Ahn Woo-jin and Kwak Bin Dong-ki, the first nomination, and the 148km second 1R left-handed prospect who will be discharged from the military have left

Nov 19, 2025

A game between LG and Samsung held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 30th. LG Kim Young-joon pitching. Jamsil = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.07.30/



Ahn Woo-jin and Kwak Bin Dong-ki, the first nomination, and the 148km second 1R left-handed prospect who will be discharged from the military have left
A warm-up match between the U-23 national baseball team and the U-18 national baseball team was held at Daegu Civic Baseball Stadium on the 15th. Kim Joo-wan of the U-18 national team is pitching hard. Kim Joo-wan was named by LG in the 2022 Rookie Draft. Daegu = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2021.09.15/
Ahn Woo-jin and Kwak Bin Dong-ki, the first nomination, and the 148km second 1R left-handed prospect who will be discharged from the military have left
LG Kim Young-joon is pitching hard in a game between Samsung and LG at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on the 1st. Jamsil = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.08.01/
The LG Twins have sent a left-handed prospect to their hometown team without even using it once in the second round.

In the second draft of the 2025 KBO held on the 19th, LG did not pick any. The idea is to raise internal prospects rather than external blood transfusions.

Two people are leaving. Coincidentally, both were nominated by Lotte Giants. Left-handed Kim Joo-wan in the first round and right-handed Kim Young-joon in the second round were selected.




Kim Young-joon is the first pitcher to be named. After graduating from Sunlin Internet High School, he joined LG with the first nomination in 2018. Ahn Woo-jin of Kiwoom Heroes and Kwak Bin of Doosan Bears were the first motives for the nomination at the time. Kim Young-joon, who pitched in 14 games in his first year with a 2-1 record and a 4.35 ERA, solved the military problem and knocked on the first-team door from 2022, but it was not easy.

Last year, he pitched in 14 games in the chasing group with a 1-1 record and an 8.22 ERA, but he never pitched in the first division this season.

It was not easy to face current batters with fastballs, sliders, and curves in the early 140km range.




Kim Joo-wan is a promising left-handed pitcher who graduated from Gyeongnam High School and ranked seventh in the second round of 2022. It was natural to pick a left-hander because he had a strong physique of 1m89 and 90kg and sprayed up to 148km at the time of his nomination. At the time, LG named Kim Joo-wan and said, "(He has good restraint and excellent left-hander-specific movement") and "And as a pitcher, he has the advantage of having good mental and game management ability and aggressive pitching, so there is a high possibility of future development."

There was only one first team appearance. On October 8, 2022, he took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning against Lotte in Busan and allowed one hit and one walk in one inning. At that time, he threw a fastball and curve in the early 140km range.

In 2023, before joining the army, he said he was arrested up to 152km, but he pitched six games and four ⅔ innings. He joined the team as a social service worker after the season and moved to his hometown team Lotte ahead of his discharge in December.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.