Oh no. "6 Runs from the shock of the first starter" → The head coach, who couldn't sleep at the hospital's examination results, said, "I thought it was a fatal blow from the beginning..." [the scene of Jamsil]

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The LG Twins almost faced the bad news of leaving the first starter ace from the beginning of the season. However, fortunately, the hospital examination confirmed that there was no major abnormality. However, it is rumored that the head coach couldn't sleep, paying keen attention to the results of his hospital examination.

Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop met with reporters ahead of the home game of the '2026 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League' regular season against the KIA Tigers at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 31st and talked about Yoni Chirinos.

Director Yeom said, "I couldn't sleep well last Sunday because of Chirinos' worries," adding, "I asked him to contact me as soon as the results came out, but fortunately, I received a report that there was no abnormality after a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test. When I heard the news, I felt relieved," he said.

"LG's first starter" Chirinos started the regular season opener against KT Wiz at Jamsil Stadium on the 28th, but collapsed with six runs in one inning. There was a reason for the slump. It was because I felt uncomfortable around my waist.

Coach Yeom said of the situation at the time, "After catching two out-counts in the first inning, he felt anxious that his back would hurt." He said he couldn't press the ball properly when pitching because he was afraid of injury. He said he would go out in the second inning as well. But if it had been thrown more, it would have led to a really big injury. Still, I'm glad I replaced it quickly," he said, sighing with relief.

Chirinos, who has cleared his injury concerns, plans to take the mound normally in his next rotation sequence.

On the same day, LG set up the starting lineup in the order of Hong Chang-ki (right wing), Shin Min-jae (second baseman), Austin (first baseman), Moon Bo-kyung (designated hitter), Park Dong-won (catcher), Moon Sung-joo (left wing), Oh Ji-hwan (striker), Koo Bon-hyuk (third baseman), and Park Hae-min (middle fielder). The starting pitcher is foreign ace Anders Tolhurst. There is no change in entry.

Coach Yeom said of Tolhurst, "I'm in better shape than last year. "I'm the actual ace of our team," he said. "I'm going to hang up around 90 pitches today. Originally, I was going to start (Son) Joo-young against the Kiwoom Heroes on Sunday (April 5th), but I think I have no choice but to go to the rotation on the 4th."

LG is expected to operate it in a "tough mode" way in April and start in earnest from May. Coach Yeom said, "By May, it will be a complete group. (Kim) Yoon-sik will also return, and Joo-young will also return from injury. Rookie Yang Woo-jin is also pitching, which is not bad. In this situation, if Chirinos was absent in the beginning, there was no pitcher to fill his position, so I told him it was a fatal hit," he said.

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