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| LG Twins new foreign pitcher Yoni Chirinos is pitching the bullpen at the Arizona camp in the U.S. Photo courtesy = LG Twins |
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| The LG Twins squad left for Okinawa, Japan, the second camp site, via Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 24th. LG Chirinos preparing to leave the country. Incheon International Airport = Song Jeong-heon, reporter for @sportschosun.com/2025.02.24/ |
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| LG Twins new foreign pitcher Yonny Chirinos. Yonhap News |
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LG Twins' new foreign pitcher Yoni Chirinos finally takes off his veil.
The LG Twins, who came to Okinawa, Japan after the first camp in Arizona, USA, will end their jet lag with two days of practice and begin their real game in earnest. Starting with a practice game against last year's champion KIA Tigers on the 27th, LG will play a total of four practice games, including the Samsung Lions on March 1, the KT Wiz on March 2, and the SSG Landers on the 4th, and return to Korea on the 5th to start an exhibition game on the 7th.
LG, which had only one Blue and White match of its own in the Arizona camp, is effectively starting this season with a practice game against KIA. It starts with the first start, Chirinos.
Chirinos is the first starter hired after giving up left-handed Detrick N.S., who won 13 games last year. Ence, who was brought in expecting an ace role as a left-handed fastball pitcher, had good pitching, but was disappointed by the lack of a crystal ball. As he failed to become a pitcher for innings, he lacked the capacity to start the game. Although he had 13 wins (six losses), his ERA was not good at 4.19, and after a lot of consideration, he decided that he could not renew his contract and found a new pitcher to regain the championship title, and signed a contract with Chirinos.
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 played 30 innings in six games last year, leaving two losses and a 6.30 ERA. In last year's minor league Triple-A, he pitched 110 ⅔ innings as a starting pitcher in 21 games and recorded 10-6 record with a 3.66 ERA.
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| LG Twins new foreign pitcher Yoni Chirinos is pitching a bullpen at the Arizona camp. LG Twins SNS Capture |
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| LG Twins new foreign pitcher Yoni Chirinos is pitching the bullpen at the Arizona camp in the U.S. Photo courtesy = LG Twins |
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| LG Twins Yoni Chirinos is throwing a bullpen session at Arizona Spring Camp. Photo courtesy = LG Twins |
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Coach Yeom's evaluation of Chirinos in person at the Arizona camp was 'Exceeding Expectations'. Coach Yeom, who met at Incheon International Airport, said "Chirinos has good ball movement. I think my ball control is much better than what I saw on the video and my ball speed is better than I thought. "I think I'm a pitcher who can win about 15 games in our league. "
At a training session at Chatan Park Indoor Training Center on the 26th, Yeom explained in detail Chirinos' strengths by predicting Chirinos as the starting pitcher in the first practice game against KIA. Coach Yeom said, `Chirinos throw their fighting spirit as their main weapon. Usually, pitching pitchers don't throw four-seam well, but Chirinos is good at throwing four-seam, he said. "And it's different from last year's Ence in that he also has a splitter as a crystal ball."
Unfortunately, the first team Chirinos meets is KIA, the winner of last year. LG was absolutely inferior to KIA with 3 wins and 13 losses last year. In order to regain the championship this season, it is natural to perform well against KIA, and Chirinos must overwhelm KIA's hard line.
What about Chirinos' first pitching. Expectations are high for LG.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
