"I was talking to the general manager to go all the way with Kelly..." The urgent behind-the-scenes story of Kelly's replacement revealed by Yeolryang

Jul 21, 2024

Dusan-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 20th. It was LG Kelly's last appearance, but the game was canceled due to rain in the bottom of the third inning. A farewell ceremony was held amid the rain. Kelly's family and players are taking a commemorative photo together. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.20/

Dusan-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 20th. It was LG Kelly's last appearance, but the game was canceled due to rain in the bottom of the third inning. A farewell ceremony was held amid the rain. Kim Hyun-soo is greeting Kelly politely. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.20/

Dusan-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 20th. It was LG Kelly's last appearance, but the game was canceled due to rain in the bottom of the third inning. A farewell ceremony was held amid the rain. Kelly and her teammates are taking commemorative photos. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.20/

"I originally talked to the general manager about going all the way with Kelly...."

The farewell ceremony of tears with a foreign player, which has never been seen before, became a hot topic. As Casey Kelly, a foreign pitcher of the LG Twins in his sixth year, left LG after the 20th, players, coaching staff, and fans all shed tears and grieved for his farewell.

Since 2019, he has played an ace role in LG and was a player who always thought of the team and fans first, so he had a lot of pain in letting his teammates go.

LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop also praised Kelly. Coach Yeom said on the 21st, `For me, Van Hekken was the No. 1 foreign player I've seen so far. I saw him for a long time when I was in Nexen, and I sent him to Japan and brought him back together"But after a year and a half with Kelly, the first place turned into Kelly." Yeom said he was a good player in every way, including his personalities, his thoughts on baseball, his loyalty to the team, and his fellowship.

Coach Yeom told the behind-the-scenes story that he intended to be with Kelly until the end of this season until the first half. Yeom said there was one player when Cha went to the U.S. in May. I was thinking a lot about it, but I decided not to change it because it was Kelly."And at the end of the first half, Cha and Kelly said we should stay together until the end of the season. He's not good enough, but he's been playing for a long time in the team. Because of Korea's affection.... And the restraint was rising again, so I asked him to go all the way."

Dusan-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 20th. It was LG Kelly's last appearance, but the game was canceled due to rain in the bottom of the third inning. A farewell ceremony was held amid the rain. The Kelly family is in tears as they watch the electronic display video. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.20/

Dusan-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 20th. The game was canceled due to rain in the bottom of the third inning. Kelly said goodbye to his teammates after his last appearance at LG was called off. Kellie in tears. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.20/

Dusan-LG match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 20th. It was LG Kelly's last appearance, but the game was canceled due to rain in the bottom of the third inning. A farewell ceremony was held amid the rain. Kelly is bowing to the fans. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.20/

But suddenly, things changed dramatically in a week. Manager Yeom said, `Kelly's restraint fell again in the second half, and the general manager went to the U.S. in a hurry because the pitcher we had seen came out, and he was able to sign a contract.' `The club prepared really hard in a short time, and the coaching staff and players were able to spend it with the utmost respect.'

Coach Yeom thought that the all-time farewell ceremony would have had a big impact on Austin Dean and Detrick Ens. Director Yeom said, `Austin and Ens do 'I want to do that, tooWouldn't it be like '. I think it would have had a positive effect on both of them."

`Jamsil Jesus" Kelly, who won 73 games for six years and led LG to the postseason and Korean Series championship for five consecutive years, has left. Now, Eliaser Hernandez will take over as LG's first starter, and a new LG will begin.

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"I was talking to the general manager to go all the way with Kelly..." The urgent behind-the-scenes story of Kelly's replacement revealed by Yeolryang

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