"Great movement, good change-up tunneling."

Jin Woo-young, who was selected in the fourth round, is also growing into a bullpen pitcher who will play in the first division this season. In addition, another rookie is knocking on the first division door. Side arm pitcher Jung Ji-heon (21) is the main character.

After graduating from Yushin High School and finishing his second year of Korea University, he came out in an early draft and was selected by LG as the 58th pick in the 6th round in the 2024 Rookie Draft.

Jung Ji-heon, who did not participate in Arizona camp but trained at Icheon Futures camp, joined the first team ahead of the exhibition game and made his first debut to fans in an exhibition game against the Samsung Lions at Samsung Lions Park in Daegu on the 11th.

Jung Ji-heon, who took the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning with a 5-2 lead, stopped one inning with no hits and one walk and no runs.

He caught Kang Han-ul, the leadoff No. 6, with a fastball on the second pitch and threw out Kim Jae-hyuk, the second No. 7, with a ground ball in front of the third base. After a first-pitch strike against No. 8 Ryu Ji-hyuk, he threw four balls in a row to give up a walk, but No. 9 Kim Sung-yoon caught another ball with a changeup and threw it to first base to end the inning.

He is a sidearm pitcher, and he fought well with one walk and two fouls in the match against three left-handed batters.
LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop introduced Jung Ji-heon as one of the closest pitchers to the second round of the winning group. "The average fastball speed is around 144 kilometers, and the movement is very good," Yeom said. "The change-up is the same as the arm height as the fastball, and the tunneling is well established. So even though he is a sidearm pitcher, he can throw it regardless of left and right hitters."

"The best thing is to show off a fighting rooster on the mound. As a rookie, he is highly appreciated by the coaching staff for his confident performance," Yeom said. "Young players should have this kind of taste. This can be a great strength to show themselves to fans and staff."

LG has Jung Woo-young, who sprays fast pitching speed of up to 157 kilometers, and Park Myung-geun, a side arm bullpen pitcher, who sprays 150 kilometers in less than a second with quick motion. If Jung Ji-heon joins the team, he will have three side arm pitchers.

"Among the young pitchers right now, Lee Jong-joon and Jung Ji-hun are the most anticipated. I think we need to make a choice (first team entry) at the end, giving them a chance and gaining experience in the remaining exhibition games," Yeom said. "Whether these young pitchers take their place through success experiences will determine whether our team will become stronger after the mid-to-late season."

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