a polite young man who bends his bow politely. Turns out L Dongwon is going perfectly. Will be back at the end of May
May 14, 2025
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When director Yeom extended his hand, he shook hands and bowed his head 90 degrees. It was LG's foreign pitcher Eliaser Hernandez. The greeting was not a foreigner, but a polite young man in Korea. After talking through an interpreter for a while, I bent down to greet him politely and headed to the locker room.
After leading the team's no-hit and no-run in six innings against the Samsung Lions in Jamsil on April 15, he left due to fine damage to his thigh muscles, and saw him for the first time in a long time.
He visited Jamsil Stadium to throw a bullpen session. Now that I see it, a month has passed since I was injured, or four weeks. At the time of the injury, it was expected that it would take about six weeks to return. Will I be back in two weeks.
Director Yeom said, `Hernandez is being prepared properly"I'll be back as a starter at six weeks. So far, it's almost perfect without any problems at all." He expressed satisfaction with Hernandez's rehabilitation and return process.
Hernandez got off to a good start by becoming a winning pitcher with one hit and no run in seven innings against Hanwha in Jamsil on March 25, but he showed a shocking slump in allowing five hits (one home run) and eight runs in ⅔ innings against KT Wiz on April 2, and failed to meet expectations with four hits (three home runs) in five ⅓ innings against Kiwoom in Gocheok on the 9th. And he was so proud that he pitched six scoreless innings, but he had to be injured.
Until Hernandez left, LG was leading the first place with 'Absolute First Round'. All five starters, including Yoni Chirinos and Hernandez's foreign two-top, Lim Chan-kyu and Son Joo-young's domestic two-top, and newly selected fifth starter Song Seung-ki, showed stable pitching, and an explosive lineup was added to the iron wall defense, leading to a victory that seemed unlikely to lose any team.
But as Hernandez fell out, it began to creak. Both Kim Joo-on and Lee Ji-gang, who replaced Hernandez, were sluggish, and the game was lost even after the bullpen was mobilized. Still, he was able to fill Hernandez's void by quickly recruiting Coen Win, who had prepared for the Asian quarter.
LG's closer Jang Hyun-sik left for about four weeks on the 13th due to sudden fine damage to his back muscles. However, last year's closing pitcher Yoo Young-chan is expected to return as early as next weekend, and when Hernandez returns, the starter and bullpen could be solid. In mid-June, when Lee Jung-yong returns from Sangmu, he will be able to give the starting team a break and build up his physical strength so that he can gain more strength in the second half. If Jang Hyun-sik returns in June, he will be able to fight for the regular league title with a much more stable mound.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
