Overcoming the pain of Hong Chang-ki's collision, Oh Ji-hwan's vacancy, and infielders who are prospective later fill it, but the first-team call-up opportunity was held again in a month

Jun 10, 2025

Overcoming the pain of Hong Chang-ki's collision, Oh Ji-hwan's vacancy, and infielders who are prospective later fill it, but the first-team call-up opportunity was held again in a month
A match between the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins at Daegu Lions Park on the 10th. LG Kim Min-soo is cheering after hitting a hit. Daegu=Park Jae-man Reporter pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.05.10/



The start of the week. The LG Twins Futures team canceled nine players on the 10th.

Two infielders were included. All-weather infielders Kim Min-soo (27) and Kim Joo-sung (27).

LG excluded infielders Oh Ji-hwan and Son Yong-joon from the first-team entry on the 9th, a day earlier. The infielders need to be added in the Futures League.




The reason why eyes are drawn to Kim Joo-sung and Kim Min-soo's exclusion from the Futures entry.

They are the same age, but they are in the same age group with a year of seniors and juniors. They entered the professional league with high expectations as the top two runners in the second round.

Kim Joo-sung wore the LG Twins uniform as the 14th in the second round in 2016 when he graduated from Hwimungo. The following year, in 2017, Kim Min-soo wore the Lotte Giants uniform as the 13th in the second roundGa moved to LG in a trade with Kim Min-sung ahead of the 2024 season.




Despite their performances in the Futures League, the two all-weather infielders have yet to hit the pot in the first team.

This season, he spent little time in the first team.

Overcoming the pain of Hong Chang-ki's collision, Oh Ji-hwan's vacancy, and infielders who are prospective later fill it, but the first-team call-up opportunity was held again in a month
The scene where LG Kim Min-soo and Hong Chang-ki collide during defense. Spotify Broadcast Screen Capture
Overcoming the pain of Hong Chang-ki's collision, Oh Ji-hwan's vacancy, and infielders who are prospective later fill it, but the first-team call-up opportunity was held again in a month
Players are watching as LG Hong Chang-ki was injured during defense in the top of the ninth inning against Kiwoom on the 13th and was transported in an ambulance. Jamsil = Reporter Kwon In-ha
Kim Min-soo made his first call-up as a special entry for a doubleheader on May 10 and recorded a sacrifice fly, RBI and stolen base in two games against Samsung.

Three days later, he was called up again on the 13th, but a nightmare moment awaited. During the defense of the first base in the ninth inning against Kiwoom, a major accident occurred in which he collided with right fielder Hong Chang-ki while chasing a foul fly on the back foot. Due to this accident, Hong Chang-ki ruptured his inner collateral ligament in his left knee and was out for the season. Hong Chang-ki and his colleagues covered it, but it was canceled from the first team due to mental pain amid strong criticism from some fans. At the time, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop mentioned the need for a clear call play by right fielder Hong Chang-ki. "I didn't cancel it because of the collision," he said, adding that he decided to send the bat to the second team with the coaching staff when he struck out after taking the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning with a 7-6 lead" he once said.

He has a batting average of 0.242 in 32 games in the Futures League this season, one homer, 23 RBIs, a slugging percentage of 0.347, and a on-base percentage of 0.354. If he gets a call-up opportunity, he will have to shake off his troubles and play hard.

Overcoming the pain of Hong Chang-ki's collision, Oh Ji-hwan's vacancy, and infielders who are prospective later fill it, but the first-team call-up opportunity was held again in a month
LG Kim Joo-sung hits a game between Samsung and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 27th. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2024.06.27/
Kim Joo-sung was called up for the first time in the season on May 14 instead of Kim Min-soo, who was canceled at the time. He played five first-team games, but had only one chance. It was canceled on the 20th, six days later. The first-team record is one for one. Recently, he has been impressive in the Futures League. In 33 Futures League games, he had a batting average of 0.290 with one home run and eight RBIs, a slugging percentage of 0.410 and an on-base percentage of 0.418.

After four hits and two RBIs in six times at bat, including two doubles against Goyang on the 3rd, he also made a multi-hit against Goyang on the 5th. The next day, on the 6th, he showed his strength with five hits and two RBIs in five at-bats against SSG. It's a time when the batting is very good.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.