Until the third inning, he had seven ground balls with 151 kilometers of two-seam → double, home run, and walk in the fourth inning. two-faced chirinos. Who are you

Mar 08, 2025

Until the third inning, he had seven ground balls with 151 kilometers of two-seam → double, home run, and walk in the fourth inning. two-faced chirinos. Who are you
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/



Until the third inning, he had seven ground balls with 151 kilometers of two-seam → double, home run, and walk in the fourth inning. two-faced chirinos. Who are you
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/
Until the third inning, he had seven ground balls with 151 kilometers of two-seam → double, home run, and walk in the fourth inning. two-faced chirinos. Who are you
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/
LG Twins' new first starter Yoni Chirinos showed tremendous ground ball ability in his first appearance in Korea. However, the batting order shook after turning once.

Chirinos started the exhibition game against KT Wiz at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 8th and recorded three hits (one home run), one walk, one strikeout, and three runs in three ⅓ innings.

He pitched well with one hit and no runs until the third inning, but was shaken by giving up his first walk after hitting a double and a home run in the bottom of the fourth inning, and was replaced by Jung Woo-young when he reached the number of pitches scheduled for the day.




Chirinos, who gave up Detrick Ens, who won 13 games last year, and brought him in, took the mound for the first time in a practice game against the KIA Tigers in Okinawa, Japan, on the 27th of last month, and recorded no hits, no strikeouts, and no runs in two innings. Chirinos, who mainly throws two-seam, had a maximum speed of 151 kilometers, and blocked KIA's batters by mixing sliders and folk balls.

Manager Yeom said, "It's my third year at LG, and foreign pitchers are the best this year." Chirinos said they have many advantages that can work in the KBO League. Manager Yeom said, `Most pitchers throw only two-seam, but Chirinos also throw four-seam. "I know how to throw a high fastball…" Most U.S. pitchers throw changeups, but Chirinos has a forkball splitter. It is different from Ence, who had a hard time last year because there was no crystal ball. And he also has control." ABS' strike zone, which has been slightly lowered this season, is also expected to benefit Chirinos. It is advantageous to have a low zone as much as a public figure with a slightly lower fighting spirit.

As he pitched well in Japan, Chirinos, who entered his first pitching in Korea with expectations, showed his first start. In particular, as he is a pitcher who mainly throws two-seam, the induction of ground balls was noticeable. In the Major League, Chirinos, who had 43.5% of total ground balls, more than floating balls (34.1%) and line drives (22.4%) in the Major League, caught a ground ball with an unfamiliar ball to KBO league hitters.




Chirinos, who took the mound in the bottom of the first inning with a 1-0 lead, caught the lead Kang Baek-ho with a ground ball in front of the shortstop on the first pitch, and No. 2 Rojas induced a weak ground ball in the second pitch, caught himself and threw it to first base. He induced No. 3 Huh Kyung-min to hit a missed fly ball to the left, but the lucky hit between left field and shortstop became a two-out first base, but he finished No. 4 Jang Sung-woo with a ground ball in front of second base.

Until the third inning, he had seven ground balls with 151 kilometers of two-seam → double, home run, and walk in the fourth inning. two-faced chirinos. Who are you
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/
Until the third inning, he had seven ground balls with 151 kilometers of two-seam → double, home run, and walk in the fourth inning. two-faced chirinos. Who are you
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/
Until the third inning, he had seven ground balls with 151 kilometers of two-seam → double, home run, and walk in the fourth inning. two-faced chirinos. Who are you
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/
At the end of the second inning, he struck out a swing and miss after a close race with the first No. 5 Moon Sang-chul to the eighth pitch, and also played a full count match with No. 6 Kim Min-hyuk, but he grounded out in front of the pitcher. No. 7 Hwang Jae-gyun finished with a foul fly to third baseman.

At the bottom of the third inning, he grounded out to shortstop No. 8, Kim Sang-soo grounded out to pitcher No. 9, and Kang Baek-ho grounded out to shortstop again.




Of the nine batters who struck out one out of 10 until the third inning, only Heo Kyung-min, who had a left-handed hit, and Hwang Jae-gyun, who had a foul fly, were the flyers. All seven are out with ground balls.

Chirinos, who showed tremendous grounding ability, however, began to allow long balls at the bottom of the fourth inning, perhaps losing strength. He got a double off the leadoff Rojas. After being pointed out by the referee about the pitching motion, he was hit by a double over the left field key on the straight pitch. With no outs and no outs, Heo Kyung-min hit a hit to the right, but second baseman Shin Min-jae caught it and threw it to first base to get out. 1 out and 3rd base.

The infielder defended forward during Jang Sung-woo's at-bat, but Jang Sung-woo responded with a home run. Jang Sung-woo hit a 149km fastball, which was higher than the strike zone in the fifth pitch in 1B2S, and it became a home run that flew wide to the left. 1-2 come from behind.

He then allowed two home run fouls as he went to the eighth pitch with Moon Sang-chul, and finally allowed a walk. The number of pitches reached 61, and the replacement was decided over 60 scheduled for the day, and Jung Woo-young was put in. Jung Woo-young walked and threw two wild pitches, and Moon Sang-chul, the runner given by Chirinos, scored, making Chirinos' loss three points.

Chirinos faced KT batters by throwing three fastballs up to 152km, 33 pitch-seam with 151km, 17 sweepers with 137km, and 8 fork balls.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.