The number one team batting average and a reliable teammate is now the enemy. LG is ready to welcome Choi Won-tae, the first meeting of 7 billion FA, as a whole.

Apr 16, 2025

The number one team batting average and a reliable teammate is now the enemy. LG is ready to welcome Choi Won-tae, the first meeting of 7 billion FA, as a whole.
A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Kim Hyun-soo is catching his breath after hitting a hit. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/



The number one team batting average and a reliable teammate is now the enemy. LG is ready to welcome Choi Won-tae, the first meeting of 7 billion FA, as a whole.
A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. In the bottom of the first inning, LG Moon Bo-kyung hits a timely hit with one out and runners on the first and second bases. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/
The number one team batting average and a reliable teammate is now the enemy. LG is ready to welcome Choi Won-tae, the first meeting of 7 billion FA, as a whole.
A game between the LG Twins and the Samsung Lions at Jamsil Stadium on the 15th. LG Austin is cheering after hitting a hit in the bottom of the eighth inning. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.15/
The LG Twins, who have to fight the comrades who won the championship, will play as a whole.

LG came out with the same lineup as the previous day at the home game against the Samsung Lions in Jamsil on the 16th. The complete lineup of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Kim Hyun-soo (left wing), Austin Dean (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (third baseman), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Moon Sung-joo (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (captor), Park Hae-min (middle fielder), and Shin Min-jae (second baseman). The complete lineup, in which all nine main players participated, was the third this season following the home game against the Hanwha Eagles in Jamsil on March 26 and the previous day.

On this day, Samsung's starter is Choi Won-tae. It is a special game for Choi Won-tae and LG.




Choi Won-tae was 'Winning Contractor' who transferred from Kiwoom Heroes to LG in a one-on-three trade in the middle of the 2023 season. Choi Won-tae, who helped win the regular season and the Korean Series that year, recorded 9 wins, 7 losses and an ERA of 4.26 last year.

Choi Won-tae, who became the first FA after the season, unfortunately could not remain at LG. In reality, it was difficult for LG to catch Choi Won-tae, who needed a large amount of money due to the salary cap, and he signed a four-year contract with bullpen FA Jang Hyun-sik for 5.2 billion won in the choice that reinforcing the bullpen takes precedence over starting in the team's power.

Choi Won-tae signed a four-year total of 7 billion won with Samsung and left for Daegu.




The number one team batting average and a reliable teammate is now the enemy. LG is ready to welcome Choi Won-tae, the first meeting of 7 billion FA, as a whole.
The match between the KIA Tigers and the Samsung Lions at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 2nd. Samsung's Choi Won-tae is pitching hard. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /25.04.02/
The number one team batting average and a reliable teammate is now the enemy. LG is ready to welcome Choi Won-tae, the first meeting of 7 billion FA, as a whole.
A game between the LG Twins and the Hanwha Eagles at Jamsil Stadium on the 26th. LG starter Lim Chan-kyu, who won his first shutout in his life, is cheering. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.26/
Choi Won-tae has a 4.50 ERA with two wins and no losses in three games this season. In the match against NC on March 25, his first appearance, he allowed six hits, three walks, four strikeouts, and four runs in five innings, but became a winning pitcher with the support of the batters, and in the match against KIA on the 2nd, he recorded a quality start of four hits (one home run), three walks, nine strikeouts, and two runs in six innings, but withdrew without a loss. In the match against SSG on the 8th, he had a hard time with six hits, five walks, three strikeouts and two runs in five innings, but won his second game of the season with a 7-3 victory.

On the previous day, Hernandez (6 innings), Kim Jin-sung (1 inning), Park Myung-geun (1 inning), and Jang Hyun-sik (1 inning) collaborated to write the milestone of a hitless, scoreless team for nine innings, and Lim Chan-kyu, who is in the best condition among the starters, will come forward. Lim Chan-kyu has three wins, no losses and an ERA of 0.83 in three games.

On March 26, his first appearance of the season, he recorded his first shutout victory in nine innings against Hanwha in Jamsil, with two hits, two walks, five strikeouts, and one run in five ⅔ innings against Suwon KT on the 3rd. In the game against Kiwoom in Gocheok on the 10th, he became a winning pitcher again with five hits (one homer) with no four outs, five strikeouts and one run in seven innings.




It is a game where we wonder how much LG's complete batting lineup, which meets Choi Won-tae, will target and whether Samsung's batting lineup, which failed to get any hits the previous day, will be able to target Lim Chan-kyu and provide scoring support to Choi Won-tae.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.