Why is the future main outfielder LG, taken by manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, already sent to the military as a special rookie
Dec 05, 2025
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On the 5th, the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangju) announced the successful candidates for the baseball team. Individual notices were given to successful applicants.
A total of 14 athletes perform their military duties in Sangmu. These players will join the military in April next year and serve for a year and a half.
Among them, the name of LG Twins rookie Park Kwan-woo stands out. Park Kwan-woo, along with teammates Park Myung-geun and Kim Jong-un, was on the list of successful candidates.
Park Kwan-woo is an outfielder who graduated from Kyungpook National High School and was selected in the fifth round of the rookie draft. However, did he say that the order of nomination is not everything. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop caught the eye early on and was recognized for his potential for development.
Coach Yeom joined the first team from July to gain experience in the first team without dropping out of the second team until the end of the season. He has a batting average of 264 with two homers and 13 RBIs in 39 games. Although his performance is ordinary, he caught the attention of fans with his punch power, which is not like a high school rookie, and his pulpit on the ground. In particular, he gave a strong impression by leading the team to victory with good defense against KT Wiz on July 30.
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Why is manager Yeom sending him to the military immediately when he is such a painstakingly nurtured player.
This is part of LG's most important player military service rotation since Cha Myung-seok took office. It's not because Park Kwan-woo doesn't need it right away, but it was judged that he could become LG's main outfielder from two to three years later, so it's better to solve the military problem quickly.
LG signed Park Hae-min to a four-year FA contract. In addition, Lee Jae-won will return after serving as a managing director. With Hong Chang-ki becoming FA next year, we can't guarantee that he will stay, but anyway, the outfield can go back for the next two to three years without any major problems.
In the meantime, it is the best scenario for LG that Park Kwan-woo solves the military problem, returns and competes for the main player after about a year. Several clubs can see cases in which the appointment of players is twisted in the coming years due to the failure to send potential players to the military on time. LG is solving this problem well early on and laying the foundation for 'Dynasties Construction'.
In addition to LG players, Samsung's Yuk Sun-yeop, Kim Dae-ho, Lotte Lee Tae-kyung, KIA Lee Ho-min, KT Kim Jae-won, Hanwha Lee Seung-hyun, Lee Min-jae, SSG Lee Yul-ye, Kim Kyu-min, Song Young-jin, and Park Ji-hwan were on the list of successful candidates.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
