It was dark when Ko Woo-seok left, but the substitute finish he picked from KS is just around the corner for the 20S for the second consecutive year. 7 saves and Mr. Zero in August. Are you going to be a pitcher?
Aug 26, 2025
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LG Twins' new closer Yoo Young-chan is firmly blocking the team's back door for the second consecutive year.
Yoo Young-chan, who was selected as a new finish in place of Ko Woo-seok, who suddenly declared to go to the U.S. after winning the 2023 season, was in his fourth year as a college graduate who joined in 2020, but he was a freshman who threw for only a year in the first team. In 2023, his first first first-team season, he recorded a 6-3 record, one save, 12 holds, and an ERA of 3.44 in 67 games.
Coach Yeom Kyung-yup selected Yoo Young-chan as the closing player as he pitched firmly even in a crisis situation in the Korean Series among the several closing candidates.
Yoo Young-chan had a 2.97 ERA with 7 wins, 5 losses, 26 saves and 1 hold in 62 games last year, his first season in the final. He managed to secure LG's back door with setup man Kim Jin-sung last year when the bullpen collapsed.
With his performance last year, he was also selected for the national team and played to the Premier 12, but after returning, a medical check found a microfracture of the main skull, so he had to rest for a while.
He joined the first team this season on June 1. He returned after two months. It came back earlier than planned.
As a finishing touch, he is showing a stable appearance. In the meantime, he has made 17 saves in 18 save opportunities. There is only one blon save.
LG is a big help as it continues its rise in the second half of the year. He has one win and 11 saves with an ERA of 3.07 in 15 games. Notably, he has one win and seven saves with an ERA of 0.00 in 10 games in August.
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If you add three saves in the remaining 25 games, you will make 20 saves. In other words, he will solidify his position as a closer with 20 saves for the second consecutive year.
Only four times have LG recorded more than 20 saves for two consecutive years. Kim Yong-soo made 26 saves in 1986 and 24 saves in 1987, and he made 20 saves for three consecutive years and 30 saves for two consecutive years with 26 saves in 1993, 30 saves in 1994, and 30 saves in 1995. And after Bong Jung-geun made 26 saves in 2012, he made 38 saves in 2013 and 30 saves in 2014, making 20 saves for the third consecutive year and 30 saves for the second consecutive year. It's Ko Woo-seok recently. He became the Save King with 30 saves in 2021 and 42 saves in 2022, recording 30 saves for the second consecutive year. If Yoo Young-chan adds three saves, he will set his fifth record at LG.
The closing pitcher, who suddenly set up by Ko Woo-suk's trip to the U.S., is heading for his 20th save for the second consecutive year. This is enough to be a hit.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
