I don't like drinking and clubs because the ace I recruited after throwing out 13 wins is such a good life man.
Jan 30, 2025
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If you pick the most important person for the LG Twins to regain the championship, new foreign pitcher Yoni Chirinos cannot be left out. This is the ace brought in place of Detrick Ence, who won 13 games last year. If Chirinos and Eliaser Hernandez lead the team with a foreign one-two punch, LG can play the season with a powerful four-man starter with Lim Chan-kyu and Son Joo-young, a domestic one-two punch.
As for Chirinos, who is training at the Arizona camp, pitching coach Kim Kwang-sam said, `I've seen it in the Major League, but when I see it in person, the movement of the ball is much better than I thought and I think I've made my body too well now. He also gave a positive evaluation, saying, "I think he will do well because his tendency and mind look quite good."
Chirinos is a right-hander from Venezuela. He joined the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013 and played for the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins. He pitched in 75 major league games with 20 wins and 17 losses and a 4.22 ERA, and pitched 30 innings in six games last year, leaving two losses and a 6.30 ERA. In last year's minor league Triple-A, he played 110 ⅔ innings as a starting pitcher in 21 games, recording 10-6 record with a 3.66 ERA.
Chirinos didn't seem to know much about Korea yet. However, I considered the KBO League very important. Chirinos said, `I am well aware that Korea is a developed country and there will be a lot to learn graduallyI hope that joining LG will be a turning point in my baseball career for 13 years"It was an important decision to go to Korea."
Chirinos, who said his uncle Jesus Chirinos was a Milwaukee Brewers player and developed his dream of becoming a baseball player, doesn't seem to have anything to worry about in terms of his personal life. "Inside the stadium, we always try to respect our opponents and keep them professional. In addition, expressing his or her feelings can negatively affect me and the team, so he or she suppresses himself or herself as much as possible and plays in the game. He also said, "I try not to be late for team life and try to keep my basic attitude." He always has the idea of respect and living properly because he may be out on behalf of a country. He said, "I don't like alcohol or clubs, so I'm usually a little calm." Chirinos, who said she had a hard time with injuries and surgery in 2020 and 2021, when her daughter was born and gained strength from seeing her, overcame the slump with a positive mind, focusing only on exercising even if there was a slump He explained his mature mental posture.
Throwing sinkers, splitters, sliders along with fastballs, Chirinos said, `I'll throw various pitches I've thrown in Korea as well, and I'll pick the best of them and deal with Korean hittersRegarding his breathing with the catcher, he said, "I have been pitching through ball mixing that comes out of it, thinking about the chemistry with the catcher, not ball mixing that is biased to either side. Respect for each other seems to be the most important thing. To do that, we need a lot of communication during practice, during bullpen pitching, and during games."
When asked about his goals for the season "Always have at least 10 wins as a target figure. I think that will help the team. I want to finish the season with a good performance and stay at LG next yearChirinos said, `I don't think about winning the award, but if I can, I hope I can play a role in receiving the Pitcher of the Year award in the KBO."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
