"My name is exactly in the lineup!" The back story of LG's baby beast and excitement exploding with net shots + 3 hits... The reason why I was calm even in the first selection was because [the site of a water source]

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He broke the team's losing streak in exhibition games with a fierce hit, but after the game, he was a 20-year-old rookie. LG Twins' Hyun Ki-hyun (20) recalled the moment when he was excited to start the first team.

LG beat KT Wiz 5-3 in the 2026 KBO exhibition game held at Suwon KT Wiz Park on the 16th. As a result, LG, which has escaped two consecutive losses, matched its winning rate of 50% with two wins, one draw and two losses. Meanwhile, KT, which has lost three consecutive games, failed to escape the bottom of the exhibition game with two draws and three losses.

Baby beast Yoo Hyun-hyun played an active role in the twins' escape from losing back-to-back games. Ryu Hyun-hyun, who started the exhibition game for the first time as the eighth batter and third baseman, hit hard with three hits (one home run) and two RBIs and two runs from four times at bat. The highlight was in the top of the sixth inning when LG led 3-2. Yoo Hyun-hyun hit a 131km/h slider that came high toward Lee Sang-dong's body in the second base with no outs, where Koo Bon-hyuk went out with a double on the left line, and crossed it out of the left fence. It was a 110-meter home run that you can feel as soon as you hit it.

The home run was also completely buried with starting pitcher Lachlan Wells' pitching of five walks and two runs in three innings. Since then, LG has kept the lead and won thanks to good pitching by Lee Woo-chan and Jang Hyun-sik. After the game, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "Lee Woo-chan and Jang Hyun-sik showed good build-ups as they played exhibition games. In the batting lineup, he praised Yoo Hyun-hyun, saying, "He led the victory with a play that showed his future potential with three hits and one home run."

After meeting with reporters after the game, Yoo Hyung-hyun released his feelings that he had tried hard to press. "I saw the starting lineup before I left the away accommodation, and my name was there," said Yoo Hyun-hyun. So I was so excited and I felt good," he said honestly.

The excitement was calmed down by veteran seniors. "I think there was a good result because I came out with all my heart that it was the same game without getting too excited," said Yoo Hyun-hyun, smiling, "Oh Ji-hwan teaches a lot, but the seniors around him are also really good."

"Hong Chang-ki was good at his second at-bat today, he said, "It's okay to fly, but let's catch him a little faster next time." (Old) Bon-hyuk said that if you get too excited, you'll get a defensive error, so you have to press it. The coach also said that a lot of good batting came out. He added, "He said a lot of these things, so I was able to keep my guard up and find a direction on what to do."

Regarding the home run situation, he said, "I thought it was a favorable ball count, so I could have a real pitch. I tried to hit it while maintaining what I could, but as soon as I hit it, I felt good, so I thought I moved on," he said with a smile.

"The seniors and coaches told me that I should value the process, not the result. I tried to keep what I could keep, but there were a lot of good pitches. "My first at-bat was a breaking ball, but I came in as I aimed to fit the trajectory well," he added.

There is a reason why everyone emphasized to him that the process is more important than the outcome. Yoo Hyun-hyun is a right-handed uta infielder who was nominated by LG as the 20th overall in the second round of the 2025 KBO Rookie Draft after graduating from Gyeonggi High School. Until last year, he was a pitcher who threw balls up to 153 kilometers per hour. However, due to injuries, changed team conditions and his willingness to hit, he has turned into a fielder in earnest from this season.

He has strong shoulders enough to be a pitcher, but his defense is different again. "I don't think my third base defense was bad today," said Kyunghyang-hyun. (Oh) Ji-hwan said a lot that the more I do, the more I should be nervous because it's been a long time since I defended in the game. I think it was definitely okay to be prepared like that."

The head coach has no intention of rushing about Kyunghyang-hyun. LG Infield, the winner of last year's championship, has a thick base of players. Coach Yeom said before the game, "Trendy is looking at years and giving opportunities. If it's good even in the middle of the season, I'm going to put it in the first team once in a while. In two to three years, I will try to have shortstop or third baseman. We will also invest because it is clear that we have A-level potential," he explained.

The player himself knows the meaning well. "After I decided to switch to the field, I knew for sure what to do," said Yoo Hyun-hyun. I learned a lot of that in the camp and I think I feel a lot during the exhibition games," he said. "In the remaining exhibition games, I try to keep what I can do and control, rather than thinking about what I should show. Then, I think there will be good results," he stressed.

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