"It's a heartbreaking thing that can't be expressed in words." The team's heartfelt condolences, and the closure also responded
"It's a heartbreaking thing that can't be expressed in words." The team's heartfelt condolences, and the closure also responded
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Repressing his sorrow from losing his father, he took the mound to secure his team's victory. This is the story of LG Twins closer Yoo Young-chan (27).먹튀검증
LG defeated KT 7-2 in the second round of the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO postseason semi-playoff at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Saturday. LG, which had lost the previous day (May 5), tied the series with one win and one loss.
Starting pitcher Lim Chan-kyu pitched well in five ⅓ innings, allowing seven hits, no outs, four strikeouts, and two runs (one earned run). He also blocked the bullpen that followed.
Eliaser Hernandez (1 ⅔ inning) and Kim Jin-sung (1 inning) stopped until the eighth inning, and Yoo Young-chan rose.
LG led 7-2 in the top of the ninth inning, but manager Yeom Kyung-yeop chose Yoo Young-chan.
Yoo Young-chan, who faced Hwang Jae-gyun as the first batter, performed a fly ball to the shortstop with nine pitches. Shim Woo-joon also had a short game. He allowed a walk after a full count of nine pitches. He then struck out Kim Min-hyuk on three pitches, seemingly taking a breather. However, Yoo gave up an infield hit to Rojas and sent Cho Dae-hyun on a hit ball, facing the crisis of loading the bases. Fortunately, it did not lead to a run. Yoo treated Kang with a fly ball to the left field to secure the team's victory.
The players comforted Yoo Young-chan by tapping him on the back before high-fiving on the mound.
After the game, Yoo Young-chan said, "I thought of my father a lot, but I thought it was different from baseball, so I played with the same mind on the mound."
It was not an easy game to take the mound. Despite the emotional aspect, Yoo must have been physically challenged since he went all the way to the mound. After finishing his signature, Yoo showed his commitment to take the mound immediately, but manager Yeom Kyung-yeop dissuaded him. "I said I can do it as soon as possible. However, waking up at 4 a.m. and having a match with the signature will affect tomorrow's game. I will rest safely today and have him take the mound starting tomorrow," Yeom said. Thanks to Yeom's consideration, Yoo was able to take a good rest for a day, and he threw the ball back.
"I sent out the runner, but I'm glad the ball got better than in the second half," Yoo Young-chan said, looking back, "When I trained in Icheon, I trained around recovery and focused on recovery." "When I came back to the hotel, I slept a lot because I didn't sleep much," he said.
The sudden rainstorm that occurred ahead of the first leg of the semi-playoff was also embarrassing to the LG team. First of all, I visited the team after finishing training at Jamsil on April 4. Then, Yoo Young-chan joined the team, and all the players held a moment of silence before the game.
Yoo Young-chan thanked the team, saying, "Still, my brothers and sisters gave me a lot of consideration and took care of me. I want to say thank you so much."
While Yoo Young-chan was away for a while, foreign ace Eliaser Hernandez was deployed as the closing pitcher. In the first game, he came up in the eighth inning and allowed two scoreless innings. Now the finishing pitcher is back. And the team also won.
Yoo Young-chan said, "I don't think today's victory means much to me. As I said, I think baseball is one thing and the other," adding, "I will do my best to throw the ball wherever I finish the rest of the game."
More than anyone else, there is a player who sympathizes with the pain of losing his father. It is Lim Chan-kyu, who was the starting player on the day. Lim Chan-kyu also received a father's award three years ago during the 2021 season.
Lim Chan-kyu said, "It's heartbreaking beyond words. Within a day, Young-chan made a comeback right away. I'm proud and grateful that it must have been hard," adding, "I've been through something big, but it must have been heartbreaking and hard for a long time. I want to thank Young-chan for pitching well for the team, for the fans, and for the family. I think it was a great comfort to my family."