Son Joo-young, the fourth starter of 'LG's big bad news', will not be able to see him for a month. "During training, micro-damage of the internal oblique muscles... "Return at the end of April" [the scene of Jamsil]

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LG Twins left-hander Son Joo-young (28) will be away for about a month.

Ahead of the 2026 Shinhan SOL KBO League regular season opener KT Wiz at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 28th, LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "Son Joo-young said he had a bad side while training for catch a while ago." "The examination found fine damage, so I think I will not return until the end of April," he said.

This is a major negative factor that came in from the beginning. Son Joo-young is a left-hander who joined LG as the second runner in the second round of the 2017 KBO Rookie Draft after graduating from Ulsan Daehyun Elementary School, Gaeseong Middle School, and Gyeongnam High School. He first played in the starting rotation of the full season in 2024. He played in 30 games last year with 11 wins, 6 losses and an ERA of 3.41, helping him win the Korean Series.

This year, he was expected to play as the fourth starter after Yoni Chirinos, Anders Tolhurst, and Lim Chan-kyu. However, his return was delayed due to an unexpected injury.

The LG club said, "After pitching at the exhibition game on the 24th, Son Joo-young felt uncomfortable in his right side during catch training on the 25th. "After two examinations on the 26th and 27th, micro-damage of the right internal abdominal muscles occurred," he explained.

The vacancy will be replaced by Lachlan Wells, the Australian national pitcher and LG's first Asian quarter player. Wells played for the Kiwoom Heroes last year and showed good performance with one win, one loss and a 3.15 ERA in four games.

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said, "Wells will start until (Son) Joo-young comes. I think Kim Yun-sik, who returns here, will not be fully charged until May, he said. "I've tried to filter it out once or twice, but I think I'll have to rotate the rotation normally. "The Asian quarter helped our team and helped improve the quality of the game," he explained.

On this day, LG's lineup was composed of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin Dean (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (captor), Moon Sung-joo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is Yoni Chirinos.

Moon Bo-kyung, who suffered a back injury at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC), will also be the designated hitter for the time being. Coach Yeom said, "Moon Bo-kyung will start playing Pengo next week and will be able to play defense as early as next weekend."

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