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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 22nd. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop is having an interview. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.22/ |
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| The exhibition game LG-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. Kim Kang-ryul is pitching. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.15/ |
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| The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and LG held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 10th. Kim Jin-sung of LG is pitching. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.10/ |
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"One out of four goes out."
It's the opening game, but there's no finishing touch. Eventually, an injury in Arizona affected him until the beginning of the opening period.
The LG Twins did not include closer Jang Hyun-sik in the opening entry. Jang Hyun-sik injured his right ankle when he tripped during the Arizona camp on February 20 (Korea time) and has since rehabilitated in Korea. And he pitched for the first time in a Futures League game against SSG Landers on the 20th, and recorded two hits (one homer) and two runs in one inning. The maximum speed of the fastball was only 142km, so it did not show good speed of around 150km.
He evaluated that his pitches and pitches were not enough to throw in the first team, and eventually decided to increase his pitches by adding actual pitching in the second team, not the first team. He will make a total of four appearances by next week.
Until now, no temporary finishing has been decided to take charge of LG's back door.
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| The KBO League exhibition game between Lotte and LG held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 10th. Park Myung-geun of LG is pitching. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.03.10/ |
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| The exhibition game LG-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. Kim Young-woo is pitching. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.15/ |
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Coach Yeom had selected Kim Young-woo, a rookie in the first round, as a temporary closing candidate even when Jang Hyun-sik was injured. It was decided to test the quality of finishing through practice and exhibition games because it sprayed up to 154km of fastballs and had a mental that was not like a rookie. However, he still showed disappointment in his control in the exhibition game. Kim Young-woo pitched in five exhibition games and recorded an ERA of 0.00 for one hold. There was only one hit in five innings, but there were six walks.
As Jang Hyun-sik showed rapid recovery, he was hopeful by raising him to a physical condition that could take the mound from the opening game, but he still needed time to increase his speed.
In the end, manager Yeom plans to prevent the game until Jang Hyun-sik comes as a group finishing system with must-win pitchers. Asked by reporters who will take the mound in the closing situation ahead of the opening game against the Lotte Giants in Jamsil on the 22nd, Yeom said, `I don't know,' and added, `Four must-win pitchers, including Kim Kang-ryul, Kim Jin-sung, Baek Seung-hyun, and Park Myung-geun, will go out depending on the situation.' Kim Young-woo, who is included in the opening entry, will play in the chasing team. Coach Yeom revealed his plan, `You will gain experience by taking the mound in a comfortable situation.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
