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| The exhibition game against LG-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. Chirinos is smiling as he is replaced in the bottom of the fifth inning. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.15/ |
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| The exhibition game between the LG Twins and the NC Dinos in the KBO League, scheduled to be held at Jamsil Stadium on the 18th, has been canceled. LG Chirinos is pitching a bullpen. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.18/ |
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| LG Chirinos are warming up while an exhibition game between LG and SSG is scheduled at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 16th.Incheon = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.03.16/ |
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LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop nailed Yoni Chirinos as the starting pitcher since the second camp in Okinawa. The rotation was made with Chirinos, Son Joo-young, Elijah Hernandez, Lim Chan-kyu, and Song Seung-ki, and the schedule for the Okinawa practice game and the starting game was set in that order.
Chirinos and Hernandez's performances in the exhibition games were different.
Chirinos started two games, going 1-1 with a 5.63 ERA. He became a losing pitcher with three hits (one home run), one walk, one strikeout and three runs in three ⅓ innings against KT Wiz on the 8th, and became a winning pitcher with six hits, one walk, two strikeouts and two runs in four ⅔ innings against SSG Landers on the 15th.
Although the pitching is known to be powerful and the splitter and curve are good, the performance in the exhibition game was not very good.
Hernandez, on the other hand, was close to perfection. He had one win, no loss, and an ERA of 0.00 in two games. While pitching nine ⅓ innings, he struck out 10 and allowed one run (non-earned) without four outs on six hits.
Rather than thinking about starting the opening game over the two, it was difficult to change Hernandez to the starting pitcher later because Chirinos set the opening game against the Lotte Giants on the 22nd and Hernandez set the rotation of the exhibition game against the Hanwha Eagles on the 25th.
Even if Hernandez's performance was good, coach Yeom had no intention of changing Chirinos' first starter in the first place. Because I am sure of his success.
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| The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins exhibition game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 8th. LG Chirinos is pitching hard. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.08/ |
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| The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins exhibition game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 8th. In the bottom of the fourth inning, LG starter Chirinos is coming down from the mound with one out and a runner on first base. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.08/ |
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| The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins exhibition game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 8th. In the bottom of the fourth inning, LG starter Chirinos is coming down from the mound with one out and a runner on first base. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.08/ |
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Coach Yeom said, `I have never said a word to Chirinos. I don't think there's anything else except 'Nice Feature'"I said, "I said the slide step seems a little slow, but I've fixed it on my own." He said that Chirinos had the conditions to succeed in the KBO League.
Coach Yeom advised foreign players to fill in the necessary parts and upgraded the players to succeed in the KBO League. During the Nexen years, Sosa threw a fastball and succeeded to become a long-running player, and the SK Wyverns had Sanchez install a fork ball, and Sanchez won 17 games with a fork ball as a weapon. Coach Yeom, who also ordered the new Detrick Ens to hone his changeup with a decision ball last year, also had Hernandez set up a speed limit this season when his fastball hit the timing of his fastball last season, which was one of the reasons for good pitching in exhibition games.
If there is anything necessary, it should be filled through spring camp, but the fact that manager Yeom did not make any orders at this time can be seen as evaluating that the ball type, ball power, and ball control that he has can work in the KBO league.
Now, all that remains is whether the skills he has will be displayed on the ground. Manager Yeom evaluated Chirinos as a pitcher who can win more than 15 games. In order to win LG, a strong first starter is needed and Chirinos must play the role.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
