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| A game between LG and NC at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. LG Jung Woo-young is pitching hard. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.17/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the NC Dinos at Jamsil Stadium on the 19th. LG Jung Woo-young is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.19/ |
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| The match between Hanwha and LG at Hanwha Life Ball Park in Daejeon on the 15th. LG Jung Woo-young is pitching. Daejeon = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.15/ |
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Who is Jung Woo-young. LG Twins' side-arm fastball pitcher Jung Woo-young, who has not shown his old skills due to reduced speed and ball control since becoming the hold king with 35 holds in 2022, is pitching back and forth in four appearances this season.
He is increasing his anxiety as he is struggling to control his ball, which is going back to the past after pitching high expectations.
After last season, he flew to the U.S. and tried to find the right pitching form for him, but the result was not very good. He fell into control trouble in the exhibition game, and as a result, he started again with basic skill training in the second team.
He recently pitched stably in the Futures League and finally made the first team on the 13th.
Amid the coexistence of expectations and concerns, he made his first appearance in the first division of this season against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon on the 15th. Jung Woo-young, who took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, trailing 4-9, was hit by Roh Si-hwan with a solo shot, but he improved by finishing the first inning with one strikeout and two ground balls.
And in the match against NC in Jamsil on the 17th, he took the mound in a crisis and showed off his appearance as the 'Hold King'. In the top of the fifth inning, trailing 0-2, Jang Hyun-sik gave up one more run with two hits and two hit balls, making it 0-3, and Jung Woo-young, who took the mound, induced a ground ball in front of the third base against No. 3 Park Min-woo to catch the third baseman at home, followed by Davidson's double play with a ground ball to the third base to prevent additional runs. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop sent Jung Woo-young, who has a high probability of inducing ground balls, to the game, and he hit it.
Expectations and regrets came out together in the match against NC on the 19th. Jung Woo-young, who took the mound in the top of the seventh inning when he was trailing 0-1, got off to a shaky start by giving up a walk to the lead Kim Hyung-joon, but he wowed fans by striking out Kim Hui-jip and Chun Jae-hwan on three consecutive pitches. However, he allowed Kim Joo-won to walk again, putting him on the verge of being on the first and second bases with two outs, and then replacing him with Kim Young-woo. Kim Young-woo gave up a walk to Oh Young-soo to allow the bases loaded, and Jung Woo-young's two leading runners scored on Park Min-woo's two-run single, giving Jung Woo-young two runs.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the NC Dinos at Jamsil Stadium on the 19th. LG Jung Woo-young is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.19/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the NC Dinos at Jamsil Stadium on the 19th. LG Jung Woo-young is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.19/ |
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| A game between LG and NC at Jamsil Stadium on the 17th. LG Jung Woo-young is pitching hard. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.06.17/ |
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Is it because there is no tension in a situation where there is too much room. The ball control shook more. It was the worst among the first-team games against the Doosan Bears in Jamsil on the 22nd. Jung Woo-young, who took the mound in the top of the eighth inning with a 10-1 lead, threw three consecutive balls in 1B2S to the lead Kim Min-seok to allow a walk, Kim Ki-yeon allowed a 2nd pitch hit ball and another 5th walk to pinch hitter Kim In-tae to load the bases with no outs and was replaced by Sung Dong-hyun. As soon as Sung Dong-hyun came out, he gave a run with a straight walk, and soon after Kang Seung-ho had a two-run hit, all three runners sent by Jung Woo-young scored, giving Jung Woo-young three runs. Lee Ji-gang took the mound soon after, and two more runners home with three consecutive infield ground balls, but finished the inning.
Jung Woo-young pitched two ⅔ innings in four appearances, allowing only one home run hit by Noh Si-hwan, but allowed four walks and one pitch, allowing six runs. The ERA is 20.25, which is not good. In some cases, the changed fighting spirit is bent deep into the right-handed batter, so the number of balls increases and sometimes leads to a ball that fits the body.
It is clear that Jung Woo-young, who is experienced, is a pitcher who can be of sufficient help as a must-win group if his control is stabilized. This is because the speed is in the mid-to-late 140km range, and although it cannot throw more than 150km of fighting spirit when winning the previous hold king, its power remains. There is only one reason why the coach can't make it in a close game of lead. Will Jung Woo-young, who has been working hard to fix it, be able to overcome it.
Reporter Kwon In-ha indyk@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
