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| The game between Hanwha and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 25th, LG Kim Kang-ryul is pitching hard. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.03.25/ |
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| LG Kim Kang-ryul is pitching hard in a game between KIA and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 4th. Jamsil= Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2025.04.04/ |
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| The exhibition game LG-SSG held at SSG Landers Field in Incheon on the 15th. Kim Kang-ryul is pitching. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.3.15/ |
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The LG Twins have entered Icheon training camp in preparation for the Korean Series. A total of 33 people participated in the camp, including 16 pitchers, 3 catchers, 7 infielders and 7 outfielders. Of these, 30 entries for the Korean Series will be confirmed.
There was a welcome name among the 16 pitchers. It's Kim Kang-ryul (37). Since joining the Doosan Bears in the second fourth round in 2007, he has been a veteran bullpen pitcher with 26 wins, 14 losses, 46 saves and 56 holds in 448 games until last year
It is an FA that LG recruited along with Jang Hyun-sik to reinforce the bullpen ahead of this season. For 3+1 years, the locker room was changed from Doosan to LG for a total of 1.4 billion won.
He showed good performance in the beginning. Closer Yoo Young-chan is out due to a fine fracture, and even Jang Hyun-sik kept the LG bullpen strong in the early days of the opening, which was not due to an ankle injury. He pitched in 12 games and recorded a 1.46 ERA with one win, one save and four holds.
However, his last appearance in the regular season was on May 11 when he allowed no hits and one walk in one inning against the Samsung Lions and recorded a hold.
At that time, he explained that he was excluded from the entry because his shoulder was a little uncomfortable. He tried to take the mound the day before, but he didn't take the mound because he felt stiff on his shoulder, and he said he would take out the entry for a certain body care. At the time, it didn't seem to be a big problem, but I never thought it would be the last.
Even after that, his condition did not improve, and Kim Kang-ryul eventually failed to return in the second half.
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Lotte Giants at Jamsil Stadium on the 23rd. The winning LG players are happy. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.23/ |
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| The game between LG and Doosan at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 7th, and LG Kim Kang-ryul, who took the bases loaded with no outs in the bottom of the 6th inning, greets Doosan fans in the stands at first base. Jamsil= Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.05.07/ |
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| A game between the LG Twins and the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Stadium on the 11th. LG Kim Kang-ryul, who won, is delighted. Jamsil = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.11/ |
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First of all, we're just around the corner of our return. He took the mound in a Futures League game against the Hanwha Eagles on September 26. It was his first real game appearance since his injury. However, he failed to catch an out count and allowed three hits (one home run) and two runs, and left the plate. The maximum fastball speed on the day was 144 kilometers. The fact that he threw the ball in practice raised expectations for the postseason. He also participated in this training camp and aimed to participate in the Korean Series through competition.
LG needs at least one more reliable bullpen pitcher. At the end of the season, he had to form a must-win group with only three players, Kim Jin-sung (40), the best player, and Kim Young-woo (20), a rookie. Through this training camp, we need to raise the ball power of bullpen pitchers. On top of that, if experienced Kim Kang-ryul shows good condition, it will be the icing on the cake.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop set Kim Kang-ryul's goal for this season full-time. This is because Kim Kang-ryul did not throw many seasons throughout the year due to large and small injuries every year. I tried to manage it carefully with the goal of full-time, but in the end, I failed to achieve that goal. Still, will Kim Kang-ryul, who returned at the end, prove the need for LG to bring him in the Korean Series.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
