Concern has come to reality in Austin Seoul, micro-damage of the internal oblique muscles, reexamination after three weeks, expiration of the first team

Jul 03, 2025

Concern has come to reality in Austin Seoul, micro-damage of the internal oblique muscles, reexamination after three weeks, expiration of the first team
LG Twins Austin Dean was removed from the first team due to internal abdominal muscle damage. Reporter Park Jae-man



Concern has come to reality in Austin Seoul, micro-damage of the internal oblique muscles, reexamination after three weeks, expiration of the first team
A game between the Lotte Giants and the LG Twins at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 1st. LG Austin is cheering after hitting a two-run shot with one out and second base in the top of the third inning. Busan = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.01/
Eventually, concerns became a reality.

Following Hong Chang-ki's season out, the biggest negative factor occurred for the LG Twins. Austin Dean, a foreign hitter who was the No. 1 home run-run player in the team, was excluded from the first team due to fine damage to his internal oblique muscles.

Prior to the away game against the Lotte Giants at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 3rd, LG canceled Austin and Song Chan-ui from the first team and called up Moon Jung-bin and Ham Chang-gun.




LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said there is damage. But fortunately, it's not a major injury, it's a fine damage. "We decided to do a reexamination after three weeks. If it recovers normally, I think I can come back in about four weeks."

Then "I think I can fill the gap well if the current main players do well." I expect the main players to do well."

Austin played a big role in the team's 3-2 victory, including the first two-run shot in the final against Lotte on the 1st. Austin, who played without any problems until the 9th inning, complained of side pain in the morning of the 2nd, came out to the stadium in the afternoon and said the pain was still there after tossing, and eventually underwent an MRI examination at a nearby hospital. The results were not very good. I received a finding that I could see damage to my abdominal muscles. He then went to Seoul immediately and underwent another thorough examination on the morning of the 3rd.




The results have not changed.

For LG, it met the biggest negative factor in the No. 1 fight. Austin had a batting average of 272 (72 hits in 265 at-bats) of 120 home runs, 55 RBIs, and 52 runs in 75 games until the 1st. He is leading LG's offense by ranking second overall in home runs, fourth in RBIs, fourth in runs scored, and third in slugging percentage (0.543). It is a right-handed slugger that is essential for LG's lineup, which has many left-handed batters.

In the meantime, LG's strong hitting line of Austin with 20 home runs, Moon Bo-kyung with 14 home runs, and Park Dong-won with 15 home runs has led the team's offense. As Austin was excluded for the time being, LG had a big negative impact on its power following the departure of the Hong Chang-gi.




Concern has come to reality in Austin Seoul, micro-damage of the internal oblique muscles, reexamination after three weeks, expiration of the first team
The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 26th. LG Park Hae-min and Chun Sung-ho, who succeeded in turning the tables in the top of the ninth inning, are sharing a hot hug. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.26/
Concern has come to reality in Austin Seoul, micro-damage of the internal oblique muscles, reexamination after three weeks, expiration of the first team
The KBO League KT Wiz and LG Twins match held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 24th. LG Moon Sung-joo is training to hit. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.06.24/
LG felt Austin's absence in the game on the 2nd without Austin. LG had chances against Lotte starter Gamboa with two outs in the top of the third inning, two outs and runners on first and third in the top of the fourth inning, two outs in the top of the fifth inning, and two outs in the top of the seventh inning, but they failed to score because there was no hit and were dragged 0-5 and only avoided the defeat with Park Hae-min's two-run timely hit in the top of the ninth inning. In the end, he lost to Lotte 2-5, and was again chased by Lotte by one game.

Meanwhile, LG's starting lineup was composed of Shin Min-jae (2nd baseman), Kim Hyun-soo (2nd baseman), Moon Sung-joo (left fielder), Moon Bo-kyung (1st baseman), Park Dong-won (designated hitter), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Chun Sung-ho (3rd baseman), Lee Joo-heon (catcher), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder).

The second-place LG and the third-place Lotte have narrowed down to one game again, so if LG wins on the day, it will be widened to two games, but if they lose, they will be tied for second place with Lotte.

The starting point for the showdown of fate is a showdown between domestic pitchers. LG starter Son Joo-young is 6-6 with a 4.30 ERA in 15 games this season. He took the mound against Lotte. On March 23, the first game of the season, he recorded seven innings of one hit and two walks and scored his first win of the season in Jamsil.

Lotte starter Lee Min-seok is 2 wins, 2 losses and a 4.89 ERA in eight games this season. In the previous game against KT on June 27, he had eight hits, two walks, three strikeouts and five runs (one earned) in three innings. He took the mound once against LG. He started against Lotte in Busan on May 22 and allowed six hits (two home runs), two walks, one strikeout and four runs in five innings, and became a winning pitcher with an 11-4 victory at the time.

The first point is important. In the game on the 1st, LG won 3-2 with Austin's first two-run shot, and Lotte won 5-2 with Jeon Joon-woo's two-run shot on the 2nd.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.