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The LG Twins, who entered Japan after more than a month of U.S. spring camp, will come out with a surprise table setter in three consecutive Okinawa practice games.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop vowed at the 2026 LG spring camp training held at Kadena Baseball Stadium in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan on the 27th, saying, "Lee Jae-won will go first and Chun Sung-ho will go second from the match against KT (March 1) to the beginning of the exhibition game."
It is in the hope that the two will go to the batter's box and experience the ball of the KBO League's first-team players. Lee Jae-won and Chun Sung-ho are considered one of LG's key players this season.
Lee Jae-won is a promising right-handed pitcher who joined LG as 17th in the second round of the 2018 KBO Rookie Draft after graduating from Cheongju Seokgyo Elementary School, Seoul Kyungwon Middle School, and Seoul High School. He was recognized for his potential by hitting 13 home runs in 2022 and completed his service in the Armed Forces Sports Unit (Sangmu).
Lee Jae-won's performance last year was to make LG fans excited. Lee Jae-won hit 40 home runs in the Futures League as a member of Sangmu for two seasons. Last year, he dominated the Futures League with a batting average of 0.329 (91 hits in 277) with 26 home runs, 91 RBIs and 81 runs and an on-base percentage of 0.457 on-base plus slugging percentage of 1.100.
Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop has already expressed his desire to give Lee Jae-won, who returned this season, a chance of at least 300 at-bats in 120 games.
Chun Sung-ho, who goes back and forth between the outfield and the infield, is expected to play the role Koo Bon-hyuk played last year. Last year, Koo Bon-hyuk played all the infield positions and filled the gap of the main players with a batting average of 0.350 or higher in the second half.
Chun Sung-ho also has enough potential. After moving from KT Wiz to LG Twins last year, it did not see much light. However, he is always highly regarded for his batting potential with a .315 batting average and an on-base percentage of 0.407 in the Futures League. He is considered the right person to fill the gap of Kim Hyun-soo, who turned from infielder to outfielder and left for KT with Lee Jae-won.
Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "The most important thing for our team right now is Lee Jae-won and Chun Sung-ho. Since it is a key force this year, we have to play a lot from this time on. Lee Young-bin said, "I still have time, so I have time."
"Instead, Lee Young-bin has prepared well for the past two years and is ready to fight to some extent (in the first team). So I'm going to give you a chance this year. Now, you can think of the process that Lee Young-bin was doing for two years."
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