"I think it's going to take two months."" LG's injury evil spirit is too much, the winning coach also excludes the 'shock' first-team entry... The head coach is speechless, too [the scene of Jamsil]

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The injury evil spirit that invaded the LG Twins at the beginning of the 2026 season is too much. Now, Song Ji-man (53), LG's first-team running coach who contributed to last year's combined championship following the players, has been excluded from the first-team entry due to a sudden surgery.

An official from the LG club said ahead of the match against the Lotte Giants in Jamsil on the 15th, "There is a change in the coach entry. Coach Song Ji-man needs surgery for a broken toe. So I'm out of the first-team entry, and Kim Yong-eui's coach joins as the first base running coach," he said.

The previous day (14th) was also considered a shock because it was coach Song Ji-man who performed until the ninth inning. The reason for the surgery, which the head coach later revealed, was inevitably considered unfortunate, leaving him speechless. Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop told reporters before the game, "Coach Song Ji-man was not injured during the game. He laughed in vain, saying, "I fell while doing chin-ups at home."

"Coach Song Ji-man has been a person who likes to exercise and works hard in everything since a long time ago. Yesterday (14th) I think the stick fell out while doing chin-ups at home. Two toes are called fractures. I think it will take about two months," he sighed.

Although it is not a player's injury, LG deserves to be upset. From the beginning, LG experienced bad news that all-weather bullpen pitcher Lee Ji-gang (27) underwent right elbow surgery. Main third baseman Moon Bo-kyung (26) returned from a back injury at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) and has yet to play third base, his main position.

Son Joo-young (28), who participated in the WBC, is also rehabilitating due to fine damage to her right inner abdominal muscles just before the opening. In the opening game, first starter Yoni Chirinos (33) was worried as he went down holding his waist after allowing six runs in one inning. Major shortstop Oh Ji-hwan (36) and right fielder Hong Chang-ki (33) also had difficulty improving their condition due to minor pain.

In April, right-hander bullpen Bae Jae-joon (32), who played a role equivalent to a must-win group, injured his hamstring, and left-hander bullpen Lee Woo-chan (34) also recently left the first group due to elbow collision syndrome.

Fortunately, Song Ji-man's position is that he is Kim Yong-ui (41), a batting coach for the remaining forces with extensive experience in the first team. Coach Kim Yong-eui temporarily served as a first-team batting coach and a running coach during the surgery of first-team batting coach Mo Chang-min (41) and mother's death coach Song Ji-man last year, respectively, contributing greatly to LG's regular first-place and integrated victory by filling the gap.

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