'LG Thank God' allowed 6 runs in 1 inning → 13 wins, foreigners who went down holding the waist, no problem with the examination results! I'm joining the top of the squad

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I'm glad to hear that. As soon as the opening, the LG Twins, who were groaning due to a series of injuries to their main players, kept the first starter. Yoni Chirinos (33), who left due to back pain, will join the squad normally.

An LG team official said on the 30th, "On the same day, Chirinos received a finding that there was no abnormality in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test and examination results."

Chirinos started in the opening game of the 2026 KBO League regular season at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul on the 28th and became a losing pitcher with six hits, one walk and six runs in one inning without striking out.

The smell was unusual. Chirinos quickly collapsed, holding two out-counts and allowing seven consecutive batters to get on base. In the process of coming down the mound with difficulty in catching the last out count, he was worried about his injury.

LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop also said ahead of the match against KT in Jamsil on the 29th, "Chirinos say his right back is not good. He said he was fine today (29th), but he was in pain, so he said, "I'm going to have a detailed examination tomorrow (30th)."

It was even more worrisome because he was a player who suffered from frequent injuries in the U.S. Major League Baseball. Last year, LG also thoroughly managed the number of pitches and the interval between pitches of Chirinos. As a result, he played full season with 13 wins and 6 losses with a 3.31 ERA and 137 strikeouts in 177 innings in 30 games, playing a big role in winning the LG integration. An official from the LG club told Star News on the phone, "The schedule for Chirinos' appearance has yet to be set after his examination. I think the coach will listen to the player directly and make a decision," he said.

LG, which has already lost two players to injuries, almost experienced a dizzying situation. Right-hander bullpen Lee Ji-gang (27) was out of the lineup on the 24th, ahead of the opening, after undergoing surgery for bone fragments in his right elbow and partial damage to his inner side. Lee Ji-gang underwent elbow ligament reconstruction surgery (Tommy John Surgery) on April 1, making it difficult for him to return for at least a year.

To make matters worse, just before the opening game, news of the injury of Sohn Joo-young (28), the fourth starter, was reported. During catch training, he felt flank pain, and the examination revealed that he was rehabilitated for 4 weeks due to micro-damage of the right endotracheal muscles. Therefore, LG has to hold out until early May when Son Joo-young returns and left-hander Kim Yoon-sik returns after being discharged from the military. Healthy Chirinos are expected to be of great help to LG's 50% winning rate.

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