LG Squad’s number moves, Jung Woo-young inherits the indomitable Lee Dong-hyun 18 times

A match between the 2020 KBO League LG Twins and KT Wiz was held at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on August 27, 2020. LG Jung Woo-young. Jamsil | Reporter Choi Seung-seop [email protected]

[스포츠서울 윤세호기자] The number transfer to the LG squad is in progress. Jung Woo-young, Lee Hyung-jong, Lee Chun-woong, and Koo Bon-hyuk are new numbers and new resolutions for the new year. In addition to these four, many players plan to have new uniform numbers on their uniforms.

Jeong Woo-young, who is running without hesitation after joining a pro, changed the number from 59 to 18. Coach Seon Dong-yeol’s number 18 during his active career is the number that the ace pitcher is in Korea and Japan. In LG, Lee Dong-hyun wore 18 the longest. Lee Dong-hyun, who joined in 2001 and played 19 years in LG alone, has undergone several surgeries and kept the mound with an indomitable determination.

Lee Dong-hyun said through his social media, “Jung Woo-young will wear this number for a long time without injury and support him to be permanently absent.” Jung Woo-young also said, “I am very grateful and sorry to the fans who bought the 59th uniform over the past two years. Number 18 was the number I wanted to wear while playing baseball. I will try to become a player who develops more with a new number.”

LG Hyung-Jong Lee hits a solo home run against Yoo-soo Jeon in the 5th inning of the 2020 KBO League KT and LG’s game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on October 20 last year and is checking the batting ball. Suwon | Reporter Park Jin-up [email protected]

Outfielder Lee Hyeong-jong also decided to change the number in the hopes of overcoming large and small injuries repeated every year. After becoming a beast, Lee Hyung-jong, who respected Lee Seung-yeop and ran 36 times, runs 13 times. Lee Hyung-jong, who caught the bat again at the age of 26, has drawn a steep growth curve, but injuries from accidents have not ceased. He left empty due to base play or a ball that fits his body. Last year, four days before the opening game, he suffered a fracture in the back of his left hand and took more than two months to return.

After a tough year, outfielder Lee Chun-woong changes numbers from 32 to 24, and infielder Koo Bon-hyuk changes numbers from 25 to 2. Lee Chun-woong, who seemed to be the number one hitter in 2019, struggled from the beginning of last year and was even injured. Koo Bon-hyuk is preparing for the third year with the number 2, which shortstop Oh Ji-hwan has been wearing for a long time. Oh Ji-hwan changed the number from 2 to 10 starting in 2019, and Baek Seung-hyun was sweet for the second in LG. Baek Seung-hyun decided to change from infielder to pitcher. Baek Seung-hyun also changes the number according to the position.

LG has been permanently absent from Kim Yong-soo’s 41 and Lee Byung-gyu’s number 9 so far. If the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) subsides this year, the 33 times will be permanently canceled through Park Yong-taek’s retirement ceremony. .

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