"It's the first time for two foreigners to start." "Satisfied"... LG's all-time foreign duo is looking forward to it!

"It's the first time for two foreigners to start." "Satisfied"... LG's all-time foreign duo is looking forward to it!

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Yeom Kyung-yeop (58), who took the helm of the LG Twins ahead of the 2023 season, has not received foreign pitchers' help relatively for the previous two seasons. There was an injury issue for Adam Plutko in the 2023 season, and left-hander Detrick N.S., who joined the team in the 2024 season, also did not show very satisfactory performance. Even Casey Kelly, who had a long KBO league career, showed a drop in arrest and made a replacement.먹튀검증

Fortunately, major leaguer Hernandez (30), who was hired as Kelly's substitute in the 2024 season, has helped his team's strength. Notably, he pitched in all five games of the KT Wiz and the semi-playoff in 2024, and has not given up a single goal. Having successfully re-signed with Hernandez, who had an impactful performance, LG even recruited Yoni Chirinos (32), who has 20 wins overall in the Major League, to fill the entire foreign pitching position.

So far, preparations seem to be in good shape. "It's been three years since I took charge of LG, and I think a foreign pitcher is starting in the best condition," Yeom Kyung-yeop told reporters on Wednesday. "To start the season with two pitchers, who are close to the first starter, gives the manager a better chance of playing."

In particular, Hernandez, who is entering his second season in the KBO League, had high expectations. Hernandez has taken the mound twice (9.1 innings) this year, and has an earned run average of zero, with one win and no loss. He struck out 10 times without a walk. Notably, he became the winning pitcher at the match against NC Dinos on March 17 by allowing two hits and seven strikeouts during 5.2 innings.

"Hernandez's expectations are much higher than last season's. He has different speeds in all three types of pitches, including a 138-kilometer slider, a 128-kilometer sweeper, and a 120-kilometer curve. Given the wide gap in speed, the speed is all the more difficult for batters. Based on the data, the team has much more challenging conditions," Yeom said.

Chirinos, who is wearing a new LG uniform, also gave a not bad evaluation. Chirinos was not good at this exhibition game with one win, one loss and an earned run average of 5.63. In the match against SSG on the 15th, Chirinos showed signs of stabilizing little by little with six hits, one walk and two runs in 4.2 innings. "He is a pitcher who can sufficiently serve as the first starter. Although there are runs being lost, we judge that he is not a pitcher who has many errors. He can set the count with a sweeper from an unfavorable count and throw two-seam. He has a lot of requirements to have as a starter. I don't have to make that judgment with my eyes, but because it comes out in numbers," Yeom said.