What do you mean, a preliminary notice of exclusion. Injured dominoes that are difficult to select. But the replacements are big.
May 22, 2025
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LG Twins' starting lineup has been changing almost every day recently. The main reason is the injury issue of the main players rather than other reasons. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop talks about the physical conditions of the players every day, and holds a briefing before the game.
Not long ago, Austin Dean bumped into a defender and missed a few games due to dizziness, and recently Moon Sung-joo took a rest because of his bad back. Hong Chang-ki, a top hitter and on-base king, was unable to play the regular season due to a ruptured knee ligament due to an accident involving a teammate during defense.
It was not easy for all the remaining main players to come out in the three consecutive games against the Lotte Giants this week. Austin and Park Dong-won were excluded from the starting lineup on the 20th. Manager Yeom explained that Austin had a bad pelvis, and Park Dong-won had catcher Lee Joo-heon in time for starter Song Seung-ki, so he tried to play as a designated hitter at first but took it out to give him more rest.
And on the 21st, Austin and Park Dong-won returned as starters, but this time Oh Ji-hwan was suddenly not in the lineup. He was hit by Lotte starter Yoon Sung-bin's right foot on the pitch the previous day, but he said he was preparing as a pinch hitter in the second half of the game because he was not good at that part.
Coach Yeom said "Our players have a lot of minor injuries" and added " (Moon) Bo-kyung also tried to give her a break today because her knee was not good, but Ji-hwan said it was difficult, so I'm going to leave today and let her rest when (Shin) Min-jae comes up to the first team tomorrow." Players have to check their conditions on the day of the game on the 22nd, but they have to think about it as a coach.
Still, the good thing is that the backup players are filling the vacancy of the main players well.
Song Chan-eui, who is playing in place of Hong Chang-ki, led his team's 17-9 victory with six RBIs, including a grand slam, in the game on the 20th, and Lee Young-bin, who replaced Oh Ji-hwan on the 21st, saved his team by hitting a tiebreaking solo shot in the top of the sixth inning, trailing 4-5, following his first home run of the season in the second inning. Koo Bon-hyuk, who has been replacing Shin Min-jae, who went down to the second division due to sluggishness, has been showing good batting recently by posting two hits and three RBIs on the 20th and hitting an RBI single from behind in the top of the seventh inning on the 21st.
LG is tied for first with the NC Dinos with 11 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses and a winning rate of 6808 despite the difficulties of the injured in May. This is the result of the remaining main players and backups working together.
Coach Yeom said, `There are a lot of injuries this year,' `I think we have to hold out so that the injuries don't come out anymore.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
