'A silent tribute to the game → victory ceremony X' all touched Yoo Young-chan's heart, who also threw a ball to his father's statue. The Twins are a family.
Oct 07, 2024
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Perhaps the hearts of LG Twins players, who have become such a large family, have been the driving force behind the come-from-behind victory in Game 2.
After finishing third, LG conducted a short training camp in Icheon with a new feeling. At the end of the season, Moon Sung-joo and Shin Min-jae returned from injury and created a complete lineup, and they decided to fill the unstable bullpen with starting pitchers such as Hernandez.
But Yoo Young-chan suddenly suffered a father's injury. The day of the stamping was on the 5th, the first round of the semi-playoff. Yoo Young-chan said he could join the team after getting his feet up so as not to cause trouble to the team, but LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop stopped him, saying, `It's hard to get up at dawn and get my feet up, and if you wait, it's bad for your next game.'
LG decided to fill the emergency situation without Yoo Young-chan by using a temporary finish, and Hernandez took the mound in the top of the eighth inning of the first game and blocked two scoreless innings. Yoo Young-chan returned to his accommodation and prepared for the second round.
The death of a colleague's father is bound to be a pain for everyone. The players shared their sadness by paying a silent tribute during meetings that they always have in the dugout before the game.
LG, which had to catch the second game because it lost the first game, fortunately was dragged 0-2 and succeeded in turning the game around 7-2. And Yoo Young-chan took the mound to wrap up the victory in the top of the ninth inning. Yoo Young-chan threw the ball vigorously with a fast ball of up to 149km. Unfortunately, he walked and had a hit. The ball hit the body due to poor control and was on the verge of loading the bases with two outs. The game ended with left fielder Moon Sung-joo running back and jumping to catch the ball that Kang Baek-ho hit well.
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Kim Jin-sung said, `I was worried that Young-chan might feel sorry for the team because he couldn't come out in the first game,' and added "On the contrary, I thought it would be worse if he comforted me, so I played with him on purpose." Even when I went, I told him not to care here, but to take good care of his mother. I've won a prize, but I'll go for a week or so. It's going to be very hard."
Lim Chan-kyu, who won his first start since his debut, also returned in a day after suffering a heartbreaking situation that cannot be expressed in words. Thank you so much and I'm proud of you. The players also feel sorry. It will hurt for a longer time than you think and it will be hard. I was like that too." I want to say thank you for pitching well for Yoo Young-chan's team and for his family."
Yoo Young-chan said, `Thank you so much for your consideration and care of me.' `I will do my best to throw the ball in any position, whether it's the end or the middle of the remaining postseason" expressed his determination.
indyk@sportschosun.com
