Like Lim Chan-gyu who gave up his desire for restraint...LG's Yeom-ryang's advice, "Lee Ji-gang and Choi Chae-heung, we need to think more about it."
Like Lim Chan-gyu who gave up his desire for restraint...LG's Yeom-ryang's advice, "Lee Ji-gang and Choi Chae-heung, we need to think more about it."
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The starting pitchers of the LG Twins in the professional baseball league are currently at the highest level. Starting pitchers such as Yoni Chirinos, Son Joo-young, Elijah Hernandez, Lim Chan-kyu and Song Seung-ki displayed tremendous momentum by allowing four runs in 42 innings in six games this season.토토사이트
Among them, the most notable player is Lim Chan-kyu, the "fourth starter." Lim Chan-kyu started against the Hanwha Eagles in the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 26th, and won his first shutout since his professional debut. He allowed only two hits and two walks in nine innings.
He used a total of 100 balls to cook Hanwha's batters. He threw fastballs, curves, and changeups evenly. The maximum speed of fastballs was 145 kilometers, which was not fast. However, Hanwha's batters were helpless due to their sharp control of the ball.
Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop of the LG Twins hinted that Lim Chan-kyu made all-out efforts to change his mind. He also advised that Korean pitchers such as Lee Ji-gang and Choi Chae-heung who may use them as starting resources in the future also need to change their minds.
Coach Yeom returned Lim Chan-kyu's shutout the previous day ahead of Game 3 of the week series against Hanwha on the 27th. "Regardless of the number of pitches, I tried to change if only one runner left," Yeom said. On the same day, Lim Chan-gyu did not allow him to get on base by dealing with three outs in both the eighth and ninth innings.
Lim Chan-kyu is LG's native ace in name and reality. Coach Yeom delivered the advice he gave until Lim Chan-kyu took the position.
"Im Chan-gyu was constantly fighting against his arrest when he joined the team," Yeom said. "I only said one thing to (Im Chan-gyu). I just wanted him to fight at speed," Yeom said. "Curve and change-up pitches are not bad value. You can throw balls in the mid-140km range while keeping the two pitches alive. You can use that to generate effect in the 150km range," Yeom said.
Since then, Lim's performance has improved every year. "It was very important to change my mind. Now Chan-gyu's results are good, too. I am focusing more on that part and improving every year," Yeom said with a proud face.
Lee Ji-gang and Choi Chae-heung, who were mentioned as "five starters" before the opening of the season, also stressed the need to change their minds. "We need to quickly abandon the idea that the two players are quick and fighting," coach Yeom said. "This is a similar case to Chan-gyu's. You can only succeed if you have a clear method and plan," he affirmed.
Lee joined LG as the 85th pick in the ninth round of the ninth round of the second KBO rookie draft in the 2019 season. He played for three seasons in the first team until last year, and had a 4.27 ERA with four wins, eight losses and one save and three holds in 72 games.
Choi joined the Samsung Lions through the first draft of the 2018 season. He played for Samsung until last year, recording 27 wins and 29 losses with five holds and an ERA of 4.59 in 117 games. Ahead of this season, he joined the LG Twins as compensation for Choi Won-tae, who moved to the free agent.
Up until the spring camp, the two players were included in the team's five starting candidates. After much thought, Yeom let Song take the fifth starting pitcher position.
However, LG needs the growth of Lee Ji-gang and Choi Chae-heung. This is because we don't know what variables will arise to starting pitchers during the season. Whenever there is a gap such as a slump and injury, Lee Ji-gang and Choi Chae-heung are likely to fill the position.
"You can't succeed just by throwing the ball so hard," Yeom said flatly. "I hope we can think more about strategies on which direction to fight and how to win," he told the two players.