Manager's exit → Three-run → 5.2 billion FA's first save. I think I can turn it upside down. I trusted the defense and made him play fast

Apr 11, 2025

Manager's exit → Three-run → 5.2 billion FA's first save. I think I can turn it upside down. I trusted the defense and made him play fast
LG Twins Jang Hyun-sik is smiling broadly with a commemorative ball after making his first save since moving to Jamsil Doosan Bears on the 11th. Jamsil = Reporter Kwon In-ha



Manager's exit → Three-run → 5.2 billion FA's first save. I think I can turn it upside down. I trusted the defense and made him play fast
A game between the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 11th. LG Jang Hyun-sik is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.11/
Manager's exit → Three-run → 5.2 billion FA's first save. I think I can turn it upside down. I trusted the defense and made him play fast
A game between the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 11th. LG's Jang Hyun-sik, who won, is delighted. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.11/
The long-awaited first save came out.

The first save opportunity came eight days after coming to the first team and I didn't miss it. Jang Hyun-sik, wearing an LG Twins uniform, made his first save with a clean finish in an important game where the manager was sent off.

Jang Hyun-sik took the mound in the top of the ninth inning with a 5-2 lead over the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 11th and kept the victory with a clean finish of three outs.




It was a chaotic game. The unexpected pitching match between LG starter Song Seung-ki and Doosan starter Choi Won-joon was tense, and LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop was sent off in the bottom of the fifth inning for even swearing at the umpires. It was a difficult game where even the coach was away when the team was trailing 1-2.

However, LG showed the background of the No. 1 team. In the bottom of the seventh inning, catcher Park Dong-won, who was excluded from the starting lineup due to a break on the day with two outs and runners on the first and second bases, hit a three-run shot from behind over the left fence by hitting the first slider of Choi Ji-gang, Doosan's third pitcher. And in the bottom of the eighth inning, Kim Hyun-soo and Austin added one more run with consecutive doubles to make it 5-2, three-run difference.

Jang Hyun-sik, who moved to LG under the exceptional condition of guaranteeing the full amount of 5.2 billion won for four years as a FA after last season, will finally take the mound in a save situation.




Jang Hyun-sik, who caught the leadoff sixth pinch hitter Kim In-tae with a ground ball in front of the first base in the advantageous count of 2S, handled it with a ground ball in front of the second base with a high fastball of 146km in the ninth pitch after a close game with Choo Jae-hyun in the seventh. And Park Gye-beom threw 1st and 2nd pitches in a row, caught a strike with a 146km fastball on the third pitch, and sent it into center fielder Park Hae-min's glove with a 146km fastball on the fourth pitch to end the game.

Manager's exit → Three-run → 5.2 billion FA's first save. I think I can turn it upside down. I trusted the defense and made him play fast
A game between the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 11th. LG Jang Hyun-sik is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.11/
Manager's exit → Three-run → 5.2 billion FA's first save. I think I can turn it upside down. I trusted the defense and made him play fast
A game between the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 11th. LG Jang Hyun-sik is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.11/
Manager's exit → Three-run → 5.2 billion FA's first save. I think I can turn it upside down. I trusted the defense and made him play fast
A game between the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 11th. The winning LG players are happy. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.11/
Jang Hyun-sik, who had never started the season as a closing pitcher, could have been nervous, but there was no problem at all. Jang Hyun-sik was exactly the same as he used to throw without thinking it was different because he always blocked innings and his team threw to win, whether it was a save or any situation"

Jang Hyun-sik, who came to the first division only on the 4th after suffering an ankle injury at the end of the Arizona camp, made a test appearance against KIA on the first day, was declared a pass with a close finish, and took the mound in the ninth inning with a 5-1 lead against KIA on the 6th to keep the victory. And there was no opportunity to take the mound in the three consecutive games against Kiwoom. Since LG's batting lineup is good, it may be a concern for Jang Hyun-sik, who prefers to take the mound often because the save situation is not made well. Jang Hyunsik says, "I throw a lot during practice"He reassured the fans that he is maintaining his condition well.




Jamsil Stadium also sold out 23,750 people on the same day. Jang Hyun-sik said "It's such a happy thing. As a player, I'm grateful to go out in this situation. "I'm throwing it with the mindset that I shouldn't harm the team."."

Even though the team suddenly prepared by turning the tables in the seventh inning, it was because of the preparation of the mind and trust in LG's iron wall defense.

Jang Hyun-sik said, `I wasn't preparing my body, but I always thought that I could turn it upside down, so I was able to prepare right away"Our defense is good, so it's good to let the batters hit quickly. The result is good."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.