Lee Jung-yong, the ace of Yum Gallyang's official Sangmu, will return to his position as the sixth starter. Resting will be a welcome addition to the existing selection
May 07, 2025
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Lee Jung-yong is put in to arrange the physical strength of the LG Twins' important starters.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop naturally spoke about Lee Jung-yong's post after his discharge while revealing the physical management of first starter Yoni Chirinos.
Coach Yeom said, `Without Chirinos, our team is fatal. I'm going to continue to take care of it"It's hard to throw a full ball in Korea because he has a history of surgery in the U.S. and has rarely pitched 150 innings"
The season in which Chirinos played the most innings in the U.S. was 2017, when he pitched 141 innings in Triple-A and 27 ⅓ in Double-A, a total of 168 ⅓. That was the only time he pitched more than 150 innings.
Last year, he pitched 30 innings in the Major League and 110 ⅔ in Triple-A, a total of 140 ⅔ innings.
Manager Yeom said, `I'll manage the number of pitches, and I'm going to make sure I don't throw seven innings as much as possible and hang up at about six innings. He said, "I'm trying to manage it more carefully than other pitchers."
There is also a plan to take it out of the entry and give it a break. That's when Lee Jung-yong returns from managing director in mid-June. Coach Yeom said, "(I) plan to keep the rotation until June and then take it out of the entry once Jung-yong returns to give him a break."
Lee Jung-yong is currently playing as a starting pitcher for Sangmu. The scheduled date of discharge is June 17. Lee Jung-yong pitched mostly in the middle of the game at LG. He first pitched in the first team with four holds in 2020, 15 holds in 2021, and 22 holds (1 save) in 2022. He pitched in a total of 165 games over the past three years, recording 10 wins, 7 losses, 1 save, and 41 holds. He never played as a starter.
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In the Korean Series, he went back to being a bullpen pitcher and made an impressive save in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 3.
Lee Jung-yong, who joined Sangmu after winning the championship, is already about to be discharged from the military. Coach Yeom said of Lee Jung-yong from the beginning of the season, `Lee plans to put him in the position he needs when he returns. Since Sangmu is throwing as a starter, both the starter and the bullpen are possible. So if the starter doesn't work well, you can put him in as a starter, and if the bullpen doesn't work well, you can be a strength in the bullpen", showing a strong belief in Lee Jung-yong.
LG's four starters, including Yoni Chirinos and Son Joo-young, Lim Chan-kyu and Song Seung-ki, are constantly taking the mound in line with the rotation. As Eliaser Hernandez is out due to injury, Coen Win is coming in as a substitute starter, and when Lee Jung-yong returns, Hernandez is returning and throwing. For LG, which does not have a suitable sixth starter, it is expected that the existing starters will throw in line with the rotation until Lee Jung-yong comes and give him a break in turn after Lee Jung-yong comes, playing the role of six starters throwing instead of Lee Jung-yong as a starter on the spot. It's been three months since the start of the season, so Lee Jung-yong's return is like 'Rain in the Drought'.
Lee Jung-yong has been pitching stably recently, raising expectations for his return to LG. He started in a Futures League game against Doosan on the 6th and played six innings for the first time this season. Lee Jung-yong, who threw 78 pitches, allowed three hits, one walk, and seven strikeouts. Lee Jung-yong, who became the winning pitcher with Sangmu's 3-0 victory, threw 21 innings in the last four games and allowed five runs, showing a sense of stability with a 2.14 ERA.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
