifeng is still only speculated by fans.

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