"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
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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."
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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.
indyk@sportschosun.com
