I aimed for her. She even held a 145km 1K scoreless hold in her first appearance on the mound, which was longed for by the winning fairy, Yum Yum Liang.
Jun 19, 2025
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LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop has been waiting for since before the season 'Cheongun Manma' Lee Jung-yong is finally back. Lee Jung-yong was discharged from Sangmu on the 17th and immediately greeted his fans with the first pitch at the match against NC on the same day. He was registered in the first-team entry on the 18th and will play as a must-win group to regain the top spot as an LG player.
Coach Yeom had said since Yoo Young-chan was injured, he had to hold out until mid-June when Lee Jung-yong returns. Manager Yeom waited for Lee Jung-yong because both the starter and the bullpen are possible, so he has the advantage of putting Lee Jung-yong in the position the team needs. Coach Yeom, who planned to use Lee Jung-yong as the sixth starter until mid-May, changed Lee Jung-yong's position to a bullpen in mid-May as Jang Hyun-sik and Kim Kang-ryul and Bae Jae-joon were injured in succession. And Lee Jung-yong took the mound in the seventh inning from the first day of his return.
He was registered in the first team and reporters met Lee Jung-yong. Lee Jung-yong, who left with a pleasant smile after winning the 2023 Korean Series, greeted the reporters again with a somewhat nervous expression.
I was pitching well in Sangmu. He pitched in 11 games with a 3-2 record with a 3.60 ERA. In the last three games, he became a bullpen pitcher and pitched perfect pitching with no hits, no hits, no four outs, no four strikeouts, and no runs in four innings.
When asked how he felt about standing on the mound in Jamsil first with the first pitch the previous day, Lee Jung-yong said, `I was very nervous,' and `If I take the mound today, I think it will help a lot. Breathe in the air in advance..." with a smile.
He threw as a starter in Sangmu and became a bullpen pitcher at the last minute. A situation in which the team also has to throw as a bullpen pitcher. Lee Jung-yong said, `I knew in advance that I would return in June and prepared, and I didn't know what my position would be like, so I was doing some image trainingYou can go to the middle while starting, but it is difficult to go to the starting line while playing in the middle. So I'm thinking positively about making the selection in Sangmu. We might (select) again."
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When Lee Jung-yong said that he had been interested since he was in Sangmu, he felt a lot of pressure. Even if I throw it as a starter in Sangmu, there will be articles. "I think words are burdensome and mine. I thought you were waiting for me", a positive interpretation of the interest.
He seems to have a desire to hear that he won because he came. "I won the title in 2023 when I was there, and I couldn't last year when I wasn't there. Lee Jung-yong laughed, saying, "I want to be the winning fairy."," he said, expressing his ambition to win the championship.
Lee Jung-yong was immediately put into the game. Lee Jung-yong, who took the mound as the team's fourth pitcher in the top of the seventh inning with an 8-7 lead, allowed two walks, putting Park Min-woo on the verge of a crisis with two outs and runners on the first base, but he won his first hold by striking out Park Min-woo with no hits, two walks, and one strikeout in one inning. The maximum speed of the fastball was 145 kilometers.
I've been interested since I was in business
So there was a lot of pressure. There was an article even though Sangmu threw the starter. Still, I think words are a burden and it's up to me. You're waiting. Since I came, I won when I was in 2023 to win, and I won last year because I wasn't there. That's what I was aiming for. I want to be the winning fairy
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
