50 Inning ↑ 2nd place in ERA for reliever, but 10th rookie? ...155km Crazy Goo, why didn't you mention the closure

Sep 05, 2025

50 Inning ↑ 2nd place in ERA for reliever, but 10th rookie? ...155km Crazy Goo, why didn't you mention the closure
The game between LG and Lotte at Jamsil Stadium on the 20th. LG Kim Young-woo pitches on the mound in the eighth inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.20/



50 Inning ↑ 2nd place in ERA for reliever, but 10th rookie? ...155km Crazy Goo, why didn't you mention the closure
The LG-KT match held at KT Wiz Park in Suwon on the 4th. Kim Young-woo, who took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning, is pitching. Suwon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.4/
"I'm going to check Kim Young-woo as a closer."

LG Twins manager Yeom Kyung-yeop put Kim Young-woo (19)'s name in the concept of 'finishing pitcher' in the spring camp.

He thought of Jang Hyun-sik before Yoo Young-chan, who underwent off-season elbow microfracture and bone fragment removal surgery, returned, but suffered an ankle ligament injury in spring camp. For the time being, there is a gap in the closing pitcher position. Coach Yeom mentioned Kim Young-woo, who joined the first round (10th) of the rookie draft in 2025, as one of the candidates for the closer.




Kim Young-woo, who graduated from Seoul High School, is a fireballer who throws a fastball over 150km. Although he was inferior to one of the biggest fish, he underwent elbow surgery when he was a third grader at Seoul High School, and in the aftermath, he was pushed to the 10th place and joined the LG Twins.

He made his strong debut against NC on March 29 with one hit, two strikeouts and no runs in one inning, and since then, he has maintained one axis of LG's bullpen. He has shown a steady performance to the extent that he has never been excluded from the first-team entry.

Coach Yeom recently expressed his intention to hire Kim Young-woo as a must-win team, giving him a greater sense of responsibility.




50 Inning ↑ 2nd place in ERA for reliever, but 10th rookie? ...155km Crazy Goo, why didn't you mention the closure
A game between the LG Twins and the Kiwoom Heroes at Jamsil Stadium on the 31st. LG Kim Young-woo is pitching hard. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.31/
Although his first season as a professional player could have been exhausting, Kim Young-woo began to throw more powerful balls. In the match against Suwon KT on the 4th, he took the mound in the bottom of the 8th inning with a 10-8 lead and blocked Kim Sang-soo, Moon Sang-cheol, and Yoo Jun-kyu with three outs. He put in 154km of fastballs against Kim Sang-soo in a row, and the balls thrown to Moon Sang-chul and Yoo Jun-kyu came up to 155km.

Kim Young-woo pitched a scoreless streak of 11 consecutive games. At the same time, he showed sufficient qualifications as a must-win team with 2 wins, 2 losses, 1 save, and 1 hold ERA of 1.92 in 56 games of the season. In particular, the ERA is the second lowest among bullpen pitchers who threw 50 innings after SSG Cho Byung-hyun (1.38 ERA).

The head coach also smiled satisfactorily. Coach Yeom said after winning 10-8 on the 4th, "'Young-woo is fully establishing himself as a winning group with a sense of responsibility for each game in the second half of the year, and the way he grows step by step is a great help not only for individuals but also for the team as a whole."Growth was welcomed.




50 Inning ↑ 2nd place in ERA for reliever, but 10th rookie? ...155km Crazy Goo, why didn't you mention the closure
The game between LG and Lotte at Jamsil Stadium on the 20th. LG Kim Young-woo pitches on the mound in the eighth inning. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.08.20/


This article was translated by Naver AI translator.