Hernandez's last appearance against SamsungLG to throw the winning pitcher, foreign pitcher is about to be replaced

Aug 02, 2025

A game between the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins at Jamsil Stadium on the 25th. LG Hernandez is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.07.25/

It was the last time I threw in an LG uniform this season.

The LG Twins will throw a winning move to win the 2025 season. Foreign pitcher Hernandez's replacement is imminent.

Hernandez started against the Samsung Lions at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 2nd. In his 14th start of the season, Hernandez struck out as many as nine in six innings, allowing one run. In a 1-1 situation, he came down the mound and seemed unlikely to meet the winning requirements. Kim Seong-yoon hit a tying solo home run in the sixth inning when his team was leading 1-0, which made Hernandez a winning requirement. However, fourth batter Moon Bo-kyung hit a solo shot off Samsung starter Won Tae-in in the top of the seventh inning. Hernandez was replaced by Kim Jin-sung to finish the game on the day.

What is important is that this was Hernandez's last appearance at LG this season. An official familiar with LG's situation said "LG is on the verge of signing a new foreign pitcher." The mutual agreement has already been almost completed, and the replacement will proceed unless there is a really significant change."

Hernández joined LG as a substitute last year and became a foreign pitcher with a penchant for the game. Last year, LG signed Hernandez after a tearful breakup with Kelly, a `long-lived foreigner.' He was hired as a substitute in July last year, and expectations were high enough to bring him on the condition of a full $440,000 guarantee. Recently, the new foreign players have a ransom of around $200,000. I had no choice but to. He played 99 major league games and played in the big leagues before coming to LG last year. It was the highest in terms of name.

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Hernandez's best strength is a fastball over 150 kilometers. LG expected Hernandez to serve as a clear first starter. However, there was a game in the regular season as a relief, and in the postseason, he led the team to the playoffs by finishing at all due to team circumstances. There were other circumstances. Hernandez is a fast ball but lightweight style. There was a limit to the starting role. Still, he even got the nickname 'El Dong-won' in his consecutive fighting spirit, raising expectations for the next season.

This is because if he builds up his body properly through the spring camp, he will play his role as a starter this year. But it wasn't very good. On March 25, he went downhill after winning his first game with eight strikeouts and no runs in seven innings against the Hanwha Eagles. He threw four games and took six weeks off with a thigh injury. Since returning from injury, he has only won and lost two games in nine games. It was too much to throw more than five innings. The fastball was still fast, but the completeness of the breaking ball and control were not enough to lead the long innings as a starter. I kept getting cuts, and the number of pitches increased.

A game between Lotte and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 19th, and LG Hernandez, with two outs and runners on second base, talks with Shin Min-jae after catching a grounder by Lotte Na Seung-yeop in the top of the second inning. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.07.19/

LG trailed the Hanwha Eagles by one game with an 11-2 record in the second half. Given the recent atmosphere, basic power, and return to injuries, LG is a team that can compete fiercely with Hanwha in the second half of the year, and has the right time to try to win again after winning the integrated championship in 2023. In the meantime, the Samcheok boy also knows that if one foreign selection card is unstable in the regular season and postseason, things will inevitably go wrong. It was necessary to replace foreign pitchers. Foreign players must complete the replacement within the coming 15 days to play in the postseason.

Hanwha succeeded in bringing about the atmosphere by recruiting Son Ah-seop 'Anta King' ahead of the deadline for the trade of domestic players, and LG countered by replacing foreign pitchers.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.