'He also had elbow surgery on his military pen' Ryu Hyun-jin Yang Hyun-jong Kim Kwang-hyun 'Left-handed ace' is born as a 151km left-handed starter
Jul 14, 2024
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Expectations for Son Joo-young, the LG Twins' fifth starter, are increasing. He is the fifth starter this season and is playing more than his role. It seems that it is already rising to the position of the ace in Korea.
In his first appearance in the second half against the Hanwha Eagles at Hanwha Life Eagles Park in Daejeon on the 13th, Son Joo-young led his team to a 7-3 victory with five hits, one walk, and three strikeouts in six innings. He recorded his sixth win (five losses) of the season.
It's not just a victory. At the start of the second half, he lost three consecutive games to the No. 1 KIA Tigers, and lost the previous day due to bad luck and bad luck, resulting in a four-game losing streak. At a time when the atmosphere was at its worst, he took the mound to break the losing streak, and he did the difficult job.
In particular, I had to set the early mood well, but I did it well. He went up with a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, and he could have given up the atmosphere if he gave up the chase score right away, but Son Joo-young neatly handled the first and second innings with three outs and turned the flow to LG. In the bottom of the third inning, he was in the first crisis of the first and second bases with consecutive hits after two outs, but he held Hwang Young-mook to ground out in front of the third base and kept scoreless, and in the bottom of the fourth inning, he was hit by Ahn Chi-hong after one out, but caught Chae Eun-sung and Kim Tae-yeon. Son Joo-young, who finished the bottom of the fifth inning with three outs, faced the final crisis of loading the bases with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but held Kim Tae-yeon with a ground ball in front of the third baseman and finished his pitching in a 5-0 lead without losing a point.
On this day, Son Joo-young threw 99 pitches and threw 42 powerful fastballs up to 151km, overwhelming Hanwha batters with power. On top of that, 28 sliders, 16 curves, and 13 fork balls were used for proper speed control.
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He has an ERA of 3.56. He failed to make the ranking list due to lack of five innings in the stipulated innings, but if he entered the stipulated innings, he would be ranked sixth.
He was a tall prospect of 1m91, who joined as the second runner in the second round of the second round in 2017, but has only begun to bloom now. He has been in the military and has also had elbow ligament joint surgery. All that's left is to keep throwing.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said of Son Joo-young, "(For Son, it will be an experience to throw consistently this season. "If we gain experience this year, we will get better in the future, and we will be able to become left-handed starters representing LG and Korea for the next seven to eight years." Coach Yeom also picked Son Joo-young along with Yoo Young-chan as MVP in the first half. Casey Kelly and Detrick Ens have been sluggish for nearly a month, and Lim Chan-kyu and Choi Won-tae have been injured, causing a crisis to the team, but Son Joo-young has consistently played his part.
LG has also finally developed a left-handed starter who sprays 151 kilometers of fastballs.
indyk@sportschosun.com
