"Fracture of fatigue surgery." Rookie 1R is also going to camp! 2026 LG Futures Off-season Training to be held in Taiwan on the 9th

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Yang Woo-jin (19), who was unable to participate in the first-team spring camp due to fatigue fracture, will participate in Future's off-season training.

The LG club said on the 5th, "We will depart for Taiwan's Jaishi on February 8 for Future's Taiwan training in 2026."

Prior to this, athletes departing for Taiwan's off-season training completed the first off-season training at Icheon Champions Park from January 25 to February 7. Coach Lee Byung-kyu, nine coaches, two trainers and 31 athletes will participate in the Taiwan off-season training, which will begin on February 9.

According to the LG club, each player will be intensively trained to increase their skills, strengthen their physical strength, basic skills, and organizational skills in this Future's training camp. Through four practice matches with Taiwanese professional teams, they plan to enhance their sense of practice. The club expects it to be an opportunity for Futures players to grow to the next level and check the skills of prospects.

The most prominent name is rookie Yang Woo-jin. Yang Woo-jin is a right-hander designated by LG as the eighth overall pick in the first round of the 2026 KBO Rookie Draft after graduating from Suwon Shingok Elementary School, Suwon Bukjung, and Gyeonggi Aviation High School.

Powerful fastballs with a maximum speed of 153km/h from a 190cm tall, 89kg weight are attractive, and fast delivery is also considered a strength. At one point, it was expected to be the top three right-hander, but LG, which was ranked 8th due to fatigue fracture injury in August last year, was pushed back.

This is also the reason why he couldn't participate in the first-team spring camp, which started in January. Yang Woo-jin underwent a simple right elbow surgery to prevent fatigue fractures after discussions with the club. He aimed to return early this season.

Yang Woo-jin, who attended the 2026 KBO Rookie Orientation last month, said, "Training coach Kim Yong-il told me to operate and start safely and anew. Now I'm starting to throw the ball, so I'm playing a 30-meter catch," he said, adding, "I didn't feel sorry that I couldn't go to spring camp. I just think that I need to prepare slowly and well to make my body well," he said.

Participating in the camp, whose main purpose is to check the skills of promising players through actual games, is proof that rehabilitation is smooth. An LG team official told Star News on the phone on the 5th, "Taiwan spring camp trains a lot based on actual games. "We intend to check the skills of young players by focusing on players who can throw the ball," he explained.

Meanwhile, the Futures squad will return home on March 4 and continue training in time for the opening at Icheon Champions Park.

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